---
language:
- bn
license: mit
size_categories:
- 1K<n<10K
task_categories:
- question-answering
- multiple-choice
tags:
- bangla
- bengali
- mcq
- quiz
- education
- history
- geography
- economics
- social-studies
- politics
- law
pretty_name: SomajGyaan - Bangla MCQ Dataset
---

# SomajGyaan (সমাজজ্ঞান) - Bangla MCQ Dataset

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## 📊 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%)
```json
{
  "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%)
```json
{
  "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%)
```json
{
  "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)

---

### 4. Politics ⚖️ (13.8%)
```json
{
  "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

---

### 5. Social Studies 👥 (7.9%)
```json
{
  "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)

---

### 6. Miscellaneous 📚 (5.2%)
```json
{
  "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)

---

### 7. Law 📜 (4.4%)
```json
{
  "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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## 📄 License

This dataset is released under the **MIT License**. -->

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## 📚 Citation
```json
@inproceedings{shifa2025somajgyaan,
  title={SOMAJGYAAN: A dataset for evaluating LLMs on Bangla culture, social knowledge, and low-resource language adaptation},
  author={Shifa, Fariha Anjum and Shochcho, Muhtasim Ibteda and Arean, Abdullah Ibne Hanif and Rahman, Mohammad Ashfaq Ur and Mazumder, Akm Moshiur Rahman and Faiak, Ahaj Mahhin and Fahim, Md and Amin, M Ashraful and Ali, Amin Ahsan and Rahman, Akmmahbubur},
  booktitle={Proceedings of the 14th International Joint Conference on Natural Language Processing and the 4th Conference of the Asia-Pacific Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics},
  pages={2157--2177},
  year={2025}
}

```
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## 📧 Contact


- **Email:** farihaanjum.shifa@gmail.com




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