Why Correct: South 24 Parganas (9,960 sq km) is the largest district by area in West Bengal, followed by Paschim Medinipur (9,345 sq km), then Burdwan (7,024 sq km) as per 2011 Census data.
Distractor Analysis: Paschim Medinipur – Burdwan – Bankura places Bankura (6,882 sq km) third, but Burdwan is larger. Paschim Medinipur – Burdwan – South 24 Parganas incorrectly lists South 24 Parganas third when it is the largest. South 24 Parganas – Paschim Medinipur – Bankura uses Bankura instead of Burdwan, though Burdwan has greater area.
Takeaway: Purulia (6,259 sq km) and Birbhum (4,545 sq km) are among the smaller districts, while Murshidabad (5,324 sq km) and Nadia (3,927 sq km) are medium-sized.

Why Correct: West Bengal currently has 23 districts, with the most recent additions being Jhargram (carved from Paschim Medinipur) and Kalimpong (carved from Darjeeling), both created in 2017.
Distractor Analysis: 18 districts was the count before the 2017 bifurcations. 17 districts existed briefly after Jhargram's creation but before Kalimpong's formation. 16 districts was the count in the early 2000s before several districts like Paschim Bardhaman and Purba Bardhaman were created.
Takeaway: The 23 districts include 5 in North Bengal (Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar, Cooch Behar) and 18 in South Bengal, with Kolkata being the only non-district urban administrative unit.

Why Correct: West Bengal had 118 municipal towns as of 2020, including 7 municipal corporations, based on state government data.
Distractor Analysis: 104 was an earlier count before municipal expansions, 256 is the total number of urban local bodies including notified area authorities, and 191 is not a documented municipal count for West Bengal.
Takeaway: The seven municipal corporations in West Bengal are Kolkata, Howrah, Chandannagar, Asansol, Siliguri, Durgapur, and Bidhannagar.

Why Correct: West Bengal had 341 Panchayat Samitis (Block Panchayats) as of 2020, based on official state administrative data.
Distractor Analysis: 334 is an outdated count from earlier administrative periods. 344 and 333 are incorrect numbers not supported by official records.
Takeaway: West Bengal's Panchayati Raj system includes approximately 3,354 Gram Panchayats, 341 Panchayat Samitis, and 20 Zila Parishads as of recent data.

Why Correct: Balurghat serves as the district headquarters of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.
Distractor Analysis: Uttar Dinajpur has its headquarters at Raiganj, Malda district headquarters is at English Bazar, and Coochbehar district headquarters is at Coochbehar city.
Takeaway: West Bengal's 23 districts each have distinct headquarters: Kolkata for Kolkata district, Alipurduar for Alipurduar district, and Bankura for Bankura district.