Question

    As a tribute to the freedom fighters of Manipur, the

    Union government has decided to rename Mount Harriet in _______________ as Mount Manipur.
    A Andaman and Nicobar islands Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Assam Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Manipur Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Lakshadweep island Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Nagaland Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    As a tribute to the freedom fighters of Manipur, the Union government has decided to rename Mount Harriet, an island peak in Andaman and Nicobar islands. It will now be known as Mount Manipur. Manipur played a significant role in resisting the British in the Northeast during the 1857 revolution and in 1891. The state was the only one to implement its own constitution. Mount Harriet, the third-highest island peak in Andaman and Nicobar islands, where Manipur’s Maharaja Kulchandra Singh and 22 other freedom fighters were imprisoned during the Anglo-Manipuri war (1891).

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