LUCKNOW, March 14 -- A question in the Hindi section of the Uttar Pradesh Police Sub-Inspector (SI) recruitment examination triggered a controversy on Saturday after the word 'Pandit' appeared as one of the answer options, prompting objections from political figures and community groups and later leading to a complaint to chief minister Yogi Adityanath.

The written test for sub-inspector (civil police) and equivalent posts, conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board across the state on March 14, reportedly asked candidates to give a one-word term for "a person who changes according to circumstances".

According to candidates, the options were 'Pandit' (scholar), 'Avsarvadi' (opportunist), 'Nishkapat' (innocent ...