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'Pandit' listed as option for 'who is an opportunist' question in UP police exam, sparks row
short by Shalini ojha / on Sunday, 15 March, 2026
A question reading, "Avsar ke anusar badal jaane waala (who is an opportunist?)" in an exam to hire police sub-inspectors in UP sparked a controversy after it listed "Pandit" as an option. X users condemned the question paper. Later, UP Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak said, "It's absolutely unacceptable for any question to hurt the dignity of any society or class."