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Who among the following was the first governor of Bihar after India got independence?1. Madhav Shrihari Aney2. R. R. Diwakar3. Phagu Chauhan4. Jairamdas Daulatram

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : Jairamdas Daulatram

The correct answer is option (4) i.e. Jairamdas Daulatram.

  • Jairamdas Daulatram was very dear to Mahatma Gandhi and he was described as the 'Lamp in the Desert' by Sarojni Naidu.
  • Bihar and Orissa separated from Bengal Presidency in 1912 as a single province and later Orissa became a separate province under the Government of India Act of 1935 and thus Bihar became an administrative unit of British India.
  • At the time of Independence in 1947, the State of Bihar, with the same geographic boundary, formed a part of the Republic of India, until 1956.
  • In 1956, an area in the south-east, predominantly the district of Purulia, was separated and incorporated into West Bengal as part of the Linguistic Reorganization of Indian States. 


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