Indian Reserve Battalion in Rajasthan to be named after Maharana Pratap
Q. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has announced a new Indian Reserve Battalion will be named after which famous figure?- Published on 09 Jun 16a. Akbar
b. Maharana Pratap
c. Jehangir
d. Raja Mansingh
ANSWER: Maharana Pratap
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has announced that a new Indian Reserve Battalion in Rajasthan will be named after Maharana Pratap, the great warrior of Mewar region. The Home Minister, who is on a two-day visit to the state, made the announcement at a programme. Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje had made a request to Singh in this regard.
- The Indian Reserve Battalion will be named after Maharana Pratap, a Rajput ruler who had fought against the Mughals and never bowed before them, Singh said. The government will make sure that his contribution is highlighted.
- The Union minister also announced setting up of a global centre for counter terrorism at Sardar Patel University of Police, Security and Criminal Justice at Jodhpur and said the process of police modernisation will be expedited.
- Pratap Singh or Pratap Singh popularly known as Maharana Pratap the ruler of Mewar, a region in north-western India in the present day state of Rajasthan.