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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-11

Each section contains 100 MCQs on West Bengal .
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Consider the following statements about Chittaranjan Das.
1. He is popularly known as 'Deshbandhu'.
2. He brought out a newspaper called 'Forward' and later changed its name to 'Liberty'.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
No explanation is given for this question. Let's Discuss on Board
12
Consider the following statements about Bidhan Chandra Roy.
1. He was the second Chief Minister of West Bengal.
2. He was awarded with Bharat Ratna in the year 1961.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
No explanation is given for this question. Let's Discuss on Board
13
Chittaranjan Das is popularly known as
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Chittaranjan Das was popularly called Desbandhu 'Friend of the country'.
14
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was the Chief Minister of West Bengal from
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was the Chief Minister of West Bengal from 2000 to 2011.
15
Amartya Sen was awarded with the Nobel Prize in Economics in the year 1998 for his contribution in the field of
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Amartya Sen was awarded with the Nobel Prize for Economics in the year 1998 for his contribution in the field of Welfare economics.
16
A crescograph is a device for
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
A crescograph is a device for measuring growth in plants. Jagadish Chandra Bose invented crescograph in the 20th century.
17
Who are the target group in the 'Amar Dhan Amar Chatal' scheme run by West Bengal Government?
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
Under Amar Dhan Amar Chatal scheme, farmers are given one-time financial assistance for the construction of household paddy processing unit.
18
Which scheme provides loans on easy terms to unemployed youths to buy automobiles for commercial use?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Under Gatidhara scheme, government provides loans on easy terms to buy cars/trucks/lorries (30% of the price of Rs.1 lakh) for commercial use. This cheme is very popular with unemployed youth as it provides alternative source of employment.
19
Which scheme provides funds to build houses to economically backward people?
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
Under Geetanjali scheme, the state government provides funds to build houses to people who have monthly income below Rs.6000
20
Which scheme aims to empower girls by teaching them self-defence techniques?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
Under Sukanya scheme, girls and women are provided with self-defence training in schools, colleges and institutions.