West Bengal government placed a proposal in the state assembly to change the name of West Bengal to

2018

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

A	Bengal
B	Bangla
C	Paschim Bango
D	Bangal

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -In August 2016 the West Bengal Legislative Assembly passed another resolution to change the name of West Bengal to “Bengal” in English and “Bangla” in Bengali.

Detailed explanation-2: -West Bengal – The Partition of Bengal also created West Bengal, a predominantly Hindu province of India. In 2011, the Government of West Bengal proposed a change in the official name of the state to Paschimbongo (Bengali: Pôshchimbônggô).

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -West Bengal was formerly known as Vanga and was spread over a vast area. Ruled by several dynasties from ancient times, the actual history of this region is, however, available from the Gupta period.

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