Question: On 19th March, 2017 Adityanath Yogi was sworn in as new Chief Minister of UP along with two deputy Chief Ministers. One of the deputy Chief Ministers is Keshav Prasad Maurya and the other is…
(a) Swati Singh
(b) Satyadev Pachauri
(c) Ramapati Shastri
(d) Dr. Dinesh Sharma
Ans: (d)
- On 19th March, 2017, five-time BJP MP from Gorakhpur, Adityanath Yogi took oath as the 21st chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh along with two deputy chief ministers and 44 ministers.
- Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dr. Dinesh Sharma were sworn in as deputy Chief Ministers of the state.
- 22 Cabinet Ministers, 13 Minister of State and 9 Minister of State with Independent Charge (total 44) were sworn in by the state Governor Sri Ram Naik.
- Council of Ministers includes five women, one of Cabinet rank, two ministers of state (independent charge) and two ministers of state.
- Prominent figures like Rita Bahuguna Joshi, former Test cricketer Chetan Chauhan, Swami Prasad Maurya, Shrikant Sharma and Siddharth Nath Singh have been given Cabinet rank.
- Those named as ministers of state with independent charge include Swati Singh, state chief of BJP’s Mahila Morcha.
- Sandeep Singh, 26, is the youngest minister in the Council of Ministers.
- Adityanath’s birth name is Ajay Singh Bisht and he was born at Panchur, Pauri Garhwal.
- He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics from the Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University in Srinagar, Uttarakhand.
- Adityanath was made Peethadhishwar of Gorakhnath Temple on 14 September 2014.
- He was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1998 for the first time.
Reference:
http://www.thehindu.com/elections/uttar-pradesh-2017/yogi-adityanath-is-new-cm-of-up/article17529487.ece
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogi_Adityanath
http://information.up.nic.in/Module_View.aspx?id_view=269