West Bengal Quiz

1. Which water body is to the south of West Bengal?
  • Correct Answer: Bay of Bengal

2. Which state is to the north of West Bengal?
  • Correct Answer: Sikkim

3. Which city in West Bengal was a Danish Colony?
  • Correct Answer: Serampore

4. Where did the Portuguese have a factory in West Bengal?
  • Correct Answer: Hooghly

5. When did the Dutch cede Chinsura to the British?
  • Correct Answer: 1845

6. When did the French vacate Chandernagore?
  • Correct Answer: 1949

7. Which coalition came to power in West Bengal in 1977?
  • Correct Answer: Left Front

8. Who founded Calcutta?
  • Correct Answer: Job Charnock

9. Who was Bengal’s first governor general?
  • Correct Answer: Warren Hastings

10. Who was West Bengal’s chief minister in 1980?
  • Correct Answer: Jyoti Basu

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