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SSC Stenographer 2022 PYQ — Question 122

SSC Stenographer - 17 Nov 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q122

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In July 2021 who among the following became the Minister of State in the Union
Ministry of Panchayati Raj?
 

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answeris option 2 i.e. Kapil Moreshwar Patil

  • Kapil Moreshwar Patil is a politician from Bhiwandi in Maharashtra. On July 7, 2021, he became the Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ministry reshuffle.
  • The institution of Panchayati Raj is a system of rural local self-government in India.
  • To establish democracy at the grassroots level, the Panchayati Raj institution was given constitutional status through the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 and was entrusted with the task of rural development in the country.