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State PCS PYQPrelims 2022

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 14

Who was the first Indian Governor of Bihar (and Orissa)?

  1. Dr. Shri Krishna Singh
  2. Braj Kishore Prasad
  3. B.P. Mandal
  4. Satyendra Prasanna Sinha
  5. None of the above / More than one of the above
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Answer: (D) Satyendra Prasanna Sinha

Explanation

Satyendra Prasanna Sinha (Lord Sinha of Raipur) was appointed Governor of Bihar & Orissa in 1920.

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: he was the first Premier/CM.

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: a Congress leader, not Governor.

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: a later CM.

  • (D) Correct

    Correct: Lord S.P. Sinha became Governor of Bihar and Orissa in 1920, the first Indian governor of a province.

  • (E) Incorrect

    Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.