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2022

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Union Home Minister Amit Shah presided over the 25th Eastern Zonal Council in which city on 17 December 2022?
A
Patna
B
Kolkata
C
Guwahati
D
Shillong
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Chairman: The union home minister is the Chairman of each of these Councils. Vice Chairman: The Chief Ministers of the States included in each zone act as Vice-Chairman of the Zonal Council for that zone by rotation, each holding office for a period of one year at a time.

Detailed explanation-2: -Eastern Zonal Council is a zonal council that comprises the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Sikkim and West Bengal.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: The State Reorganisation Act of 1956 established five zones in the country: Northern, Central, Eastern, Western, and Southern, each with its own zonal council.

Detailed explanation-4: -At present India has six zonal councils. They are Northern Zonal Council, Central Zonal Council, Eastern Zonal Council, Western Zonal Council, Southern Zonal Council, and Northeastern council.

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