Political Science · Political Institutions in India
UGC NET January 2026 Political Science
Match List I with List II and choose the correct answer from the options given below.
List I
- I. Ram Krishna Hegde
- II. Bhairon Singh Koshyari
- III. Karpoori Thakur
- IV. Sucheta Kripalani
List II
- a. Uttarakhand
- b. Karnataka
- c. Uttar Pradesh
- d. Bihar
AI-a, II-b, III-c, IV-d
BI-d, II-c, III-a, IV-b
CI-c, II-d, III-b, IV-a
DI-b, II-a, III-d, IV-c ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) I-b, II-a, III-d, IV-c — Correct matching: Ram Krishna Hegde with Karnataka, Bhairon Singh Koshyari with Uttarakhand, Karpoori Thakur with Bihar, and Sucheta Kripalani with Uttar Pradesh.
Explanation
★Correct matching: Ram Krishna Hegde with Karnataka, Bhairon Singh Koshyari with Uttarakhand, Karpoori Thakur with Bihar, and Sucheta Kripalani with Uttar Pradesh.
★Ram Krishna Hegde was a senior Janata Party leader and served several terms as Chief Minister of Karnataka in the 1980s.
★Bhairon Singh Koshyari served as the second Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, then called Uttaranchal, from 2001 to 2002.
★Karpoori Thakur, a prominent socialist leader, served twice as Chief Minister of Bihar during the 1970s.
★Sucheta Kripalani was India's first woman Chief Minister, serving Uttar Pradesh from 1963 to 1967.
★The Chief Minister is appointed by the Governor under Article 164 and heads the State Council of Ministers.
★For NET, remember Sucheta Kripalani as the first woman Chief Minister of India.
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