{"id":91924,"date":"2025-06-01T11:09:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91924"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:09:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:09:20","slug":"the-prime-minister-recently-inaugurated-the-new-circuit-house-near-som","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-prime-minister-recently-inaugurated-the-new-circuit-house-near-som\/","title":{"rendered":"The Prime Minister recently inaugurated the new Circuit House near Som"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Prime Minister recently inaugurated the new Circuit House near Somnath Temple at Veraval. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Somnath Temple ?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Somnath Temple is one of the Jyotirlinga shrines.<\/li>\n<li>2. A description of Somnath Temple was given by Al-Biruni.<\/li>\n<li>3. Pran Pratishtha of Somnath Temple (installation of the present day temple) was done by President S. Radhakrishnan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below :<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;1 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC IAS &#8211; 2022<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2022\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct answer is A) 1 and 2 only.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nStatement 1 is correct. Somnath Temple is traditionally considered the first among the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva.<br \/>\nStatement 2 is correct. The medieval Islamic historian and scholar Al-Biruni described the Somnath temple in his Kitab-ul-Hind, noting its immense wealth.<br \/>\nStatement 3 is incorrect. The Pran Pratishtha (installation) of the present temple structure was performed by the first President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, on May 11, 1951. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan was the second President of India.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe Somnath Temple has a long and complex history, having been destroyed and rebuilt several times. The current structure was reconstructed after India&#8217;s independence. The temple is located in Veraval, Saurashtra, Gujarat.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Prime Minister recently inaugurated the new Circuit House near Somnath Temple at Veraval. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Somnath Temple ? 1. Somnath Temple is one of the Jyotirlinga shrines. 2. A description of Somnath Temple was given by Al-Biruni. 3. Pran Pratishtha of Somnath Temple (installation of the present day &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"The Prime Minister recently inaugurated the new Circuit House near Som\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-prime-minister-recently-inaugurated-the-new-circuit-house-near-som\/#more-91924\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Prime Minister recently inaugurated the new Circuit House near Som<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1092],"tags":[1108,1142],"class_list":["post-91924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-ias","tag-1108","tag-current-news-and-affairs","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Prime Minister recently inaugurated the new Circuit House near Som<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The correct answer is A) 1 and 2 only. 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