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The Union Government on 22 May 2016 appointed whom as the new Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory (UT) of Pondicherry? |
| A. | Kiran Bedi |
| B. | Kalyan Singh |
| C. | Ram Naik |
| D. | Mukul Sangma |
| Answer» A. Kiran Bedi | |
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Explanation: BJP leader and former IPS officer Kiran Bedi was, in May 2016, appointed Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry. The post had been lying vacant after the Narendra Modi government sacked UPA nominee Virendra Kataria in July 2014. The Union Territory was under the additional charge of Lt. Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. |
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