National (Current Affairs) (Part-IX)

41. India recently signed land boundary agreement with which country? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 27.09.2016 (Shift-III)]

(a) China
(b) Nepal
(c) Bhutan
(d) Bangladesh

Correct Answer: (d) Bangladesh

Solution:On June 6, 2015, India and Bangladesh created history by signing the Land Boundary Agreement. Under this agreement, India will hand over 111 of its enclaves to Bangladesh and Bangladesh hand over 51 of its enclaves to India. The land-boundary agreement between India and Bangladesh was signed on May 16, 1974 between the then Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. It was immediately approved by the 'ethnic parliament' of Bangladesh.

42. Which state has decided to recruit transgender people as jail wardens? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 16.01.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Uttarakhand
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Kerala
(d) Odisha

Correct Answer: (d) Odisha

Solution:In August 2016, the Odisha government decided to appoint transgender people as prison wardens.

43. Who is the Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 9.09.2016 (Shift-II)]

(a) Raghu Ram Rajan
(b) Arvind Subramanian
(c) Rajiv Mehrishi
(d) Arvind Pangariya

Correct Answer: (b) Arvind Subramanian

Solution:Arvind Subramanian (October 2014-20 June 2018) was the Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) to the Government of India during Question Hour. As on March 2022, the Chief Economic Adviser of India is Dr. V. Ananth Nageswaran.

44. What is the full name of Sachin Tendulkar? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 25.01.2017 (Shift-III)]

(a) Sachin Suresh Tendulkar
(b) Sachin Mahesh Tendulkar
(c) Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
(d) Sachin Lokesh Tendulkar

Correct Answer: (c) Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar

Solution:The full name of Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, popularly known as 'Master Blaster', is Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar.

45. Who is the new Director of Film and Television. Institute of India (FTII)? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 8.09.2016 (Shift-I)]

(a) Prashant Pathrabe
(b) Amol Palekar
(c) Shabana Azmi
(d) Bhupendra Kainthola

Correct Answer: (d) Bhupendra Kainthola

Solution:Bhupendra Kaithola was appointed as the Director of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) during the time of the question asked in exam. Presently the Director of FTII is Sandeep Sahara and the Chairman is Shekhar Kapur.

46. Social activist Irom Chanu Sharmila, who has recently announced to end 16-year old hunger strike belongs to which state? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 9.09.2016 (Shift-II)]

(a) Mizoram
(b) Manipur
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra

Correct Answer: (b) Manipur

Solution:Irom Chanu Sharmila, popularly known as Iron Lady, is a human rights activist living in the north-easterm state of Manipur, India. She was on a fast (hunger strike) since 2000 demanding the repeal of the 'Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act' (AFSPA) in Manipur. Irom Sharmila, who had been on a fast for the last 16 years, ended her fast on August 9, 2016 in Imphal, the capital of Manipur.

47. The Ghatampur thermal power plant recently approved by Cabinet is to be setup in- [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 1.09.2016 (Shift-II)]

(a) Rajasthan
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Karnataka
(d) Madhya Pradesh

Correct Answer: (b) Uttar Pradesh

Solution:On July 20, 2016, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the Ghatampur Thermal Power Project. The 1980 MW (3 × 660 MW) coal based Ghatampur Thermal Power Project is located in Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh.