The West Bengal Assembly's final proposed single name for the state, intended for use in Bengali, English, and Hindi, is 'Bangla'.
In 2016, the West Bengal Assembly had proposed to give West Bengal three new names in three different languages – Bengali, English and Hindi. It was, however, rejected by the Centre. In 2018, the Assembly passed a new resolution to give the State a single name usable in all three languages. The proposed single name is __________.
Asked in KPSC KAS Prelims 2017 · Topic: State and Union Territories (Parliament's power to form new states and alter areas, boundaries, or names of existing states)
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- A Bill for the purpose of creating a new State in India must be passed by
- The power to carve out a new State is vested in
- Which one of the following is not correct in the matter of formation of new States ?
- Which among the following is not a constitutional provision for the formation of new states?
