National (Current Affairs) (Part-VI)

Total Questions: 50

1. In October 2019, the government of which state declared that people having more than two children will NOT be eligible for government jobs after 1 January 2021? [S.S.C. JE Electrical Exam 28.10.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) Tripura
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Sikkim
(d) Assam

Correct Answer: (d) Assam

Solution:In October 2019, the government of the state of Assam announced that people with more than two children would not be eligible for government jobs after January 1, 2021. The Assam government has taken this step to promote small families so that parents can provide the right nutritional food to their children and make arrangements for their quality of life.

2. In July 2019, researchers discovered Dracaena cambodiana, India's first dragon blood-oozing tree in: [S.S.C. JE Electrical Exam 28.10.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Assam
(c) Odisha
(d) Kerala

Correct Answer: (b) Assam

Solution:India's first blood oozing tree Dracaena Cambodia has been found in Assam in July 2019. This tree belongs to the Asparagaceae family. It is an important medicinal plant as well as an ornamental tree. Antifungal and antibacterial compounds, antioxidants, etc. are obtained from different parts of this tree.

3. Which of the following ministries was created by the Union Government in the year 2019? [S.S.C. JE Electrical Exam 28.10.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) Swachh Bharat Ministry
(b) Jan Sashaktikaran Ministry
(c) Nari Shakti Ministry
(d) Jal Shakti Ministry

Correct Answer: (d) Jal Shakti Ministry

Solution:In May 2019, the Central Government formed a new ministry 'Jal Shakti Mantralaya' to get rid of the bottlenecks in water facilities. The present Minister of Jal Shakti is Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.

4. In which of the following global indices released in the year 2019 did India secure the 102ⁿᵈ rank among 117 countries? [S.S.C. Electrical Exam 28.10.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) Global Competitiveness Index
(b) Democracy Index
(c) Ease of Doing Business
(d) Global Hunger Index

Correct Answer: (d) Global Hunger Index

Solution:India was ranked 102 out of 117 countries in the Global Hunger Index released in the year 2019.

India is ranked 107th out of 121 countries in the Global Hunger Index released in the year 2022. India's rank in other global indices is as follows-

World Competitiveness Index, 2022 - 37th

Democracy Index, 2021 -46th

Ease of Doing Business Index, 2020-63rd

5. Who among the following became the army chief After General Bipin Rawat? [ S.S.C. JE Electrical Exam 28.10.2020 (Shift-I) S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 12.10.2020 (Shift-III) S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 19.03.2020 (Shift-III) ]

(a) Anil Chauhan
(b) M.M. Naravane
(c) Ranbir Singh
(d) S.K. Saini

Correct Answer: (b) M.M. Naravane

Solution:MM Naravane (Manoj Mukund Naravane) was the Chief of Army Staff of India in 2020. He took over in place of General Bipin Rawat, who retired on December 31, 2019. The present Chief of the Army Staff is Manoj Pandey. The Chief of the Indian Air Force is VR Choudhary (Vivek Ram Choudhary) and the Chief of the Navy is Admiral R Harikumar.

6. Which of the following organisations/think tanks launched India's first indigenously developed digital asset management and storage platform called 'Digi Boxx' in December 2020? [ S.S.C. JE Civil Exam 23.03.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Observer Research Foundation
(b) NITI Aayog
(c) The Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies
(d) Research Foundation for Governance in India

Correct Answer: (b) NITI Aayog

Solution:NITI Aayog launched India's first indigenously developed digital asset management and storage platform, called DigiBoxx, in December 2020. Digiboxx was launched in India as an in-house cloud storage service, promoting a self-reliant 'India'.

7. As of December 2020, who among the following is the chairman of state Bank of India? [S.S.C. JE Civil Exam 23.03.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Girish Chandra Chaturvedi
(b) Deepak Parekh
(c) Abhilash Mishra
(d) Dinesh Kumar Khara

Correct Answer: (d) Dinesh Kumar Khara

Solution:As of December 2020, the Chairman of the State Bank of India (SBI) was Dinesh Kumar Khara. At present(2022) also he is the chairman of the State Bank of India. He assumed office on October 7, 2020.

8. Which of the following metro services started India's first ever fully automated driverless train service in December 2020? [S.S.C. JE Civil Exam 23.03.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Mumbai metro
(b) Delhi metro
(c) Kolkata metro
(d) Bengaluru metro

Correct Answer: (b) Delhi metro

Solution:In December 2020, Delhi Metro launched India's first fully automated driverless train service. Under this new system, Metro Rail can be controlled from three command centers of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (Delhi) without any human intervention. The country's first driverless metro rail was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 28, 2020.

9. In November 2020, Madhya Pradesh's _________ National Park has been declared a UNESCO biosphere reserve. [S.S.C. JE Civil Exam 23.03.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Mandla Plant Fossils
(b) Panna
(c) Satpura
(d) Pench

Correct Answer: (b) Panna

Solution:In November 2020, Panna National Park in Madhya Pradesh has been declared a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve area. Panna National Park was created in the year 1981. Panna is the 22nd tiger reserve in India and 5th in Madhya Pradesh. It has spread in the north of the state of Madhya Pradesh in the Panna and Chhatarpur districts.

As of 2022, there are 40 World Heritage Sites located in India. Out of these, 32 are cultural, 7 are natural, and one, the Khangchendzonga National Park, is of mixed type.

10. Who among the following was appointed as the President of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) in December 2020? [S.S.C. JE Civil Exam 23.03.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Vineet Agarwal
(b) Niranjan Hiranandani
(c) Anil bhatia
(d) Pradeep goel

Correct Answer: (a) Vineet Agarwal

Solution:Vineet Agarwal was appointed as the President of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) in December 2020. He succeeded Dr. Niranjan Hiranandani, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Hiranandani Group in this position.

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