Uttar Pradesh - Study Mode

[#771] Name the politician from Uttar Pradesh who served as Home Minister in BJP led government.
Correct Answer

(B) Rajnath Singh

Explanation

Solution: Rajnath Singh is an Indian politician serving as the Defence Minister of India. He is currently the Deputy Leader of the House Lok Sabha. He is the former President of Bharatiya Janata Party. He has previously served as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and as a Cabinet Minister in the Vajpayee Government. He was the Home Minister in the First Modi Ministry. He has also served as the President of the BJP twice i.e. 2005 to 2009 and 2013 to 2014. He is a veteran leader of the BJP who started his career as a RSS Swayamsevak. He is an advocate of the party's Hindutva ideology. He has also served the party in the Uttar Pradesh state from where he started his political career as a youth leader. He was also the minister of Road Transport and Highways and Agriculture under Prime ministership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

[#772] Who is the only female Prime Minister of India till date?
Correct Answer

(C) Indira Gandhi

Explanation

Solution: Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian politician and a central figure of the Indian National Congress. She was the 3 rd prime minister of India and was also the first and, to date, only female prime minister of India.

[#773] Which is the body of the three-tier Panchayati Raj system?
Correct Answer

(B) District Panchayat

Explanation

Solution: The District Panchayat also known as the District Council or Zilla Parishad is the three-tier of the Panchayati Raj system.

[#774] Sant Kabir Nagar was established in which year?
Correct Answer

(D) 1997

Explanation

Solution: Sant Kabir Nagar was created on 5 th September 1997 from district Basti including 131 villages from tehsil Basti and 161 villages from Bansi tehsil of district Siddharth Nagar.

[#775] Which one is not correctly matched. City Importance a. Varanasi 1. Culture and Religion b. Lucknow 2. Capital c. Jhansi 3. Industrial Centre d. Moradabad 4. Copper Industry
Correct Answer

(C) c-3