SSC GD 2023 PYQ — Question 36

SSC GD Constable (English) - 24 Jan 2023 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q36

Shri Bhagwant Mann became the Chief Minister of _____ state/union territory of India in March 2022.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Punjab

AAP Punjab convener and MP Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as Chief Minister on 16 March 2022.

  • The party itself went on to win 92 seats out of 117 in the state's assembly elections.
  • Mann took oath as the 17th Chief Minister of Punjab on 16 March 2022 at Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.
  • Bhagwant Mann was administered the oath of secrecy and allegiance by Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit at the ancestral village of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh amid lakhs of people from different walks of life.