Bihar Special GK PYQ 240 of 658 · Political Scenario

The first Chief Minister of Bihar after independence was:

  1. AJayaprakash Narayan
  2. BDr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha
  3. CShri Krishna Sinha
  4. DDr. Rajendra Prasad

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Correct answer: (c) Shri Krishna Sinha

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Shri Krishna Sinha (Sri Babu), called "Bihar Kesari", became Prime Minister (premier) of Bihar in 1937 and the first Chief Minister of Bihar after independence, serving until his death in 1961. His government passed the Bihar Zamindari Abolition Act (1950), the first of its kind in India. Anugrah Narayan Sinha was his Deputy Chief Minister.

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