Question

Which Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister is also was the head of the Gorakhpur Math?
1. Sampurnand
2. Gobind Vallabh Pant
3. Banarsi Das
4. Yogi Adityanath

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Yogi Adityanath

The correct answer is Yogi Adityanath.

• The current Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath is a Member of Parliament from Gorakhpur and is also the head priest of the Gorakhnath Math.

• He was appointed as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in March 2017.
• He has a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from the Hemawati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Uttarakhand.
• In 1990 he became an active member of the Ayodhya Ram temple movement.
• He became the disciple of the head priest of Gorakhnath Math where he received the name ‘Yogi Adityanath’ and later on succeeded as Mahant Adityanath.