West Bengal

1.	The School of Musketry was established in place of Dum Dum headquarters of Bengal Artillery. The School of Musketry was established for-
a.	providing training for usage of Enfield Rifle
b.	for managing the Barrackpore Cantonment
c.	for establishing watch tower on revolts and uprisings
d.	All of the above Option”A” is correct The School of Musketry was established in place of Dum Dum headquarters of Bengal Artillery. The School of Musketry was established for providing training for usage of Enfield Rifle.

2.	The Naxalbari Peasant Movement in Darjeeling district was stared in-
a.	1965
b.	1970
c.	1972
d.	1975 Option”C” is correct The Naxalbari Peasant Movement in Darjeeling district was started in 1972. It created split in the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) was born.

3.	The leader for Chittagong uprising was-
a.	Surya Sen
b.	Kalpana Dutta
c.	Nirmal Sen
d.	All of the above Option”D” is correct Surya Sen, Nirmal Sen, Kalpana Dutta, Anant Singh and Lokenath Bal were important leaders of the Chittagong Uprising.

4.	The infamous proposal of Partition of Bengal was introduced by which of the following Governors in October 1905?
a.	Robert Clive
b.	Sir Warren Hastings
c.	Sir Drake
d.	Lord Curzon Option”D” is correct The infamous proposal of Partition of Bengal was introduced by Governor Lord Curzon and was carried into execution on 16th October, 1905.

5.	The Food Movement happened in West Bengal in-
a.	1950
b.	1955
c.	1959
d.	1960 Option”C” is correct The Food Movement of 1959 also known as the Khadya Andolan was the turning point in the history of class struggle in West Bengal.

6.	Singur Movement started due to the-
a.	allocation of factory site for Tata motors
b.	the land was a fertile multiple-crop land
c.	Both (A) and (B)
d.	None of the above Option”C” is correct Singur Movement started on 18th May, 2006 when Tata Motor announced the small car factory in Singur. The social activists protested against the allocation of factory site which was fertile multi-crop land.

7.	Santhals are mainly living in the hilly districts of-
a.	Manbhum, Barabhum
b.	Chhotanagpur, Palamau
c.	Birbhum
d.	All of the above Option”D” is correct The Santhals resided in the hilly districts of Manbbhum, Barabhum, Chhotanagpur, Palamau and Birbhum. They lived an agrarian lifestyle.

8.	Ranu Khan is a leader of-
a.	Chakma revolt
b.	Chuar rebellion
c.	Sathal rebellion
d.	None of the above Option”A” is correct Ranu Khan was the supreme military leader of the Chakma Revolt. He was the diwan of the Raja.

9.	Partition of Bengal was withdrawn in-
a.	1905
b.	1906
c.	1911
d.	1909 Option”C” is correct The Partition of Bengal was started by the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon in 1905 and continued till 1911.

10.	Name the leader of Fakir-Sannyasi rebellion.
a.	Bulleh Shah
b.	Majnu Shah
c.	Salim Chisti
d.	None of these Option”B” is correct The Fakir-Sannyasi Resistance Movement was led by Majnu Shah. He was a sufi saint of Madaria sect.

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