28-12-2017, 04:27 PM
West Bengal
*Capital -Kolkata
*Formation-1956 November 1
*Language-Bengali
*Major Festival-Kali Pooja
*Major Rivers-Ganges,Damodar,Hoogly
*State Bird-White-breasted king fisher
*State Flower-Shephali
*State Tree-Chatian
*Bengal formerly known as ‘Vangadesam’ or ‘Gaudadesam’.
*In ancient period West Bengal was called Gangaridai by Greek travellers
*Kali Pooja is the famous festival.
*The ancient name of Kolkata was Kalighat
*Adi Ganga, Damodar, Hoogli, Mayurakshi etc. are the famous rivers in West Bengal.
*West Bengal is the leading producer of Rice and Jute.
*State government of West Bengal recently passed a resolution to change it’s name to ‘Bengal’
*West Bengal has the second place in population density among Indian states.
*Historic place ‘Plassey’ is in West Bengal.
*Until 1911 Calcutta was the capital of British India.
*Job Charnok is the Architect of Kolkata city.
*Venue of the first Indian Science Congress (1914)
Ans : Kolkata
*‘Ananda Bazar Patrika’ a regional language newspaper published from Kolkata is the highest circulated Bengali newspaper.
*Tha agitation for the separation of Gorkha land is in the state of
Ans : West Bengal
Howrah Bridge
*The famous ‘Howrah Bridge’ or Rabindra Setu was built across the river Hooghli.
*It is the biggest hanging bridge in India.
