West Bengal Cabinet has cleared a proposal to rename the state as uline{1cm} in English

2016

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

West Bengal Cabinet has cleared a proposal to rename the state as _________ in English

A	Bengali
B	West Ben
C	Bengal
D	Bengali Sam

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -New Delhi: The central government has received a proposal from the Government of West Bengal for renaming the State as “Bangla” in all three languages ie. Bengali, English and Hindi, informed Ministry of Home Affairs in the Parliament on Tuesday.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 2016, West Bengal Legislative Assembly passed a resolution to change the name of West Bengal to Bengal in English, Bangla in Bengali and Bangal in Hindi.

Detailed explanation-3: -When India gained independence in 1947, Bengal was partitioned along religious lines. The western part went to India (and was named West Bengal) while the eastern part joined Pakistan as a province called East Bengal (later renamed East Pakistan, giving rise to independent Bangladesh in 1971).

Detailed explanation-4: -Kalinga was the ancient name of Bengal.

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