GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN POLITICS

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Who was 1st Education Minister of India?
A
Abul Kalam Muhiyuddin Ahmed Azad
B
Rajendra Prasad
C
B. R. Ambedkar
D
Syama Prasad Mukherjee
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Abul Kalam Muhiyuddin Ahmed Azad was an Indian scholar and a senior political leader of the Indian independence movement. Following India’s independence, he became the first Minister of Education in the Indian government. Q. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel was the first of India.

Detailed explanation-2: -Shri Dharmendra Pradhan is the current Education Minister of India. Ans.

Detailed explanation-3: -Contributions (Post-Independence): In his tenure, he did tremendous work for the upliftment of the country. The first IIT, IISc, School of Planning and Architecture and the University Grants Commission were established under his tenure as the education minister.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first education minister of Independent India, Maulana Abul Kalam also contributed to the establishment of educational institutes like Jamia Millia Islamia and IIT Kharagpur. He strongly advocated education for women and free and compulsory primary education for children up to the age of 14.

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