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UPPSC 2012 GS-1 Current Affairs
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Naihati, where according to the Rai Budget 2012−13 a rail coach facto and museum is to be established, is the birth place of

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Option B: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya

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The correct answer is “Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya”.
According to the 2012-2013 Indian Railway Budget, Naihati is the birthplace of Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, a Bengali poet, writer, and journalist.

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