The Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister s of the following states were not members of the State...........

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The Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister(s) of the following states were not members of the State Legislative Assembly at the time of their appointments (2017):

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HAS GS Previous Year Prelims Paper (2017)

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Punjab

Goa

Uttarakhand

Uttar Pradesh

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Explanation:

- Let's go through the options for 2017:

- Punjab: Captain Amarinder Singh became CM. He was a member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly at the time of his appointment.

- Goa: Manohar Parrikar was appointed CM. He was not a member of the Goa Legislative Assembly; instead, he was a member of the Rajya Sabha and had to contest a by-election later.

- Uttarakhand: Trivendra Singh Rawat became the CM. He was elected as an MLA at the time of his appointment.

- Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Adityanath was appointed CM. At that time, he was a sitting MP (Lok Sabha) and not an MLA; later, he contested and won the assembly by-election.

Correct option:

- Option 2: Goa

- Option 4: Uttar Pradesh

Both Manohar Parrikar (Goa) and Yogi Adityanath (Uttar Pradesh) were not MLAs at the time of their appointments as CM in 2017.