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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 43

SSC CGL - 01 Dec 2022 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q43

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Who has taken oath as Bihar Chief Minister for 8th time?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. Nitish Kumar.

  • Nitish Kumar took oath as the Bihar CM for the second time in 2005 when his party won 88 seats and its ally, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 55 seats.
  • Kumar first took oath as the CM of Bihar on March 3, 2000 despite falling short of a majority, and remained the CM for seven days.
  • He was again sworn in as the CM in 2010, but in 2013 he dumped the BJP and after the poll loss he resigned and appointed Jitan Ram Manjhi as the CM.
  • However, he returned as the CM in 2015 and said it was a mistake to resign. In 2015 he allied with the RJD and swept the polls, but in 2017 he parted ways with the RJD, teamed up with the BJP and continued till the Assembly election in 2020. He was sworn-in as the CM for the seventh time.