BUP Admisison GK Suggestion (2025)
The GK Suggestions from Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) will assist students in successfully passing the admission test for 2025.
FASS, FBS and FSSS Unit have 30-40 marks on General Knowledge (GK). I hope it will help admission seekers of BUP to understand the question patterns. The star-marked (*) questions represent importance for the admission test.
Key GK Topics for BUP Admission: History of Bengal
1. From which group did the main part of the Bengali nation come? ***
- Ostrich
2. Who divided Bengal? ***
- Lord Curzon
BUP Question Bank3. Which British Viceroy played an important role in the establishment of Dhaka University?
- Lord Curzon
4. Who abolished the partition of Bengal? ***
- Lord Hardinge
5. Who was the first Viceroy of India? ***
- Lord Canning
6. Who was the last Viceroy of British India? ***
- Lord Mountbatten
7. Who was the first Governor-General of Independent India?
- Lord Mountbatten
8. Who was the Governor of Bengal during the famine of 1967?
- Lord Cartier
9. Who was the founder of the ancient Bengali Maurya rule?
- Chandragupta Maurya
10. Ashoka was the ruler of which dynasty?
- Maurya
11. First to arrive among the European merchants- ***
- The Portuguese
12. Who was Pratap Aditya?
- One of the Baro Bhuiyans of Bengal
13. Areas of Harikela Janapada in ancient Bengal:
- Chittagong
14. Who was the first independent and sovereign king of Bengal?
- Shashanka
15. Who was the first Muslim to conquer Bengal?
- Bakhtiyar Khilji
16. Who initiated the spread of Muslim domination in Bengal?
- Bakhtiyar Khilji
17. Who is the first independent Nawab of Bengal? ***
- Nawab Murshid Quli Khan
18. Who is the last independent Nawab of Bengal? ***
- Nawab Sirajuddaula
19. What is the real name of Sirajuddaula?
- Mirza Mohammad
20. Who moved the capital of Bengal from Dhaka to Murshidabad?
- Nawab Murshid Quli Khan
21. The first independent sultan of Bengal
- Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah
22. Who established the independent sultanate rule of Bengal?
- Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah
23. From the time of which ruler the whole Bengali speaking region became known as Bangalah?
- Shamsuddin Elias Shah
24. What is the name of the capital of Bengal during the Sultanate period?
- Goura
25. The printing industry started in India:
- During the Mughal period
26. During which period Sonargaon was the Capital of Bangladesh? ***
- During the Mughal period
27. Who was the founder of the Mughal dynasty?
- Babar
28. Who wrote the first autobiography among the Mughal emperors?
- Babar
29. Which Mughal emperor was the first to conquer Bengal?
- King Akbar
30. Tansen was the chief musician of whose royal court?
- Emperor Akbar
31. Who started counting the years in Bengali? ***
- King Akbar
32. Started the first Pahela Baishakh of Bengali New Year - ***
- King Akbar
33. Who is the proponent of the divine religion Deen-e-Elahi?
- King Akbar
34. Which order of Mughal rule is correct?
- Babar-Humayun-Akbar-Jahangir
35. Who was the Mughal subedar when the capital of Bengal was established in Dhaka? ***
- Islam Khan
36. How many times is Dhaka the capital of Bangladesh?
- 5 times: in 1610, 1660, 1905, 1947 and 1971
37. Which is the oldest city in Bangladesh?
- Pundranagar / Pundravardhana
38. Where is the ancient Pundravardhana located? ***
- Mahasthangarh
39. Where is the oldest city center of Bengal located?
- Mahasthangarh
40. Where is the oldest inscription of Bengal discovered on a stone disc?
- Mahasthangarh
41. Which is the largest medieval mosque in Bangladesh? ***
- Sixty Dome Mosque
42. What is the name of the famous architecture of Bengal built by Ulugh Khan in the Medival period?
- Sixty Dome Mosque
43. Which of these has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO? ***
- Sixty Dome Mosque
44. Who played a leading role in introducing modern education among Muslims in Bengal?
- Nawab Abdul Latif
45. Who was the initiator of the Faraeji movement in Bengal?
- Haji Shariatullah
46. Which is the first museum in Bangladesh? ***
- Barendra Research Museum
47. The present Greater Dhaka District was a part of which Janapada in ancient times?
- Bengal
48. Formed with the northern part of Rajshahi, the western part of Bogra, Rangpur, and some parts of Dinajpur.
- Barendra land
49. The landforms of geological age of the mountains of Bangladesh are:
- Tertiary era
50. Big Katra and Small Katra in Dhaka is located in the following area of the city:
- Chawkbazar
51. Which is the main The mughal architecture of Dhaka city? ***
- Lalbagh Fort
52. What is the former name of Lalbagh fort? ***
- Aurangabad Fort
53. Who established the fort of Lalbagh? ***
- Shaista Khan
54. Who built the famous Tara Mosque in Dhaka?
- Mirja Ahmed Jan / Mirja Gulam Pir
55. Who was Pori Bibi?
- Daughter of Shaista Khan
56. Which Mughal subedar captured Chittagong and named it Islamabad?
- Shaista Khan
57. The first the anti-British armed resistance movement in Bengal - ***
- Sepoy Rebellion
58. Place with Memories of the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 in Dhaka - ***
- Bahadur Shah Park
59. The English East India Company received the Diwani of Bengal from the Mughal emperor.
- Shah Alam II
60. The location of Karnasuvarna, the ancient city of Bengal, was:
- Murshidabad
61. In which district of Bangladesh is the ancient city of Gaura located?
- Chapainawabganj
62. What's the name of the country's first seaport built-in independent Bangladesh? ***
- Payra seaport
63. Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam fought in the First World War as a member of which army regiment?
- Bengal Regiment
64. The word ‘Opobhrongsho’ (distorted) is related to what in Bangla?
- Language
65. Through whose efforts was the widow marriage law introduced?
- Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
66. Name of the Commission for Establishment of Dhaka University - ***
- Nathan Commission
67. What is the former name of Comilla?***
- Tripura
68. Who first drew the map of Bengal?
- Major James Rennell
69. The ancient name of Sylhet was - ***
- Srihatta, Jalalabad
70. What was the name of the Buddhist monastery in Paharpur?
- Sompur Bihar
71. Somapura Bihar was established during which dynasty?
- Pala dynasty
72. Who is the builder of the Paharpur Buddhist monastery?
- Dharmapala
73. Who is the founder of Brahmo Samaj?
- Raja Rammohun Roy
74. Who is the pioneer of Bengali Muslim Women's Awakening? ***
- Rokeya Sakhawat
75. Who is the first Bengali Muslim poet?
- Shah Muhammad Sagir
76. Who is called the proponent of biracial theory?
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah
77. The first vice-chancellor of Dhaka University from the subcontinent- ***
- Sir AF Rahman
78. The first student of Dhaka University? ***
- Leela Nag
79. In which year did the famine of 50 occur? ***
- Bengali in 1350, English in 1943.
80. Which artist became famous for his paintings on the Bengal famine of 1943? ***
- Zainul Abedin
GK for BUP Admission: Language Movement
81. What is the name of the first organization of the language movement?
- Tamaddun Majlish (formed: 2 September 1947)
82. Tamaddun Majlish was a:
- Cultural organization
83. Who was the Chief Minister of East Bengal during the language movement? ***
- Nurul Amin
84. Who was the Prime Minister of Pakistan during the language movement?
- Khwaja Nazimuddin
85. Who is the author of the song 'Ekushey February painted in my brother's blood'? ***
- Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury
86. Who is the composer of the famous song of Ekushey February? ***
- Altaf Mahmood Abdul
87. Composer of the song "Moder Gorob Moder Asha, Amari Bangla Bhasha" - ***
- Atul Prasad Sen.
88. What is the name of the editor of the first language movement-based magazine?
- Hasan Hafizur Rahman
89. Who is the poet of the first poem written on 21st February? ***
- Mahbub ul Alam Chowdhury
90. "I did not come to cry, I came with a demand for execution" - Who wrote it? ***
- Mahbubul Alam Chowdhury
91. What is the content of Munir Chowdhury's play 'Kabar'? ***
- Language movement of '52
92. Who raised the first demand to make Bengali the state language in the session of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan? ***
- Dhirendranath Dutta
93. Which of the following organizations has recognized 21st February as International Mother Language Day? ***
- UNESCO
94. Who was the first Chief Minister of undivided Bengal?
- A.K. Fazlul Haque.
95. AK Fazlul Haque was given the title of Sher-e-Bangla:
- In Lahore
96. Who was the presenter of the Lahore resolution in 1940?
- A.K. Fazlul Haque
97. Who was the last Chief Minister of undivided Bengal?
- Hossain Shaheed Suhrawardy
98. What is the name of the sculpture made in memory of the martyrs of the language movement in Bangla Academy? ***
- Moder Gorob
99. How many lines of Amar Sonar Bangla song have been taken as the national anthem of Bangladesh? ***
- The first ten
100. Which state has given Bangla the status of one of the state languages? ***
- Sierra Leone
101. The first demand of the historic twentyone point demand was:
- To make Bengali one of the state languages
102. Assad Gate was built to protect which memory?
- Mass uprising of 1969
103. When was the first Shaheed Minar built?
- February 23, 1952
104. Who built the first Shaheed Minar? ***
- Students of Dhaka Medical College.
105. When was the first Shaheed Minar inaugurated?
- February 24, 1952
106. Who inaugurated the first Shaheed Minar?
- Martyr Shafiur's father Maulvi Mahbubur Rahman
107. Who designed the first Shaheed Minar?
- Dr. Badrul Alam
108. When was the present Central Shaheed Minar inaugurated? ***
- February 21, 1963
109. Who inaugurated the present Central Shaheed Minar? ***
- Hasina Begum, mother of martyr Abul Barkat
110. Who is the architect of the present Central Shaheed Minar? ***
- Hamidur Rahman
111. Where was the first Shaheed Minar built outside the country? ***
- Tokyo, Japan (Inaugurated April 16, 2006)
112. Where is the highest Shaheed Minar in the country? ***
- Jahangirnagar University.
113. What day was February 21, 1952? ***
- Thursday (8 Falgun).
114. Every year during the language movement of 1958-52 there a day called 'Language Day' was celebrated. Which day was celebrated as language day?
- March 11.
115. How many people were martyred in the language movement? ***
- 8 people.
116. Who is the first Shaheed of the language movement? ***
- Shahid Rafiq (Student of Jagannath University)
117. Who is the second martyr of the language movement?
- Shaheed Abdul Jabbar
BUP FASS GK Question: Freedom
1. Which country vetoed in favor of Bangladesh in the UN during the War of Liberation in 1971?
- Soviet Union (now Russia)
2. Which two women were awarded the title of Bir Pratik for their contribution to the liberation war of 1971? ***
- Setara Begum and Taraman Bibi
3. Which woman freedom fighter was the first to get the title of Bir Pratik? ***
- Captain Setara Begum
4. Setara Begum fought in which sector?
- In Sector 2.
5. In which sector did Taraman Bibi fight?
- In Sector 11.
6. Female freedom fighter but not awarded any title - ***
- Kakon Bibi.
7. Whose title is the daughter of liberation?
- Kakon Bibi, of the Khasia community.
8. During the liberation war, the naval command was formed with which sector? ***
- Sector 10
9. What is the name of the operation conducted by the naval commandos of Bangladesh during the liberation war? ***
- Operation Jackpot
10. In which sector there was no regular sector commander?
- Sector 10
11. The first state to recognize independent Bangladesh - ***
- Bhutan
12. Name of the second country to recognize Bangladesh as an independent country:
- India
13. Which is the first European country to recognize Bangladesh? ***
- East Germany
14. Which Arab country was the first to recognize Bangladesh? ***
- Iraq
15. Who conducted the oath-taking ceremony of the Mujibnagar government on April 17, 1971? ***
- Abdul Mannan
16. What was the number of members of the Provisional Government of Bangladesh in 1971? ***
- 6 people
17. Who read the declaration of independence of the Mujibnagar government?
- Professor Yusuf Ali
18. Who was the 1st Prime Minister of The people's Republic of Bangladesh? ***
- Tajuddin Ahmed
19. Who was the first temporary president of Bangladesh? ***
- Syed Nazrul Islam
20. Who was the finance minister of the Mujibnagar government?
- M Mansur Ali
21. Who was the first commander in chief of Bangladesh?
- General Ataul Osman Gani
22. Who was the Chief of Staff in the Bangladesh War of Independence?
- Colonel MA Rob
23. Who was the head of the K force in the liberation war?
- Khaled Musharraf
24. Who was the Sector Commander of Sector No.3?
- Major NM Nuruzzaman
25. Wing Commander MK Bashar was the commander of which sector in the liberation war?
- Sector 6
26. Where was the location of Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra?
- At Kalurghat in Chittagong.
27. Who used to read Charampatra from Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra? ***
- MR Akhtar Mukul
28. During the war of liberation, Bangladesh was divided into how many sectors? ***
- 11
29. Which is the highest heroic title of Bangladesh? ***
- Birshreshtha
30. How many people are given the highest honor 'Bir Shrestha' for their heroism in the war of liberation? ***
- 7 people
31. How many people are awarded the title of Bir Uttam for their heroic contribution in the war of independence of Bangladesh? ***
- 68 people
32. Who is given the latest title of 'Bir Uttam'? ***
- Brigadier General Jamil Uddin Ahmed.
33. 3rd heroic title in Bangladesh according to dignity - ***
- Bir Bikram
34. How many gained the title of 'Bir Bikram' for their contribution to liberation war? ***
- 175 people
35. How many people got the title of 'Bir Pratik' for their contribution to the liberation war? ***
- 426 people
36. What was the title of Bir Shrestha Hamidur Rahman? ***
- Sepoy
37. What is the total number of freedom fighters with state titles in Bangladesh? ***
- 676
38. How many BDR members were awarded the title of Bir Shrestha for their outstanding heroism in the war of independence of Bangladesh? ***
- 2
39. Who was the only freedom fighter with the title of 'Bir Bikram' in the liberation war of Bangladesh from the small and ethnic community? ***
- U K Ching Marma
40. Who published the first news of Pakistani atrocities in East Pakistan in 1971 to the outside world?***
- British journalist Simon Dring.
41. Which foreign citizen was martyred in the war of liberation? ***
- Mother Mario Verenzi (Italian citizen).
42. Who is the youngest freedom fighter? ***
- Shahidul Islam, age was 12 years (Bir Pratik).
43. What was the name of the plane that Matiur Rahman snatched to return to the country? ***
- T-33 (pseudonym — Blue Bird)
44. In which district is the grave of the Bir Shrestha Captain Mohiuddin Jahangir?
- Chapainawabganj (Historic Sona Mosque Premises)
45. Where is Bir Shrestha Mostafa Kamal buried? ***
- Akhaura, Brahmanbaria
46. Which is the national day of Bangladesh? ***
- March 26
47. Sector under which Mujibnagar was under Liberation War - ***
- 8
48. Where is Mujibnagar located? ***
- In Meherpur district
49. What was the name of the first martyr of Bangladesh in the war of independence in 1971?
- Farooq Iqbal (March 3)
50. How long did the liberation war of Bangladesh last? ***
- 266 days (9 months)
1. For how many years was Bangladesh under Pakistan?
- 24 years.
2. In which place of Dhaka did the Pakistani Army surrender on 16 December 1971? ***
- Then Racecourse Maidan
3. Who was the representative on behalf of Bangladesh in the surrendering function on the Victory Day of Liberation war?***
- Air Commodore AK Khandaker
4. What was the number of Pakistani soldiers surrendering to A joint force of Liberation War?
- 93 Thousand
5. Who was the representative on behalf of Mitra Bahini in the surrendering function on the Victory day of the Liberation war?
-General Jagjit Singh Arora
6. At the beginning of the War of Liberation in 1971, a man bragged about Bangabandhu, Which was as follows: "The man and his party are enemies of Pakistan, this time they can't escape punishment." Who was this boastful person?
- General Yahya Khan
7. "Shaheed Buddhijibi Day" of Bangladesh is- ***
- 14 December.
8. Most number of persons murdered on 14 December-
- Teacher(991); Moreover, Doctors(49)
9. Who is the writer of the book "The Liberation War of Bangladesh"?
- Major General Sukhwant Singh
10. During Liberation War, Dhaka was under which sector? ***
- Sector 2
11. During Liberation War, Rajshahi was under which sector?
- sector 7
12. During Liberation War, Barisal was under which sector?
- Sector 9
13. Martyr freedom fighter Shafi Imam Rumi was a member of which Guerilla army?
- Crack Platoon
14. In the war of liberation of 1971, the famous guerrilla group Crack Platoon was under which sector?***
- Sector 2
15. Which was the first enemy-free District of Bangladesh? ***
- Jashore
16. What is the ratio of length and width of the flag of Bangladesh? ***
- 10: 6
17. Which film is made based on the country partition in 1947?
- "Chitra Nadir Pare"
18. "Chitra Nadir Pare" was Directed by-
- Tanvir Mokammel
19. Liberation War based film-
- JayJatra
20. David Frost was a/an-
- Reporter
21. The writer of the book "Probash e Muktijuddher Dinguli"-
- Abu Saeed Choudhury
22. Let there be Light- Director of this famous film was-***
- Jahir Raihan
23. Who was the writer of the Liberation war-based novel "Aguner Parashmoni? ***
- Humayun Ahmed
24. Who was the director of the film "Jibon theke neya"?***
- Jahir Raihan
25. Who was the director of the Liberation war based cinema "Dhire Bohe Meghna"?
- Alamgir Kabir
26. Which one is a documentary film on the Liberation war?
- Muktir gan
27. What is the name of the film based on Bir Shreshtha Matiur Rahman? ***
- Ostitte Amar Desh
28. Which one is a Liberation war-based Drama?
- Payer Awaj Shona Jay
29. Where was "The Concert for Bangladesh" held in 1971 during the Liberation war? ***
- Madison Square Garden
30. Which famous singer collected money for Bangladesh by arranging a concert in New York during the war of liberation? ***
- George Harrison
31. George Harrison, the organizer of the Concert for Bangladesh, was a citizen of which country?
- United Kingdom
32. Who presented Bangladesh in front of the world during the Liberation war in 1971?
- George Harrison, Simon Dring and Pandit Ravi Shankar.
33. Under which code name did Pakistani forces launch an attack on innocent Bengalis in the middle of the night on March 25, 1971? ***
- Operation Search Light
34. In which foreign mission was the flag of Bangladesh first rose? ***
- Kolkata
35. Who is the only foreigner freedom fighter to receive 'Bir Pratik'? ***
- W. H. Wonderland
36. Who was the writer of the poem "September on Jessore Road" based on the Liberation War of Bangladesh? ***
- Alen Ginsberg
37. Who is the lyricist of the song "Mora ekti ful k bachabo bole juddho kori"? ***
- Gobinda Halder
38. Who is the composer of the song "Mora ekti ful k bachabo bole juddho kori"? ***
- Apel Mahmud
39. Who is the composer of the song "Sob kota Janala khule daw na"-
- Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul
40. What is the name of the 'memorial' of the liberation war located in the Rajendrapur cantonment?***
- Rakta Sopan
41. What is the name of the Museum of the liberation war located in the Dhaka cantonment? ***
- Bijoy Keton
42. Where in Dhaka is the Liberation War The museum situated?-***
- Agargaon
43. " Mukti o Ganatranta Toron" is built where?
- Dhaka University
44. Where is the first museum based on the
liberation war, the "Shaheed Sangroho Shala" situated? ***
- Rajshahi University
45." Shikha Chironton" is situated where? ***
- Suhrawardy Udyan
46." Swadhinata Stombho" is situated where? ***
- Suhrawardy Udyan
47. Who is the architect of "Mujibnagar Smriti Soudha(Memorial)"?***
- Tanvir Ahmed
48. Who is the writer of the memoir " Ekattorer Dinguli"?
- Jahanara Imam
49. Who is the writer of the War Anthem of Bangladesh? ***
- Kazi Nazrul Islam.
50. Which is the newspaper (spokesman of the Mujibnagar government) published during the war of liberation?
- Jay Bangla
51. How many general seats did the Awami League win in the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly in 1970?
- 288
52. The decision to celebrate Bangabandhu's birth centenary was taken at the which general session of UNESCO? ***
- 40th
53. To which genre does "Ekattorer Chithi" belong?
- Letter collection of Liberation War
54. Who was the designer of the first (Mujibnagar government) stamp in Bangladesh?***
- Biman Mallick
55. The first commemorative stamp issued after independence had a picture of what? ***
- Central Shaheed Minar
56. Who was the Chief of the First Education Commission of Bangladesh?
- Dr. Kudrat E Khuda
57. Who was the first chief of the Air Force of Bangladesh?
- Air Vice Marshal A.K. Khandaker
58. Who was the first governor of Bangladesh Bank?
- A.N. M. Hamidullah
59. Who was the first Chief Justice of Bangladesh?
- A.S.M. Sayem
60. Who was the first female Justice of Bangladesh?
- Nazmun Ara Sultana
61. First female National Professor-
- Dr. Sufia Ahmed
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