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Bangla Pathshala conducted a quiz contest. The design of the quiz was as follows:

How good is your Bangla?

1. Pick the word that means ‘new leaf’ in Bangla.
a. pallav
b. kisholoy
c. kush

2. One of the regions in ancient Bengal was
a. Anga
b. Bidisha
c. Mandu

3. What is the name of Huko Mukho Hangla’s mama?
a. Jagamohan
b. Shyamadas
c. Ramapati

4. Scholars believe that the first written piece in Bangla literature is
a. Srikrishnakirtan
b. Charyacharyabinischoy
c. Bhrantibilash

5. The author of the national anthems! of India and Bangladesh is
a. Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay
b. Rabindranath Thakur
c.  Sunitikumar Chattopadhyay

Check your score with the organizers, if, you scored 2 or less, you definitely need to improve your knowledge of Bengali language, Bengali literature, Culture and Heritage.

Answers: 1-b, 2-a, 3-b, 4-b & 5-b.