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Download Solution PDFWho was first governor of 'United Provinces' after it got renamed as Uttar Pradesh?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Sir Hormasji Perozeshah Modi.
Key Points
- Sir Hormasji Perozeshah Modi was the first governor of the United Provinces after it was renamed Uttar Pradesh.
- The United Provinces was officially renamed as Uttar Pradesh on January 24, 1950.
- Sir Hormasji Perozeshah Modi was a prominent Indian politician and administrator.
- He served as the Governor of Uttar Pradesh from 1949 to 1952.
- His tenure is notable for the transition phase when India became a Republic in 1950.
Additional Information
- Shri Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi
- Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi was an Indian independence movement activist, politician, writer, and educationist.
- He founded the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan educational trust in 1938.
- Shri Varahgiri Venkat Giri
- Varahgiri Venkat Giri served as the President of India from 1969 to 1974.
- He was also the Governor of Uttar Pradesh before becoming President.
- Dr. B. Ramakrishna Rao
- Dr. B. Ramakrishna Rao served as the Governor of Kerala and later as the Governor of Uttar Pradesh.
- He was a significant political figure during the early years of independent India.
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