Q95
Geography (incl. West Bengal)West Bengal Geography
Which of the following districts was not in West Bengal at the time of Independence of India?
- a.Cooch Behar
- b.Howrah
- c.Darjeeling
- d.Murshidabad
Answer: (A) Cooch Behar
Cooch Behar was a princely state that acceded to India separately in 1949 and was merged into West Bengal only in 1950 — so at the moment of Independence in August 1947, it was not yet a part of the state.