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SSC GD 2023 PYQ — Question 40

SSC GD Constable (English) - 7 Feb 2023 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q40

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Which of the following former Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh passed away in October 2022?

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Correct answer: C

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The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. Mulayam Singh Yadav

Mulayam Singh Yadav, the founder of the Samajwadi Party (SP) and three-time chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, passed away on October 10 at the Medanta hospital in Gurugram.

  • Yadav's first electoral triumph occurred in 1967, when he was elected to the Uttar Pradesh state legislative assembly's lower house.
  • He was reelected in 1974, but Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's national state of emergency prevented him from serving out the remainder of his term.
  • He was one of the opposition politicians detained for 19 months in 1975.
  • In 1977, following his release, he ran for and regained his assembly seat.