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JPSC 2023 · Question 8 of 199

In 2023, which US State recently declared holiday in public schools on the festival of Diwali?

Current Affairs 2023

  1. ALos Angeles
  2. BBoston
  3. CJersey
  4. DNew YorkCorrect

Answer: D. New York

Explanation

New York declared Diwali a public-school holiday in 2023, the first such move by a major US state/city that year.

Source: JPSC Combined Civil Services (PT) 2023 (Advt 01/2024), GS Paper-I, Booklet Series-B; answers per official model answer key

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