Ujjain, April 11 -- Samrat Vikramaditya University in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain came under fire for asking a religiously provocative question in a Foundation Course exam taken by third-year Bachelor of Commerce, Business Administration, and Computer Science students.

The controversy is centred around the paper's Question 45, which asked in Hindi, "Allah ke siva dusra koi nahi hai (There is no one other than Allah)," and provided options to choose the correct answer, including Someshwar, Khuda, Shaktivan, and "Dard dene wala (the one who punishes)."

The matter came to light after a student flagged it, leading to widespread outrage as the question paper gained traction online.

Hindutva organisations accused the university of leaning toward...