West Bengal GK MCQ Question and Answer

61

Match the following lists-

List-I (Fair)	List-II (Timings)
a. Gangasagar Mela	1. Month of Kartik
b. Kenduli Mela	2. Month of February-March
c. Jalpesh Mela	3. Makar Sankranti
d. Rash Mela	4. Mid-January

A) a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1 B) a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1 C) a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3 D) a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

Gangasagar Mela is a three-day event held in mid-January. Kenduli Mela is held on the occasion of Makar Sakranti in mid-January. Jalpesh Mela is held in the month of February-March on the occasion of Shivratri. Rash Mela is held on the full moon day in Kartik month (December).

62

Kenduli Mela is held in Birbhum district on the occasion of

A) Nabobarsho B) Makar Sankranti C) Akshaya Tritiya D) Nag Panchami

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

Kenduli Mela is held on the occasion of Mkar Sakranti in mid-January. This mela is held in the Jaydev Kenduli village of Birbhum district.

63

Kenduli Mela is famous for

A) gatherings of thousands of Bauls B) large number of Kirtanians C) lots of shops of local handicrafts D) None of the above

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

Kenduli Mela is a Baul community fair. Several thousands of Bauls assemble for the fair.

64

Kalabhat, Gobindobhog, Tulaipanji, Kataribhog are the names of

A) unique varieties of rice B) unique varieties of pulao C) varieties of wheat D) None of the above

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

West Bengal has many varieties of rice, viz, Kalabhat (black rice), Gobindabhog, Tulaipanji, Katavibhog, etc.

65

Jalpesh Mela is celebrated on the occasion of Shivratri in the month of

A) January-February B) February-March C) March-April D) June-July

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

Jalpesh Mela is held in the month of February-March on the occasion of Shivratri in Maniaguri town of Jalpaiguri district.

66

Durga Puja is celebrated for

A) Three days B) Four days C) Five days D) Six days

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Durga Puja is celebrated for five days. These five days are known as Shashthi, Saptami, Ashtami, Navami and Dashami.

67

Consider the following statements
1. The food carnival 'Ahare Bangla' generally takes place in the month of July.
2. The Animal Resources Development Department encourages many non-conventional meat and meat products in this food festival.
Which sentence(s) is/are true?

A) Only 1 B) Only 2 C) Both 1 and 2 D) Neither 1 nor 2

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

The food carnival 'Ahare Bangla' generally takes place in the month of December.

68

Basantautsav means

A) Festival of colour B) Festival of spring C) Dol Jatra D) All of the above

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

Holi is the Festical of Colours. It is known as Dol or Basantautsav in West Bengal. In Shantiniketan it is known as Basantutsav which means the Festival of Spring.

69

'Ahare Bangla' is the name of

A) food festival of West Bengal B) handicraft fair C) cultural programme to promote folk music D) None of the above

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

The five-days long food carnival 'Ahare Bangla' is organised by the Animal resources Development Department of West Bengal. It generally takes place in the month of December.

70

Who among the following Noble laureates is not associated with the University of Calcutta?

A) Amartya Sen B) C.V. Raman C) Ronald Ross D) Har Gobind Khurana

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

There are four Nobel Laureates associted with the University of Calcutt i.e. Ronald Ross, Rabindranath Tagore, CV Raman and Amartya Sen.

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