West Bengal Current affairs Questions Answers

West Bengal is an Indian state situated in Eastern India. it borders 5 Indian states with internation border such as Jharkhand, Sikkim , Bihar, Assam , Odisha and Bangladesh. Kolkata is capital of West Bengal wich is 7th largest city in India. we provides the Some West Bengal GK quiz questions and answers with Current affairs. these West Bengal general knowledge questions answers are very important for all type of exams.

West Bengal Current affairs Questions Answers

Q: Total Number of District in West Bengal?
(a) 55
(b) 78
(c) 23
(d) None of These
Ans: 23

Q: Total Number of Lok sabha seats in West Bengal?
(a) 45
(b) 78
(c) 42
(d) None of These
Ans: 42

Q: Total Number of Rajya Sabha seats in West Bengal?
(a) 24
(b) 26
(c) 16
(d) None of These
Ans: 16

Q: what is official language of West Bengal state?
(a) Punjabi
(b) Hindi
(c) Bengali
(d) None of these
Ans: Bengali

Q: what is literacy Rate of West Bengal
(a) 58.56
(b) 78.26
(c) 77.08%
(d) None of These
Ans: 77.08%

Q: what is West Bengal Area Rank in India
(a) 5th
(b) 14th
(c) 27th
(d) None of These
Ans: 14th

Q: What is West Bengal Population Rank in India
(a) 3rd
(b) 2nd
(c) 4th
(d) None of These
Ans: 4th

West Bengal Current affairs & General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Q: Who is the Current Chief Minister of West Bengal ?
(a) Jyoti Basu
(b) Buddhadeb Bhattacharya
(c) Mamata Banerjee
(d) None of These
Ans: Mamata Banerjee

Q: Who is the Current Governor of West Bengal ?
(a) Keshari Nath Tripathi
(b) K. Sankaranarayanan
(c) D. Y. Patil
(d) None of These
Ans: Keshari Nath Tripathi
Q: Who is the Current Director general of police of West Bengal ?
(a) Manoj Bhatt
(b) Praveen Dixit
(c) Surajit Kar Purkayastha
(d) None of These
Ans: Surajit Kar Purkayastha

General Knowledge State symbols of West Bengal Gk questions and answers

Q: Which is the West Bengal state Animal ?
(a) Dugong or sea cow
(b) Indian grey mongoose
(c) Fishing cat
(d) Swamp Deer
Ans: Fishing cat

Q: Which is the West Bengal state Tree?
(a) Sacred fig
(b) Sal
(c) Alstonia
(d) Ashoka
Ans: Alstonia

Q: Which is the West Bengal state Flower?
(a) Lotus
(b) African Marigold
(c) Palash
(d) Night-flowering Jasmine
Ans: Night-flowering Jasmine

Q: Which is the West Bengal state Bird?
(a) Great hornbill
(b) House sparrow
(c) White-breasted kingfisher
(d) Sarus crane
Ans: White-breasted kingfisher

West Bengal GK Questions on Dams and Cities on Rivers

Q: Total Numbers of Dams in West Bengal
(a) 22
(b) 32
(c) 33
(d) None of These
Ans: 33

Q On which river is the Sali Dam built?
(a) Sali
(b) Teesta
(c) Tatko
(d) None of These
Ans: Sali

Q On which river is the Kangsabati Kumari Dam built?
(a) Ganga
(b) Subarnarekha
(c) Kasi
(d) None of These
Ans: Kasi

Q: Muruguma Dam is situated in-
(a) Puruliya
(b) Durgapur
(c) Bankura
(d) Kalimpong
Ans: Puruliya

West Bengal General Knowledge National Park and West Bengal Wildlife Sanctuary quiz questions and answers

Q: Total Number of National Park In West Bengal
(a) 10
(b) 6
(c) 12
(d) None of These
Ans: 6

Q: Total Number of Wildlife Sanctuary In West Bengal
(a) 25
(b) 37
(c) 15
(d) None of These
Ans: 15

Q: The Ballavpur Wildlife Sanctuary is located at?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Sikkim
(c) Tripura
(d) None of these
Ans: West Bengal

Q: The Sunderbans National Park is located at?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Uttarkhand
(c) Kerala
(d) None of These
Ans: West Bengal

West Bengal History Gk Quiz (General Knowledge) Questions and Answers

Q: When did West Bengal become a state?
(a) 26 Jan 1950
(b) 28 May 1992
(c) 4 Mar 1955
(d) 1 Dec 1967
Ans: 26 Jan 1950

Q: Who was the First CM Of West Bengal
(a) Bidhan Chandra Roy
(b) Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee
(c) Prafulla Chandra Sen
(d) None of These
Ans: Bidhan Chandra Roy

Q: Who was the Third CM Of West Bengal
(a) Siddhartha Shankar Ray
(b) Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee
(c) Prafulla Chandra Sen
(d) None of These
Ans: Prafulla Chandra Sen

Q: Who was the First Governor Of West Bengal
(a) Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari
(b) Kailash Nath Katju
(c) Harendra Coomar Mookerjee
(d) None of These
Ans: Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari

Q: Who was the Third Governor Of West Bengal
(a) Deep Narayan Sinha
(b) Anthony Lancelot Dias
(c) Harendra Coomar Mookerjee
(d) Anant Prasad Sharma
Ans: Harendra Coomar Mookerjee

Q: When did the Dutch cede Chinsura to the British?
(a) 1855
(b) 1945
(c) 1845
(d) None of These
Ans: 1845

Q: When did the French vacate Chandernagore?
(a) 1969
(b) 1955
(c) 1949
(d) None of These
Ans: 1949

West Bengal Geography Gk Quiz Questions and Answers

Q: What is the capital of West Bengal?
(a) Kolkata
(b) Kalimpong
(c) Baharampur
(d) Krishnanagar
Ans: Kolkata
Q: Which state is to the west of West Bengal?
(a) Assam
(b) Goa
(c) West Bengal
(d) Bihar
Ans: Assam

Q: Which state is to the north of West Bengal?.
(a) Goa
(b) Assam
(c) Uttar Pardesh
(d) None of these
Ans: Sikkim

Q: Where did the Portuguese have a factory in West Bengal?
(a) Hooghly
(b) Asansol
(c) Barrackpore
(d) None Of These
Ans: Hooghly”

Q: What is the area of West Bengal?
(a) 72,662 sq. mi
(b) 89,560 sq. mi
(c) 36,421 sq. mi
(d) None Of These
Ans: 34,267 sq. mi

Q: What was the population of West Bengal according to 2011 census?
(a) 81,357,851
(b) 75,349,751
(c) 92,047,426
(d) 91,347,736
Ans: 91,347,736

Q: Which water body is to the south of West Bengal?
(a)Bay of Bengal
(b)Gulf of Kutch
(c)Gulf of Cambay
(d)Red Sea
Answer: Bay of Bengal

Q: Where is Victoria Memorial Building siutated
(a)hyderabad
(b)New Delhi
(c)Pune
(d)Kolkata
Ans: Kolkata

West Bengal GK Quiz

Q: Netaji-Subhash-Chandra-Bose International Airport located at?
(a) Kolkata
(b) Balurghat
(c) Malda
(d) Siliguri
Ans: Kolkata

Q: Jaldapara-National-Park Located at?
(a) Uttarkhand
(b) West-Bengal
(c) Mizoram
(d) Goa
Ans: West-Bengal

Q: the Festivals-celebrated at westbengal?
(a) Durga Puga
(b) Holi
(c) None of these
(d) All of these
Ans: All of these

Q: Rasikbil-Bird-Sanctuary located at?
(a) Kerala
(b) West-Bengal
(c) Manipur
(d) None of these
Ans: West-Bengal