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2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Recently, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani announced that the state government was considering renaming Ahmedabad as _________
A
Narsinhagaon
B
Phevima
C
Karnavati
D
Prayagraj
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ethnically sensitive examples include the proposals by the Bharatiya Janata Party (1990, 2001) to rename Ahmedabad to Karnavati and Allahabad to Prayagraj, the latter ultimately being officially adopted in 2018. These two proposals are changes from the historically Islamic name to a Hindu native name.

Detailed explanation-2: -He was succeeded by Anandiben Patel who became the state’s first woman chief minister. The current chief minister is Bhupendrabhai Patel of the BJP. He was elected for the post following the resignation of then incumbent Vijay Rupani, who was in the office since 7 August 2016.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mahatma Gandhi also established Gandhi Ashram on the bank of river Sabarmati and selected Ahmedabad as his “Karmabhumi”. The city was founded in 1411 to serve as the capital of the Sultanate of Gujarat, by its namesake, Sultan Ahmed Shah.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ahmedabad, also known as Amdavad, was named after Sultan Ahmed Shah, who founded the city in 1411. It is one of the major cities of Gujarat. It served as the capital of Gujarat from 1960 to 1970.

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