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21 Which Governor General of India setup the National Library of India in Kolkata
A Warren Hastings
B Lord Curzon
C Lord Chelmsford
D Lord Minto

Answer: Lord Curzon
22 Who was the first Indian Librarian in National Library of India
A Harinath De
B K.M. Asadulla
C B.S. Kesavan
D D.R. Kalia

Answer: Harinath De
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23 When the first electric tramcar was started in Kolkata
A 1902
B 1918
C 1883
D 1896

Answer: 1902
24 Who was the author of the first Bengali novel "Durgeshnondini"
A Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
B Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
C Satyajit Ray
D Rabindranath Tagore

Answer: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
25 The first newspaper of India Hickey’s Bengal Gazette was published in Calcutta in
A 1823
B 1788
C 1780
D 1818

Answer: 1780
26 Which one is the first newspaper published in bengali language
A Samachar Darpan
B Tattobodhini
C Sambad Pravakar
D Digdarshan

Answer: Samachar Darpan
27 Anandamath which was written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was published in the year
A 1895
B 1886
C 1882
D 1889

Answer: 1882
28 Who had written the Meghnad Badh Kavya
A Michael Madhusudan Dutt
B Sunil Gangopadhyay
C Sarat Chandra Chattopadhya
D Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Answer: Michael Madhusudan Dutt
29 Which one is the first Bengali novel
A Durgeshnandini
B Shesh Prashna
C Kapalkundala
D Char Addhyay

Answer: Durgeshnandini
30 Where the first factory was established by British East India Company
A Siliguri
B Hughli
C Calcutta
D Durgapur

Answer: Hughli
31 The Anandabazar Patrika was first published in the year
A 1922
B 1925
C 1912
D 1937

Answer: 1922
32 In which year the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is recognised as World Heritage Site by UNESCO
A 1999
B 1997
C 1984
D 1992

Answer: 1999
33 Which one is the largest district by areawise in West Bengal
A Puruliya
B Barddhaman
C South 24 Parganas
D Bankura

Answer: South 24 Parganas
34 In which year the construction of Vidyasagar Setu was completed
A 1990
B 1992
C 1985
D 1989

Answer: 1992
35 In which year the Howrah Bridge was opened for public
A 1943
B 1951
C 1935
D 1945

Answer: 1943
36 Which one National Park from West Bengal is also under UNESCO World Heritage Site
A Sundarbans National Park
B Singalila National Park
C Buxa Tiger Reserve
D Neora Valley National Park

Answer: Sundarbans National Park
37 Who was the first person from West Bengal to win Bharat Ratna Award
A Satyajit Ray
B Bidhan Chandra Roy
C Aruna Asaf Ali
D Ravi Shankar

Answer: Bidhan Chandra Roy
38 Satyajit Ray's first film, Pather Panchali was released in the year
A 1962
B 1951
C 1955
D 1958

Answer: 1955
39 In which year, the Nobel Prize in Literature was given to Rabindranath Tagore
A 1913
B 1917
C 1903
D 1915

Answer: 1913
40 Who is known as the founder of Indian Statistical Institute
A Jagdish Chandra Bose
B Bidhan Chandra Roy
C Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
D Meghnad Saha

Answer: Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis

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