Modern MCQ

WBCS Preliminary Question – 2023 37. A Public Service Commission was established in India for the first time by (A) The Indian Council Act, 1982(B) The Act of 1909(C) The Government of India Act, 1919 — Correct Answer(D) The Government of India Act, 1935 Explanation:The Government of India Act, 1919 (Montford Reforms) first provided for … Read more

WBCS Preliminary Question – 2023 27. Bal Gangadhar Tilak introduced the Ganapati Festival in 1893. He held the first Shivaji festival in (A) 1884(B) 1885(C) 1896 ✔️(D) 1897 Explanation:Tilak organized the first public Shivaji Festival in 1896 to generate nationalist feeling through historical pride. The festival celebrated Shivaji as a symbol of Hindu resistance to … Read more

WBCS Preliminary Question – 2023 29. The first cotton textile mill in India was set up in(1818)(A) Kolkata – Ghusuri(B) Kolkata – Sinthimore(C) Nagpur(D) Thane Answer: (A) Kolkata – GhusuriExplanation: The Bowreah (Ghusuri) Cotton Mill near Howrah (1818) is regarded as India’s first cotton textile mill. Though it did not run long, it predates the … Read more