Question: Recently Jinnah Tower was in NEWS, is located in which of the following state?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Telangana
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:
- Recently the iconic Jinnah Tower was painted in the national tricolours which is located in Andhra Pradesh.
- The tower which is a city landmark has long been mired in controversy over being named in the honour of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.
- The latest such attempt was made this year on January 26, Republic Day, when a group of people tried to storm the tower and unfurl the national flag atop it.
- The state unit of the BJP had submitted a memorandum to demand that the tower be renamed in honour of former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
- The tower was erected on six pillars which open to a dome, typical of the then Muslim architecture in early twentieth century.
BY: AMIT GUPTA