West Bengal - Study Mode

[#696] Who among the following was the India's longest serving Chief Minister?
Correct Answer

(D) Jyoti Basu

Explanation

Solution: Jyoti Basu was India's longest serving Chief Minister. He served as the Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1977 to 2000.

[#697] Which philosopher from Bengal is nicknamed as 'Mahaprabhu'?
Correct Answer

(A) Chaitanya

Explanation

Solution: Chaitanya is also known as Mahaprabhu.

[#698] Sarbamangala temple of Bardhaman was built by Raja?
Correct Answer

(A) Kirtichand

Explanation

Solution: Sarbamangala temple was built by Raja Kirtichand in the year AD 1702.

[#699] Rishi Bankim Library and Museum is situated in
Correct Answer

(C) The ancestral house of the author

Explanation

Solution: Rishi Bankim Library and Museum is situated in a section of the ancestral house of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, the novelist of Bengali literature. It is located at Naihati in North 24 Parganas district.

[#700] Rabindranath founded 'Patha Bhavan' at Shantiniketan in
Correct Answer

(A) Birbhum district

Explanation

Solution: Shantiniketan is a small town near Bolpur in the Birbhum district of West Bengal. Rabindranath Tagore founded 'Patha Bhavan', the school of his ideas, here.