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[#676] Name the revolutionary who tried to assassinate the Bengal governor Stanley Jackson.
Correct Answer

(C) Bina Das

Explanation

Solution: Bina Das tried to assassinate the Bengal Governor and a former England Cricket Captain Stanley Jackson, in the University of Calcutta, at the Convocation Hall.

[#677] Name the personality who along with Motilal Nehru and Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy founded the Swaraj Party.
Correct Answer

(A) Chittaranjan Das

Explanation

Solution: Chittaranjan Das founded the Swaraj Party with veteran Motilal Nehru and the young Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy, to express his uncompromising opinions.

[#678] Name the district of West Bengal which is known as Mallabhum.
Correct Answer

(A) Bankura

Explanation

Solution: The Western district 'Bankura' in modern day West Bengal was known as Mallabhum, the land of the Mallas.

[#679] Mauryan dynasty expanded to the
Correct Answer

(A) entire region of Bengal

Explanation

Solution: The Mauryan empire was expanded into India's central and Southern regions by the emperors Chandragupta and Bindusara. Entire region of Bengal came under the Mauryan empire.

[#680] Match the following List-I List-II a. Bindusara 1. Gupta dynasty b. Ghatotkacha 2. Malla dynasty c. Shashanka 3. Mauryan dynasty d. Kalidas Singha Thakur 4. Gauda dynasty
Correct Answer

(A) a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2

Explanation

Solution: Bindusara was an emperor of the Mauryan dynasty.
Ghatotkacha was a pre-imperial Gupta king.
King Shashanka first created the separate political entity in a unified Bengal called Gauda.
Kalipada Singha Thakur was the last king of the Malla dynasty.