Here are the West Bengal- General Knowledge and Current Affairs Gk-2017

Q1. When was West Bengal established?

Ans- 26 January 1950.
Q2- What is the capital of West Bengal?
Ans- Kolkata.
Q3.Largest city of West Bengal?
Ans-Kolkata.
Q4. How many Districts in West Bengal?
Ans- 23 District.
Q5. Who is the Chief Minister of West Bengal?
Ans- Mamata Banerjee.
Q6. Who is the Governor of West Bengal?
Ans- Keshari Nath Tripathi.
Q7-.What is the official language of West Bengal State?
Ans- Bengali.
Q8. Co- official Language of West Bengal?
Ans- English.
Q9.which state is est of West Bengal?
Ans- Assam.
Q10.which state is West of West Bengal?
Ans-Bihar and Jharkhand.
Q11. Which State is North of West Bengal?
Ans-Sikkim.
Q12. Who was the first Chief Minister of West Bengal?
Ans- Prafulla Chandra Ghosh.
Q13. What is the state Animal of West Bengal?
Ans- Fishing cat.
Q14. What is the state bird of West Bengal?
Ans- White-throated kingfisher.
Q15.what is the state tree ?
Ans-Devil tree.
Q16.State flower of West Bengalis _____.
Ans-Night-flowering jasmine.
Q17.Total area of the state?
Ans-88,752 km2 (34,267 sq mi).
Q18.Area rank of the state?
Ans-14th.
Q19.Literacy of the state?
Ans-77.08%
Q20.Name of the High court?
Ans-Calcutta High Court.
Q21.Who was the first Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court?
Ans-Barnes Peacock.
Q22.Who is the present finance minister of west bengal?
Ans-Amit Mitra.
Q23.Who is the current sports minister of west bengal?
Ans-Arup Biswas.
Q24.Who is regarded as the ‘Father of Indian Renaissance’?
Ans-Raja Rammohan Roy.
Q25.In which year Calcutta University was established ?
Ans-24 Jan 1857.
Q26.First bengali newspaper ‘SamacharDarpan’ was first published in the year____.
Ans- 1818.
Q27.Kolkata Medical college was founded in____.
Ans-1835.
Q28. What is the height of the Martyer’s Monument in West Bengal?
Ans- 52m.
Q29.Which district of west bengal ranks first on literacy rate?
Ans-Purba Medinipur (87.66%).
Q30.The Farakka barrage is built on which river in bengal?
Ans-Ganges.
Q31.Who is the first Indian and Asian to receive the Nobel Prize in literature?
Ans-Rabindranath Tagore (west bengal)-1913.
Q32.Who is the longest serving Chief Minister of West Bengal?
Ans-Jyoti Basu(23 year).
Q33.‘Jana Gana Mana’ The National Anthem of India written by which great person?
Ans-Rabindranath Tagore.
Q34.Who is the first indian to cross the English Channel ?
Ans-Mihir Sen.
Q35.Who is the current food Minister of West Bengal?
Ans-Jyotipriyo Mullick.
Q36.Who is the Transport Minister of West Bengal?
Ans-Suvendu Adhikari.
Q37.Who is the current Agricultural Minister of West Bengal?
Ans-Purnendu Bose.
Q38. Forest Minister of West Bengal___
Ans-Binay Krishna Barman.
Q39.Salt lake stadium is also known as ?
Ans-Yuva bharathi Krirangan.
Q40. In Which year Cooch behar merged with West Bengal?
Ans-1950.