CIVILSHUB IAS
71ˢᵗ B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2025

Who was the first elected Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Council under the Government of India Act, 1935? 7. Who became Chief Minister of Bihar in March 1939?

aAnugraha Narain Singh
bRajendra Prasad
cShri Krishna Singh✓ Correct
dNone of the above
eNone of the above The first Bihar ministry formed in 1937 was led by Muhammad Yunus (from 1 April 1937 to 19 July 1937). After this, Shri Krishna Singh took charge as the Premier of Bihar.

Explanation

Under the Government of India Act, 1935, the Bihar Legislative Council had 29 members. Under this, the members were elected indirectly, and some were also nominated. By order of the Governor, Rai Bahadur Satish Chandra Sinha became its Chairman. Later, Rajiv Ranjan Sinha (Rajiv Ranjan Prasad) was elected as Chairman. Ans. (d) Shri Krishna Singh remained the Premier (provincial head of government) of Bihar continuously from 20 July 1937 to 31 October 1939. March 1939 falls within this period; therefore, the head of government of Bihar at that time (in today’s terms, the Chief Minister) was Shri Krishna Singh. However, since the question uses the term “Chief Minister” instead of “Premier”, the Bihar Public Service Commission gave option (d) as the answer.

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