SomajGyaan (সমাজজ্ঞান) - Bangla MCQ Dataset

📊 Dataset Description

SomajGyaan (সমাজজ্ঞান) is a comprehensive Bangla multiple-choice question dataset featuring 4,234 questions across 7 academic categories with ~12,000 unique answer options.

Dataset Summary

• Total Questions: 4,234
• Unique Answer Options: ~12,000
• Answer Diversity: 70.8%
• Language: Bangla (Bengali)
• Categories: 7 (History, Economics, Geography, Politics, Social Studies, Law, Miscellaneous)
• Task: Multiple Choice Question Answering
• Format: CSV

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📁 Dataset Structure

Data Fields

Field	Type	Description
Question	string	The question text in Bangla
Category	string	Subject category (History, Economics, Geography, etc.)
A	string	Multiple choice option A
B	string	Multiple choice option B
C	string	Multiple choice option C
D	string	Multiple choice option D
Answer	string	Correct answer (A/B/C/D)

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📋 Dataset Examples

1. History 🏛️ (30.8%)

{
  "Question": "১৯৫২ সালে পূর্ববাংলার মুখ্যমন্ত্রী কে ছিলেন?",
  "Category": "History",
  "A": "খাজা নাজিমুদ্দিন",
  "B": "নুরুল আমিন",
  "C": "আতাউর রহমান খান",
  "D": "আবু হোসেন সরকার",
  "Answer": "B"
}

Translation: Who was the Chief Minister of East Bengal in 1952?
Correct Answer: B - নুরুল আমিন (Nurul Amin)

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2. Economics 💰 (22.2%)

{
  "Question": "বাংলাদেশের প্রথম অর্থ বছর ছিল--",
  "Category": "Economics",
  "A": "জানুয়ারি-মার্চ ১৯৭৩",
  "B": "মার্চ-এপ্রিল ১৯৭৩",
  "C": "মে-জুন ১৯৭৩",
  "D": "জুন-জুলাই ১৯৭৩",
  "Answer": "B"
}

Translation: Bangladesh's first fiscal year was --
Correct Answer: B - মার্চ-এপ্রিল ১৯৭৩ (March-April 1973)

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3. Geography 🌍 (15.7%)

{
  "Question": "মুহম্মদ বিন তুঘলক রাজধানী স্থানান্তর করেন ---",
  "Category": "Geography",
  "A": "করাটাতে",
  "B": "দেবগিরিতে",
  "C": "নগর কোটে",
  "D": "ঘোড়াশালে",
  "Answer": "B"
}

Translation: Muhammad bin Tughlaq transferred the capital to ---
Correct Answer: B - দেবগিরিতে (Devagiri)

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4. Politics ⚖️ (13.8%)

{
  "Question": "কোন দেশে বাংলাদেশের দূতাবাস নেই?",
  "Category": "Politics",
  "A": "Bhutan",
  "B": "Maldives",
  "C": "Sri Lanka",
  "D": "Myanmar",
  "Answer": "B"
}

Translation: In which country does Bangladesh not have an embassy?
Correct Answer: B - Maldives

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5. Social Studies 👥 (7.9%)

{
  "Question": "টোডরমেলের নাম কোন সংস্কারের সঙ্গে জড়িত?",
  "Category": "Social Studies",
  "A": "ধর্মীয়",
  "B": "সামরিক",
  "C": "রাজস্ব",
  "D": "সামাজিক",
  "Answer": "C"
}

Translation: Todar Mal's name is associated with which reform?
Correct Answer: C - রাজস্ব (Revenue/Taxation)

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6. Miscellaneous 📚 (5.2%)

{
  "Question": "শিক্ষক পাঠদানের জন্য ব্যবহার করেন-",
  "Category": "MISC",
  "A": "দেওয়াল মানচিত্র",
  "B": "ভূসংস্থান",
  "C": "[Option C]",
  "D": "[Option D]",
  "Answer": "A"
}

Translation: Teachers use for teaching -
Correct Answer: A - দেওয়াল মানচিত্র (Wall map)

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7. Law 📜 (4.4%)

{
  "Question": "স্থানীয় সরকার গণতান্ত্রিক শাসনব্যবস্থায় অপরিহার্য। এর কারণ কী?",
  "Category": "Law",
  "A": "জনগণের প্রত্যক্ষ অংশগ্রহণ",
  "B": "জনগণের চাহিদাপূরণ",
  "C": "জনগণের উন্নতি",
  "D": "জাতীয় সংসদ গঠন",
  "Answer": "A"
}

Translation: Local government is essential in democratic governance. What is the reason?
Correct Answer: A - জনগণের প্রত্যক্ষ অংশগ্রহণ (Direct participation of the people)

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📊 Dataset Statistics

Overall Metrics

Metric	Value
Total Questions	4,234
Unique Answer Options	~12,000
Answer Diversity	70.8%
Categories	7
Format	CSV
Language	Bangla (bn)

Category Distribution

Category	Questions	% of Total
History	1,304	30.8%
Economics	940	22.2%
Geography	665	15.7%
Politics	584	13.8%
Social Studies	334	7.9%
Miscellaneous	220	5.2%
Law	187	4.4%

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📚 Citation

Will be updated

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📧 Contact

• Email: farihaanjum.shifa@gmail.com

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