National (Current Affairs)

Total Questions: 50

11. When did Prime Minister, Narendra Modi integrate selected fitness enthusiasts of the country in the first session of 'Fit India Dialogue' as a part of the 'Fit India Movement'. [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 02.12.2022 (Shift-II)]

(a) 24 September 2019
(b) 24 September 2018
(c) 24 September 2020
(d) 24 September 2021

Correct Answer: (c) 24 September 2020

Solution:On September 24, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi integrated selected fitness enthusiasts of the country in the first session of the 'Fit India Dialogue' as a part of the 'Fit India Movement'.

12. Chief Minister of which state has inaugurated a project of the Women and Child Development department to provide milk and eggs to children at all anganwadis in the state in a bid to improve their nutrition levels? [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 01.12.2022 (Shift-I)]

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

Correct Answer: (b) Kerala

Solution:Kerala Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan has inaugurated a Women and Child Development department project. This project help to provide milk and eggs to children at all Anganwadis in the state in a bid to improve their nutrition levels.

Under this scheme, which is considered as a first in the country, each child will be given 125 ml of milk two days a week for 44 weeks (10 months) and an egg twice a week.

13. A 'Camel Protection and Development Policy' has been announced by the government of _________. [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 01.12.2022 (Shift-I)]

(a) Rajasthan
(b) Punjab
(c) Gujarat
(d) Ladakh

Correct Answer: (a) Rajasthan

Solution:Rajasthan state government has announced a 'Camel Protection and Development Policy' in its budget 2022-23. The Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot proposed a budget of Rs 10 crore in the next financial year under the new policy for rearing, protection, and overall development of the state animal. The policy has been announced amidst the declining numbers of the animal.

14. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes in June 2022? [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 01.12.2022 (Shift-I)]

(a) Nitin Gupta
(b) Nidhi Chibber
(c) Ashish Jha
(d) M Jagadesh Kumar

Correct Answer: (a) Nitin Gupta

Solution:IRS Nitin Gupta has been appointed as the new chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) by the Government of India.

Nidhi chibber is the current Chairperson of CBSE.
Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar is the Chairman of University Grants Commission since February 2022.

15. _________ was appointed the new Foreign Secretary of India in April 2022. [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 11.07.2022 (Shift-I)]

(a) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
(b) Vinay Mohan Kwatra
(c) Harsh Vardhan Shringla
(d) Meenakshi Lekhi

Correct Answer: (b) Vinay Mohan Kwatra

Solution:Vinay Mohan Kwatra is an Indian diplomat and currently serving as the Foreign Secretary of India from May 2022, succeeding Harsh Vardhan Shringla.

16. Who among the following has sung the famous Bollywood song 'Channa Mereya'? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 11.07.2022 (Shift-I)]

(a) Neeti Mohan
(b) Sukhbir
(c) Arijit Singh
(d) Shreya Ghoshal

Correct Answer: (c) Arijit Singh

Solution:Channa Mereya (Means: The moon is mine) is an Indian Hindustani song from the Bollywood film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. The song is penned by Amitabh Bhattacharya, composed by Pritam and sung by Arijit Singh.

17. Who among the following became the Brand Ambassador of Khadi Prakritik Paint in July 2021? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I ) 12.07.2022 (Shift-III)]

(a) Narendra Singh Tomar
(b) Rajnath Singh
(c) Nitin Gadkari
(d) Arjun Munda

Correct Answer: (c) Nitin Gadkari

Solution:MSME Minister Nitin Gadkari has become the brand ambassador of Khadi Prakritik Paint. It is India's first and only paint made from cow dung.

18. Who was appointed as the Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India in January 2022? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 08.07.2022 (Shift-II)]

(a) S Ramakrishnan
(b) Krishnamurthy Subramanian
(c) Raghuram Rajan
(d) V Anantha Nageswaran

Correct Answer: (d) V Anantha Nageswaran

Solution:The Government has appointed Dr V. Anantha Nageswaran as the Chief Economic Advisor of India

19. Who became Indian Air Force's first woman fighter pilot from Jammu and Kashmir in 2021? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 07.07.2022 (Shift-III)]

(a) Punita Arora
(b) Mitali Madhumita
(c) Padmavathy Bandopadhyay
(d) Mawya Sudan

Correct Answer: (d) Mawya Sudan

Solution:Mawya Sudan, a Flying Officer, has made history by becoming the first woman from Jammu and Kashmir to join the Indian Air Force (IAF) as a fighter pilot. She is the 12th female fighter pilot to be inducted into the IAF.

20. Adityanath Yogi won from which constituency in the 2022 assembly elections? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 07.07.2022 (Shift-III)]

(a) Bilaspur
(b) Muzaffarnagar
(c) Gorakhpur (Urban)
(d) Noida

Correct Answer: (c) Gorakhpur (Urban)

Solution:Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in March 2022, won his maiden Assembly election from Gorakhpur Urban constituency by 62,057 votes.

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