West Bengal General Knowledge (history, geography, culture, current affairs)

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West Bengal General Knowledge (history, geography, culture, current affairs) — solved practice questions

8 WB Police General Awareness & Aptitude questions with step-by-step solutions. Attempt each, then reveal the answer.

1. Q1easy

   What is the capital city of West Bengal?

   • AHowrah
   • BKolkata
   • CSiliguri
   • DDurgapur
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   Correct answer: (B) Kolkata

   Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) is the capital of West Bengal and served as the capital of British India until 1911.

2. Q2easy

   Which river flows through Kolkata?

   • ADamodar
   • BTeesta
   • CHooghly
   • DMahananda
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   Correct answer: (C) Hooghly

   The Hooghly, a distributary of the Ganga, flows past Kolkata and is central to the city's history and trade.

3. Q3medium

   Durga Puja, the largest festival of West Bengal, is celebrated mainly in which month of the Bengali calendar season?

   • ASpring (Basanta)
   • BAutumn (Sharat)
   • CMonsoon (Barsha)
   • DWinter (Sheet)
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   Correct answer: (B) Autumn (Sharat)

   Durga Puja is celebrated in autumn (Sharat), usually in the months of Ashwin/September–October, and is often called Sharadotsav.

4. Q4medium

   Rabindranath Tagore, the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, was awarded it for which work?

   • AGora
   • BGitanjali
   • CGhare Baire
   • DChokher Bali
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   Correct answer: (B) Gitanjali

   Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913, largely for his collection of poems 'Gitanjali' (Song Offerings).

5. Q5medium

   The Sundarbans, famous for the Royal Bengal Tiger, is located in which part of West Bengal?

   • ANorthern hills
   • BWestern plateau
   • CSouthern delta (coastal)
   • DCentral plains
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   Correct answer: (C) Southern delta (coastal)

   The Sundarbans is a large mangrove delta region in the south of West Bengal, at the mouth of the Ganga–Brahmaputra, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

6. Q6hard

   Which is the highest peak in West Bengal, located in the Darjeeling region?

   • ASandakphu
   • BTiger Hill
   • CKanchenjunga
   • DPhalut
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   Correct answer: (A) Sandakphu

   Sandakphu (about 3,636 m) is the highest point within West Bengal. Kanchenjunga is higher but lies on the Sikkim–Nepal border, not inside West Bengal.

7. Q7medium

   Which Bengali social reformer is chiefly associated with the movement for widow remarriage in the 19th century?

   • AIshwar Chandra Vidyasagar
   • BBankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
   • CMichael Madhusudan Dutt
   • DJibanananda Das
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   Correct answer: (A) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

   Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar led the movement for widow remarriage, which resulted in the Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act of 1856.

8. Q8medium

   Which West Bengal city is known as the 'Steel City' of the state, associated with the Durgapur Steel Plant?

   • AAsansol
   • BDurgapur
   • CKharagpur
   • DHaldia
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   Correct answer: (B) Durgapur

   Durgapur, in Paschim Bardhaman district, is a major industrial hub known for the Durgapur Steel Plant.

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