National (Current Affairs) (Part-VII)

Total Questions: 50

21. Who among the following took charge as India's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) on 1January 2020? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 18.03.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria
(b) Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh
(c) General Bipin Rawat
(d) General Manoj Mukund Naravane

Correct Answer: (c) General Bipin Rawat

Solution:General Bipin Rawat took charge as India's first Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) on January 1, 2020. He died in a helicopter crash on 8 December 2021.

22. Who has been appointed the Director General of the National Security Guard (NSG) in October 2019? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 18.03.2020 (Shift-II)]

(a) BPS Yadav
(b) Anup Kumar Singh
(c) Awadhesh Pratap Singh
(d) Utkarsh Jain

Correct Answer: (b) Anup Kumar Singh

Solution:Anoop Kumar Singh was appointed as the Director General of the National Security Guard (NSG) in October 2019.

23. When did the Prime Minister of India declare the country as 'Open Defecation Free'? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 18.03.2020 (Shift-III)]

(a) Mahatma Gandhi's 70ᵗʰ death anniversary
(b) Mahatma Gandhi's 150ᵗʰ birth anniversary
(c) 72ⁿᵈ Independence Day
(d) 67ᵗʰ Republic Day

Correct Answer: (b) Mahatma Gandhi's 150ᵗʰ birth anniversary

Solution:Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 2, 2019, on the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, declared the country 'Open Defecation Free'. He made this announcement at the Swachh Bharat Diwas program organized in Sabarmati, Ahmedabad.

24. Name the filmmaker who made the Hindi film, 'Chhapaak', based on the story of an acid attack victim. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 18.03.2020 (Shift-III)]

(a) Rani Mukherji
(b) Deepika Padukone
(c) Meghna Gulzar
(d) Yash Chopra

Correct Answer: (c) Meghna Gulzar

Solution:Meghna Gulzar is the producer of the film 'Chhapaak' based on the story of an acid attack victim. Deepika Padukone played the role of an acid attack victim in this film.

25. Which state has launched the Cyber Safe Woman Campaign in January 2020? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 19.03.2020 (Shift-II)]

(a) Karnataka
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Kerala

Correct Answer: (b) Maharashtra

Solution:On January 3, 2020, the Government of Maharashtra launched the Cyber Surakshit Mahila Abhiyan to mark the birth anniversary of social worker Savitribai Phule. The main objective of this initiative is to reduce cyber crimes against women and children.

26. Which state ranked first in Sustainable Development Goals Index 2019-20 released by NITI Aayog of India? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 19.03.2020 (Shift-III)]

(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Kerala
(d) Himachal Pradesh

Correct Answer: (c) Kerala

Solution:In December 2019, NITI Aayog released the second edition of the Sustainable Development Goals Index, 2019-20. Kerala has been ranked first in the list of states in this index. Himachal Pradesh is second, Andhra Pradesh third and Tamil Nadu fourth on this list.

27. From India, who inaugurated the Kartarpur Corridor and flagged off the first set of pilgrims to the final resting place of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 3.03.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) Narendra Modi
(b) Ram Nath Kovind
(c) Manmohan Singh
(d) Amarinder Singh

Correct Answer: (a) Narendra Modi

Solution:In November 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Kartarpur Corridor from India and flagged off the first batch of pilgrims to the final resting place of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism. This corridor will connect Baba Nanak Gurdwara in Gurdaspur, India with Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, Pakistan.

28. As on January 2020, Shri Bhupesh Baghel is the Chief Minister of which of the following states? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 3.03.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) Odisha
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Haryana

Correct Answer: (b) Chhattisgarh

Solution:In December, 2018 Bhupesh Baghel took over as the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh and he is currently also the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh.

29. 'Industry 4.0' is a complex cyber-physical system which synergies production with digital technologies. The Ministry of Railways and the Department of Science and Technology have joined hands in partnership with which institution for taking up a unique project on 'Industry 4.0'? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 3.03.2020 (Shift-II)]

(a) IIT Delhi
(b) IIT Madras
(c) IIT Kanpur
(d) IIT Bombay

Correct Answer: (c) IIT Kanpur

Solution:'Industry 4.0' is a complex cyber-physical system, which synergizes production with digital technologies. Ministry of Railways and the Department of Science & Technology have joined hands in partnership with IIT, Kanpur to launch a unique project on 'Industry 4.0' in the year 2016. In order to introduce Industry 4.0 in the country, a pilot project has been started for its implementation at Modern Coach Factory, Rae Bareli.

30. In October 2019, _________ was appointed as the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 3.03.2020 (Shift-III)]

(a) Sourav Ganguly
(b) Brijesh Patel
(c) Jayesh George
(d) Jay Shah

Correct Answer: (d) Jay Shah

Solution:In October 2019, Jay Shah was appointed as the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

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