1. Who is the current Chief Minister of West Bengal?
a) Mamata Banerjee
b) Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
c) Jyoti Basu
d) Manik Sarkar
Answer: a) Mamata Banerjee
2. How many seats are there in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly?
a) 224
b) 234
c) 294
d) 304
Answer: c) 294
3. What is the term duration for a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in West Bengal?
a) 4 years
b) 5 years
c) 6 years
d) 3 years
Answer: b) 5 years
4. Which city serves as the capital of West Bengal?
a) Kolkata
b) Siliguri
c) Howrah
d) Durgapur
Answer: a) Kolkata
5. Who was the first Chief Minister of West Bengal?
a) Bidhan Chandra Roy
b) Jyoti Basu
c) Siddhartha Shankar Ray
d) Ajoy Mukherjee
Answer: a) Bidhan Chandra Roy
6. In which year was the West Bengal Legislative Assembly first constituted?
a) 1947
b) 1950
c) 1952
d) 1960
Answer: c) 1952
7. The West Bengal Legislative Assembly is unicameral. What does unicameral mean?
a) Two houses
b) One house
c) Three houses
d) Four houses
Answer: b) One house
8. Who is the Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly as of the latest available information?
a) Biman Banerjee
b) Firhad Hakim
c) Partha Chatterjee
d) Amit Mitra
Answer: a) Biman Banerjee
9. Which political party is traditionally associated with the Left Front in West Bengal?
a) Indian National Congress
b) Trinamool Congress
c) Bharatiya Janata Party
d) Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Answer: d) Communist Party of India (Marxist)
10. What is the symbol of the All India Trinamool Congress party in West Bengal?
a) Lotus
b) Jora Phool (Twin Flowers)
c) Hammer and Sickle
d) Hand
Answer: b) Jora Phool (Twin Flowers)
11. Which river does not flow through the state of West Bengal?
a) Hooghly
b) Ganges
c) Brahmaputra
d) Damodar
Answer: c) Brahmaputra
12. Which district in West Bengal is known as the “Cultural Capital of India”?
a) Nadia
b) Murshidabad
c) Hooghly
d) Kolkata
Answer: d) Kolkata
13. Who was the first woman Chief Minister of West Bengal?
a) Mamata Banerjee
b) Jyoti Basu
c) Sucheta Kriplani
d) Mamata Banerjee
Answer: c) Sucheta Kriplani
14. The famous Durga Puja festival in West Bengal is dedicated to which deity?
a) Saraswati
b) Lakshmi
c) Durga
d) Kali
Answer: c) Durga
15. Which iconic Victoria Memorial is located in the city of Kolkata, was built during the reign of which British monarch?
a) Queen Elizabeth II
b) Queen Victoria
c) King George V
d) King Edward VII
Answer: b) Queen Victoria
16. In which year did the state of West Bengal come into existence?
a) 1947
b) 1950
c) 1956
d) 1964
Answer: c) 1956
17. The Sundarbans, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is famous for:
a) Ancient Temples
b) Tiger Reserve and Mangrove Forest
c) Tea Gardens
d) Historical Monuments
Answer: b) Tiger Reserve and Mangrove Forest
18. Which famous festival is celebrated with grandeur in the town of Santiniketan in West Bengal?
a) Diwali
b) Pongal
c) Holi
d) Basanta Utsav (Holi)
Answer: d) Basanta Utsav (Holi)
19. Which is the second-largest city in West Bengal and a major center for business and finance?
a) Durgapur
b) Asansol
c) Siliguri
d) Howrah
Answer: c) Siliguri
20. Who is known as the “Bard of Bengal” and is considered the national poet of Bangladesh and West Bengal?
a) Kazi Nazrul Islam
b) Rabindranath Tagore
c) Michael Madhusudan Dutt
d) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Answer: b) Rabindranath Tagore
21. Which historic event in West Bengal is associated with the “Naxalbari Uprising”?
a) Independence Movement
b) Communist Movement
c) Anti-Partition Movement
d) Women’s Rights Movement
Answer: b) Communist Movement
22. What is the traditional dance form of West Bengal that is performed during Durga Puja celebrations?
a) Kathak
b) Bharatanatyam
c) Chhau
d) Dandiya
Answer: c) Chhau
23. Which hill station in West Bengal is popular for its tea gardens and is also known as the “Queen of the Hills”?
a) Darjeeling
b) Kalimpong
c) Mirik
d) Kurseong
Answer: a) Darjeeling
24. Who is known as the “Father of the Bengali Cinema” and was a prominent film director and producer in West Bengal?
a) Satyajit Ray
b) Ritwik Ghatak
c) Mrinal Sen
d) Dadasaheb Phalke
Answer: c) Mrinal Sen
25. Which famous festival is celebrated with traditional boat races in the town of Cooch Behar in West Bengal?
a) Diwali
b) Durga Puja
c) Bihu
d) Raas Leela
Answer: c) Bihu
26. Which river is the primary source of water for the city of Kolkata?
a) Yamuna
b) Brahmaputra
c) Ganges
d) Godavari
Answer: c) Ganges
27. The famous Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) is headquartered in which city of West Bengal?
a) Kolkata
b) Howrah
c) Durgapur
d) Kharagpur
Answer: a) Kolkata
28. The historic Battle of Plassey, which played a crucial role in the establishment of British rule in India, took place near which city in West Bengal?
a) Murshidabad
b) Malda
c) Kolkata
d) Bardhaman
Answer: a) Murshidabad
29. Which national park in West Bengal is known for its population of the Indian one-horned rhinoceros?
a) Sundarbans National Park
b) Neora Valley National Park
c) Jaldapara National Park
d) Buxa Tiger Reserve
Answer: c) Jaldapara National Park
30. The Indian Museum, the oldest museum in India, is located in which city of West Bengal?
a) Kolkata
b) Siliguri
c) Asansol
d) Durgapur
Answer: a) Kolkata