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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-6 section-8

Each section contains 100 MCQs on West Bengal .
51
The Russian dramatist staged the English translated comedies along with Goloknath Das in 1795. Who among the following was the Russian dramatist?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
With the efforts of a Russian dramatist, Gerasim Lebedev and a Bengali theatre lover Goloknath Das, earliest plays were staged in the theatre. These plays were Disguise and Love is the Best Doctor.
52
The play 'Nil Darpan' criticised the white planters for their exploitation on indigo cultivation. This play was produced by Dinabandhu Mitra in the year
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Dinabandhu Mitra published his first and most famous play Nil Darpan in 1860 about the plight of Indigo farmers. It was an emotionally motivating play which played a significant role in Indigo revolt (Nilbidroha).
53
The most important cultural centre for Bengali theatre, which has worked with a prestigious and successful 74 years, is Rabindra Sadan. It is located at
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Rabindra Sadan is a cultural centre and a theatre in Kolkata. It was established in 1967. It is one of the famous stages in Bengali theatre.
54
The Minerva theatre was owned by
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
The Minerva theatre was established in 1893 in Calcutta. It was established at the site on Beadon Street replacing Great National Theatre. The first play held on this stage was 'Macbeth'. It was initially owned by Nagendra Bhusan Mukhopadhayay.
55
The Minerva theatre was established in
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
The Minerva theatre was established in 1893 in Calcutta. It was established at the site on Beadon Street replacing Great National Theatre. The first play held on this stage was 'Macbeth'. It was initially owned by Nagendra Bhusan Mukhopadhayay.
56
The Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) since 1943 has contributed the Bengali theatre by giving various notified personalities. Which of the following is/are those?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Personalities like Prithviraj Kapoor, Bijon Bhattacharya, Ritwik Ghatak, Utpal Dutt, Salil Chowdhury, Jyotirindra Moitra, Amar Shaikh, Majrooh Sultanpuri, Homi Bhabha, Kaifi Azmi, Balraj Sahni and Mohan Segal are some of the well-known members of Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA).
57
The Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) has also worked on other Indian regional languages. These languages do not include which of the following languages?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
The Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) has performed in various languages like Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Telegu and English.
58
The first Bangla play Chhadmabes was written in Bengali by
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Gerasim Lebedev translated Paul Jordell's 'The Disguise' and 'Love is the Best Doctor' in Bengali. He formed Bengali theatre to stage those plays.
59
The Bengali theatre historically can be traced out with the establishment of
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
The Bengali theatre historically can be traced out with the establishment of The Hindu Rangamanch at Calcutta by Prasanna Kumar Tagore.
60
The Academy of Fine Arts was established by
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Academy of Fine Arts was formally established in 1933 by Lady Ranu Mukherjee. It was initially located in a room in the Indian Museum. Later it was shifted to a much larger space in the Cathedral Road by the patronage of Chief Minister Dr. BC Roy and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.