West Bengal GK

Question Which of the following district was not in West Bengal at the time of Independence? Type multiple_choice Option Cooch Behar correct Option Howrah incorrect Option Darjeeling incorrect Option Murshidabad incorrect Solution At the time of independence (1947), West Bengal was divided into 14 districts viz, Bankura, Birbhum, Bardhaman, Kolkata, Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Hooghly, Howrah, Malda, […]

Question Which of the following is the Northernmost district of West Bengal? Type multiple_choice Option Bankura incorrect Option Howrah incorrect Option Birbhum incorrect Option Cooch Behar correct Solution The Cooch Behar district is the northernmost district of West Bengal. It is located at the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas.

Question Which of the following is the smallest district of West Bengal? Type multiple_choice Option Birbhum incorrect Option Bardhaman incorrect Option Kolkata correct Option Bankura incorrect Solution Kolkata is the smallest district of West Bengal.

Question Which of the following rivers flows in the Hooghly district of West Bengal? Type multiple_choice Option Dohan incorrect Option Hooghly correct Option Torsa incorrect Option Teesta incorrect Solution In the eastern region, the boundary of Hooghly district is defined by the Hooghly River, which it shares with Nadia to the east and North 24

Option a-1 incorrect Option b-2 incorrect Option c-3 incorrect Option d-4 correct Solution Joyrambati is a tourist place in Bankura. Chilkigar Rajbari is a tourist place in Jhargram. Joychandi Pahar is a tourist place in Purulia. Tajpur is a tourist place in East Midnapore.

Question According to the Code of Conduct, the formation of a municipal area in the local self-governance requires inhabitant population per sq km. Type multiple_choice Option 950 incorrect Option 750 correct Option 850 incorrect Option 650 incorrect Solution As per the Code of Conduct, the establishment of a municipal area in local self-governance necessitates a

Question Dockyard Haldia lies in Type multiple_choice Option West Midnapore Municipality incorrect Option East Midnapore Municipality correct Option South 24 Parganas Municipality incorrect Option None of the above incorrect Solution The Dockyard Haldia is situated within the jurisdiction of the East Midnapore Municipality.

Question Gram Panchayat is formed in a village which has population more than Type multiple_choice Option 200 incorrect Option 300 correct Option 500 incorrect Option 400 incorrect Solution A Gram Panchayat is established in a village with a population of 300 or more. Alternatively, if the population is below 300, two or more villages may

Question Municipalities conduct elections after how many years? Type multiple_choice Option 2 incorrect Option 5 correct Option 7 incorrect Option They do not conduct elections incorrect Solution Under the direct supervision of the State Election Commission, which functions as a statutory body, municipal elections are conducted at regular intervals of 5 years.

Question The act(s) governed the rural administration of West Bengal until 1957 is/are Type multiple_choice Option Bengal Village Chowkidari Act, 1870 incorrect Option Bengal Local Self-Government Act, 1885 incorrect Option West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1957 incorrect Option All of the above correct Solution The rural administration of West Bengal was governed by three acts until