West Bengal GK MCQ Question and Answer | State Gk MCQ

Young Bengal Movement' was introduced by Henry Louis Vivian Deozio. This movement adopted rationalism and atheism as the common denominators of civil conduct among upper caste educated Hindus. Brahmo Samaj was founded in Calcutta by Raja Rammohan Roy in the year 1828. Ramakrishna Mission was founded by Swami Vivekananda at Belur Math in Howrah, West Bengal on 1st May,1897.

Under the Permanent Settlement agreement, the landlords were given the rights of the land as long as they paid a fixed revenue to the British Government. This agreement was made between the British East India Company and the landlords of Bengal to settle the land revenue.

Jugantar Anusilan Samiti was led by leaders like Aurobindo Ghosh, Barindra Ghosh, Bagha Jatin (Jatindranath Mukherjee), etc.

The Indigo Revolt was regularly highlighted in 'The Hindu Patriot' newspaper. It was edited by Harish Chandra Mukherjee and described the sufferings of the farmers.

Indigo Revolt in Bengal took place against the Indigo planters in 1859 as the farmers got no profit growing Indigo.

The Bangladesh Liberatio War was held in 1971. It was after this war that the East Bengal became an independent country, Bangladesh.

In the year 1964, the Communist Movement in West Bengal suffered a major set back by the split of the Communist Party into two parties.

The first Left Front government was formed with Jyoti Basu as its Chief Minister in 1977.

Chuar Rebellion broke out in South-west Bankura district and in North-west Midnapore district of Bengal.

Chuar Rebellion was occurred in 1798-99.