Q. With respect to the recent decision to increase the frequency of Maitree Express and the Bandhan Express, consider the following statements: The Maitree Express connects West Bengal with Khulna in Bangladesh. The Bandhan Express connects West Bengal with Khulna in Bangladesh. The ...

Q. With regards to the recent organisation of the Buxa Bird Festival, consider the following statements: It is celebrated in West Bengal. The Buxa conserved site is a National Park. Select the correct option from the codes given below:     Only 1 is correct Only 2 is correct ...

Q. In context with the cabinet’s move to become party to the Hong Kong Convention on Ship Recycling, consider the following statements: Alang Shipbreaking yard is in Mumbai. The Chittagong Shipbreaking yard is in West Bengal. Which of the above statements is/are true? Only 1 is ...

1912 1922 1925 1937 Answer: 1922 Explanation: The Anandabazar Patrika was relaunched by proprietor Suresh Chandra Majumdar and editor Prafulla Kumar Sarkar. It was first printed on 13 March 1922 under their ownership and was against British rule.

1984 1992 1997 1999 Answer: 1999 Explanation: Policy Circulars on Railway Heritage Preservations. Indian Railways is the proud owner of four UNESCO accorded World Heritage Sites namely Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (1999), Nilgiri Mountain Railway (2005), Kalka Shimla Railway ...

South 24 Parganas Barddhaman Bankura Puruliya Answer: South Twenty Four Parganas is the largest district of west bengal covering area of 9960 km² while Kolkata is the smallest district of west bengal covering area of 185 km².

1985 1989 1990 1992 Answer: 1992 Explanation: The Hooghly River Bridge Commission (HRBC) was responsible for the commissioning operations of the bridge. Construction began on 3 July 1979, and the bridge was commissioned on 10 October 1992 by the Hooghly River Bridge Commission.

1935 1943 1945 1951 Answer: 1943 Explanation: The Howrah Bridge is a balanced cantilever bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal. Commissioned in 1943, the bridge was originally named the New Howrah Bridge, because it replaced a pontoon bridge at the same location linking the ...

Neora Valley National Park Buxa Tiger Reserve Sundarbans National Park Singalila National Park Answer: Sundarbans National Park Explanation: The Sundarbans mangrove forest, one of the largest such forests in the world (140,000 ha), lies on the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and ...

Aruna Asaf Ali Ravi Shankar Satyajit Ray Bidhan Chandra Roy Answer: Bidhan Chandra Roy Explanation: First Bengali to be awarded the Bharat Ratna was Bidhan Chandra Roy in 1961. He was an eminent Indian physician and a freedom fighter. He served as the 2nd CM of West Bengal from ...