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Q1. In which year was the University of Udaipur renamed Mohanlal Sukhadia University?
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Answer: D
The university was set up in 1962. It was renamed in 1984, two years after his death.
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Q2. Which Act of 1959 ended the zamindari system in Rajasthan under Sukhadia’s government?
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Answer: C
The Rajasthan Zamindari and Biswedari Abolition Act of 1959 ended large estates held by zamindars and biswedars.
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Q3. Where did Jawaharlal Nehru launch Panchayati Raj on 2 October 1959?
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Answer: C
The launch took place at Nagaur in Rajasthan. Rajasthan became the first state to adopt the system.
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Q4. By how many votes did Mohan Lal Sukhadia defeat Jai Narayan Vyas to become Chief Minister in 1954?
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Answer: B
He won the internal party contest by just 8 votes. He was then 38 years old.
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Q5. By how many votes did Mohan Lal Sukhadia defeat Jai Narayan Vyas, in the internal party contest that made him Chief Minister?
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Answer: C
Sukhadia won by just 8 votes, in an internal Congress party contest, becoming Chief Minister on 13 Nov 1954, aged 38.
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Q6. Sukhadia’s combined tenure made him independent India’s longest-serving Chief Minister, at the time. Who eventually surpassed this record?
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Answer: A
Jyoti Basu of West Bengal surpassed Sukhadia’s record in 1994, during his own long tenure as Chief Minister from 1977 to 2000.
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Q7. Sukhadia’s Governor term beginning 1 February 1972 involved a state renaming. Which state was it?
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Answer: C
He became Governor of Mysore State on 1 Feb 1972. The state was renamed Karnataka on 1 Nov 1973, mid-way through his term, which then continued until 10 Oct 1975.
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Q8. What is accurate about Sukhadia’s role in the Rajasthan Canal, later renamed the Indira Gandhi Canal?
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Answer: D
The canal was first conceived in 1948, by engineer Kanwar Sain. Construction began under Sukhadia’s government in 1958. It was renamed the Indira Gandhi Canal only later, in 1984.
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Q9. Mohan Lal Sukhadia’s combined 17-year run as Chief Minister of Rajasthan was interrupted once. By what?
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Answer: B
His first term ran 13 Nov 1954 to 13 Mar 1967. Rajasthan was then under President’s Rule for about six weeks, until his second term began on 26 Apr 1967 and ran until 9 Jul 1971.
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Q10. Planning for a major irrigation canal began under Sukhadia in 1958. What is this canal known as today?
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Answer: B
Planning for the Rajasthan Canal began in 1958. It was later renamed the Indira Gandhi Canal.
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Q11. Mohan Lal Sukhadia became Rajasthan’s Chief Minister in 1954 by defeating Jai Narayan Vyas by what margin?
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Answer: A
He defeated Jai Narayan Vyas by just 8 votes, in an internal Congress party contest.
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