West Bengal - Study Mode

[#506] Pulses in West Bengal are mostly grown in the districts of
Correct Answer

(D) All of these

Explanation

Solution: Pulses in West Bengal are mostly grown in the districts of Murshidabad, Nadia, Malda, Midnapore, North and South Parganas, North and South Dinajpur, Birbhum and Bardhaman.

[#507] In which year the West Bengal government launched the scheme to provide paddy drying machines under 'Amar Dhan Amar Chatal' Scheme?
Correct Answer

(D) 2015

Explanation

Solution: Amar Dhan Amar Chatal' was launched in 2015 by the West Bengal government. In this scheme, sheds are set up and paddy drying machines are provided to farmers across the state to protect the procured paddy from getting damaged before it is sent to the rice mills.

[#508] The meeting of the Gram Sabha should compulsarily be hold
Correct Answer

(B) twice in a year

Explanation

Solution: The meeting of the Gram Sabha should compulsorily be held twice a year. The government notifies the two dates on which the meeting is to be held. Conducting a Gram Sabha twice in a year is a minimum, not maximum.

[#509] The local self-government of Kolkata is
Correct Answer

(A) The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC)

Explanation

Solution: In West Bengal, there are 7 Municipal Corporations.
Kolkata, the state capital and a metropolitan city, is managed by Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC).

[#510] The income generated from taxing is controlled under which of the following acts in the state of West Bengal?
Correct Answer

(A) Municipal Act

Explanation

Solution: Income for taxation and other sources should likely be adequate for the discharge of municipal functions under the Municipal Act.