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West Bengal GK MCQ Question and Answer with easy explanations. West Bengal State GK MCQ section provides you all type of GK mcq questions with explanations. West BengalState GK MCQ is important for exams like State PCS, IBPS, SCC, UPSC, NEET etc. Page-2 section-1

Each section contains 100 MCQs on West Bengal .
11
The earliest reference to the Suhmas and their country is found in the
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
The Acharanga Sutra of the Jainas belonging to the 6th century contains the earliest reference to the Suhmas and their country.
12
The earliest reference of Samatata Kingdom is found in the
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
The earliest reference to the ancient Samatata kingdom in South-Estern Bengal is found in the Allahabad Prashasti.
13
The earliest evidences of tool-making were found in which of the following districts of West Bengal?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
The earliest tools were made mainly by pebbles of quartz and quartzite. Some importatnt sites of tool-making are Egra Mail (Burdwan), Parihati, Mohanpur, Satbati, Tarapheni resorvoir bridge (all in Midnapore), Nakbindhi, Patina, Jibdharipur (Birbhum), Jagannathpuri, etc.
14
The contemporary neighbouring states of Vanga kingdom included
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
The contemporary neighbouring states of the ancient Vanga kingdom on the Indian sub-continent included Suhma, Anga, Pundravardhana, Samatata or Harikela.
15
The capital of Anga kingdom was
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
The capital of Anga kingdom was Champa (formerly known as Malini).
16
Sites of Mesolithic period have been excavated in Burdwan, Birbhum and
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Only three sites of Mesolithic period have been excavated. These are namely Birbhanpur in Burdwan district, Paruldanga in Birbhum district and Chanargora in Midnapore district.
17
Shashanka belonged to the
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
King Shashanka belonged to the Gauda dynasty.
18
Pundras inhabiting the region of Bengal were referred by which other name?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Pundras inhabiting the region of Bengal were referred by the other name 'Dasyus'.
19
Name the Janapada(s) which was/were sited in Bengal.
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
The term Janapada means 'the foothold of a tribe'. The 16 Mahajanapadas of the Post-Vedic period were mentioned in Mahabharata as well. Out of these 16, the Anga and Magadha were sited in Bengal and symbolise the Post-Vedic era in Bengal. These two are mentioned in Atharvaveda.
20
Name the Gupta ruler when the whole of Bengal and Assam included in Gupta dynasty.
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
The successor to Chandragupta I i.e., Samudragupta was the ruler of the Gupta dynasty whose empire included whole of Bengal and Assam.