B.G. Kher — MCQs with Answers (Set 1)

Kher chaired the Official Language Commission, set up in 1955. It recommended a gradual shift from English to Hindi in official use.

The road was renamed in Kher’s honour in 1976. His name also lives on in Kherwadi and in Kher Bhavan at Pune university.

Kher became the second Prime Minister of the Bombay Province in 1937. He followed Dhanjishah Cooper and served until November 1939.

The Bandra East area where B.G. Kher allocated land to the Hindu-Khatik community is still known as Kherwadi, in his memory.

B.G. Kher served as India’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1952 to 1954, after his term as Chief Minister ended.

B.G. Kher was imprisoned for eight months in 1930, then for two years in 1932, during the Civil Disobedience Movement.

B.G. Kher co-founded the law firm Manilal Kher & Co. in 1918, after studying at Wilson College, Mumbai.

Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher was born on 24 August 1888, at Ratnagiri, in the Bombay Presidency.

As Chief Minister, Kher was instrumental in establishing Poona University, now known as Savitribai Phule Pune University, in 1949.

When India became independent on 15 August 1947, the Bombay Presidency became Bombay State, and Kher’s title changed to Chief Minister.

Kher was widely known by the nickname ‘Sajjan,’ meaning good and gentle, for his reputation of honesty and modesty.

B.G. Kher was the first Chief Minister of Bombay State, a tri-lingual state that once covered present-day Maharashtra and Gujarat.