West Bengal GK

Question Eligibility requirements for the post of Governor is specified in which article of the Constitution? Type multiple_choice Option Article 152 and 157 incorrect Option Article 157 and 159 incorrect Option Article 157 and 158 correct Option Article 156 and 158 incorrect Solution The eligibility criteria for the position of Governor are outlined in Article […]

Question First woman Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee became the Chief Minister of West Bengal in Type multiple_choice Option 2011 correct Option 2010 incorrect Option 2012 incorrect Option 2013 incorrect Solution Mamata Banerjee, the first woman Chief Minister, assumed office in West Bengal on 20th May 2011.

Question How many constituencies are nominated from the Anglo-Indian Community in Legislative Assembly of West Bengal? Type multiple_choice Option 1 correct Option 2 incorrect Option 3 incorrect Option 4 incorrect Solution The West Bengal Vidhan Sabha consists of a total of 295 members in the Legislative Assembly. Among them, 294 members are elected directly from

Question In reality, the Governor has no power. But according to the Constitution, under special circumstances the Governor may act without the advice of the council of Ministers. This power of the Governor is known as Type multiple_choice Option Dicretionary power correct Option Executive power incorrect Option Legislative power incorrect Option None of the above

Question Legislative Council of Bengal was constituted under which Act? Type multiple_choice Option Indian Council Act of 1861 correct Option Government of India Act, 1915 incorrect Option Indian Council Act of 1862 incorrect Option Government of India Act, 1935 incorrect Solution Under the Indian Councils Act of 1861, the Legislative Council of Bengal was established

Question Legislative council of West Bengal was abolished in 1969 due to the West Bengal Legislative Council (Abolition) Act of Type multiple_choice Option 1969 correct Option 1965 incorrect Option 1960 incorrect Option 1955 incorrect Solution With the enactment of the West Bengal Legislative Council (Abolition) Act of 1969, the Legislative Council of West Bengal was

Question Name the longest serving Chief Minister of West Bengal. Type multiple_choice Option Jyoti Basu correct Option Bidhan Chandra Roy incorrect Option Prafulla Chandra Ghosh incorrect Option Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee incorrect Solution Shri Jyoti Basu holds the distinction of being the longest-serving Chief Minister of West Bengal, assuming office on 21st June 1977 and stepping

Question The Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council was administered in Type multiple_choice Option 1998 incorrect Option 1988 correct Option 1987 incorrect Option 1989 incorrect Solution The Tripartite Agreement was signed on 22nd August, 1988 in Kolkata and came to be popularly known as Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council Accord.

Question The first Assembly Election of West Bengal was happened in Type multiple_choice Option 1952 correct Option 1957 incorrect Option 1962 incorrect Option 1967 incorrect Solution The inaugural Assembly Election of West Bengal took place in 1952, resulting in the Indian National Congress emerging as the victorious party. Bidhan Chandra Roy assumed the role of

Question The first speaker of West Bengal assembly is Type multiple_choice Option Sir Azizul Haque correct Option Mr. Syed Nausher Ali incorrect Option Mr. Nurul Amin incorrect Option None of the above incorrect Solution Sir Azizul Haque held the distinction of being the first Speaker of the West Bengal Assembly.