Which of the following district was not in West Bengal at the time of Independence?
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, Midnapore, Murshidabad, Nadia, West Dinajpur and 24 Parganas. |