What is the name of the city mayor who proclaimed April 14, 2025, as Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Day in New York City?

Question

What is the name of the city mayor who proclaimed April 14, 2025, as Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Day in New York City?

1. A. Bill de Blasio
2. B. Eric Adams (Correct answer)
3. C. Sadiq Khan
4. D. More than one of the above

Correct Answer

Option B — Eric Adams

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Eric Adams.

Key Points

• Eric Adams, the Mayor of New York City, proclaimed 14 April 2025 as Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Day in New York City, honouring the birth anniversary of the principal architect of the Indian Constitution.
• Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891–1956) studied at Columbia University in New York, where he earned his master's and doctoral degrees, and later at the London School of Economics.
• He served as Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly and as independent India's first Law Minister, and was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1990.
• His birth anniversary, 14 April, is observed as Ambedkar Jayanti.
• The New York proclamation is significant because Columbia University is where Ambedkar's intellectual foundations in economics and social justice were laid.

Exam Tip

• BPSC often pairs an international recognition with a static fact about the personality, so revise Ambedkar's education, offices held and writings such as Annihilation of Caste.

प्रश्न (हिन्दी में)

न्यूयॉर्क सिटी के मेयर का नाम क्या है जिन्होंने 14 अप्रैल, 2025 को डॉ. बी. आर. अंबेडकर दिवस घोषित किया?

1. A. बिल डी ब्लासियो
2. B. एरिक एडम्स
3. C. सादिक खान
4. D. उपरोक्त में से एक से अधिक