1. Who was the founder of the ‘Asiatic Society of Bengal’?
(a) Jonathan Duncan
(b) Sir William Jones
(c) Warren Hastings
(d) William Bentinck
2. The inscriptions of Ashoka and the Brahmi scripts were deciphered by:
(a) Alexander Cunningham
(b) James Princep
(c) Max Muller
(d) Mortimer wheeler
3. The first Varman King who performed the Ashwamedha Yagya was
(a) Mahendra Varman
(b) Pushya Varman
(c) Bhaskar Varman
(d) None of these
4. Which of the following was the first human made plastic?
(a) Bakelite
(b) Polythene
(c) Celluloid
(d) Nylon
5. Who was the founder of the All India Kisan Sabha party?
(a) Kanhaiya Lal Misra
(b) Raghunath Vinayak Dhulekar
(c) Sahajanand Saraswati
(d) Ishwar Das Varshnei
6. Who was the General of Sher Shah?
(a) Brahmajit Gaur
(b) Dilir khan
(c) Shayestha Khan
(d) Jaising
7. Who translated Ramayana into Persian in accordance with the wishes of Akbar?
(a) Abul Fazl
(b) Abdul Qadir Badauni
(c) Faizi
(d) Abdur-Rahim Khan-i-Khana
8. Which of the following gases have highest rate of diffusion?
(a) Carbon dioxide
(b) Ammonia
(c) Hydrogen Chloride
(d) Nitrogen
9. Buddhism in Nepal was introduced during the reign of___.
(a) Samudragupta
(b) Ashoka
(c) Chandragupta
(d) Harshavardhana
10. Akbar was enthroned in a garden at_______.
(a) Kalanaur
(b) Ajmer
(c) Gaur
(d) Kabul
11. In the battle field, the technique of ‘Rumi’ was used by
(a) Babar
(b) Akbar
(c) Sher Shah
(d) Aurangazeb
12. Rihand Dam Project Provides irrigation to:
(a) Gujarat and Maharashtra
(b) Orissa and West Bengal
(c) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
(d) Kerala and Karnataka
13. Which of the following canals is located in WB?
(a) Sarda Canal
(b) Tilpara Dam Canal
(c) Eden Canal
(d) Mutha Canal
14. When was the Rolling Plan started in India?
(a) 1978
(b) 1974
(c) 1980
(d) 1985
15. Where did the Bhil revolt take place?
(a) Chhotonagpur
(b) Singbhum
(c) Satara
(d) Khandesh
16. When was the Treaty of Amritsar signed?
(a) 1809
(b) 1824
(c) 1819
(d) 1825
17. The foothill range of Himalaya is known as which of the following name?
(a) Trans Himalaya
(b) Great Himalaya
(c) Pir Panjal
(d) Shivalik
18. Dulung river flows through which district of west Bengal?
(a) Birbhum
(b) Purulia
(c) West Midnapore
(d) Murshidabad
19. The Neyveli thermal power plant is fed by ________.
(a) Gondwana coal
(b) lignite
(c) Quarternary coal
(d) Cambrain coal
20. Merdeka cup is associated with______.
(A) Badminton
(B) Tennis
(C) Football
(D) Hockey