National Events (Part-III)

Total Questions: 50

31. Who was the first Vice-Chairman of the NITI Aayog? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2018]

(a) Arvind Pangariya
(b) Raghuram Rajan
(c) Chandrashekhara Subramanyam
(d) Rajiv Kumar

Correct Answer: (a) Arvind Pangariya

Solution:The Central Government has set up the NITI Aayog as a replacement for the Planning Commission. It is the premier policy 'Think Tank' of the Government of India, providing directional and policy inputs.

NITI Aayog was established on 1st January 2015. The Prime Minister of India is its ex-officio Chairman. The current vice Chairman of NITI Aayog is Suman Bery. Notably that the First vice Chairman of NITI Aayog was Mr. Arvind Panagariya.

32. Who administered the oath of the Chief Minister of West Bengal to Mamta Banerjee on 27th May, 2016? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]

(a) Ram Naik
(b) Keshari Nath Tripathi
(c) T. S. Thakur
(d) P. Sathasivam

Correct Answer: (b) Keshari Nath Tripathi

Solution:On May 27th, 2016, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was sworn in by the Governor, Kesari Nath Tripathi. Mamata Banerjee became the Chief Minister of West Bengal for the second consecutive term.

Kesari Nath Tripathi was sworn in as the Governor of this State on 24th July, 2014. The present Governor of the State since 23rd November, 2022 is C.V. Ananda Bose.

33. Who succeeded Manohar Parrikar as the Chief Minister of Goa on his death recently? [65th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2019]

(a) Sudin Dhavalikar
(b) Nilesh Cabral
(c) Pramod Sawant
(d) Rohan Khaunte
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Correct Answer: (c) Pramod Sawant

Solution:Goa Assembly Speaker, Pramod Sawant was named as the Chief Minister of Goa to succeed the late Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on March 19th, 2019. Sawant represents Sanquelim assembly constituency in the Goa Legislative Assembly and is a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party.

34. The first Indian State to start State Data Centre (SDC) is- [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]

(a) Telangana
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Chhattisgarh
(d) Himachal Pradesh

Correct Answer: (d) Himachal Pradesh

Solution:The first State Data Centre (SDC) was launched by the then Chief Minister, Virbhadra Singh of Himachal Pradesh. Himachal Pradesh is the first state in the country to start this Centre. The Centre is situated at Shimla. S.D.C. is designed and based on the Green Data Centre Concept.

State Data Centre (SDC) has been identified as one of the important element of the core infrastructure for supporting e-governance initiative of National e-Governance Plan (NeGP).

35. In which of the following States, Bhartiya Janta Party formed Government for the first time in 2016? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]

(a) Assam
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Kerala
(d) Odisha

Correct Answer: (a) Assam

Solution:In 2016, Bhartiya Janata Party formed the government in Assam for the first time. On 24th May, 2016 Sarbananda Sonowal was sworn in as the Chief Minister of the State. At present, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma is the 15th Chief Minister of Assam.

36. In which post was the former Police Commissioner of Delhi, B.S. Bassi was appointed in May 2016? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]

(a) The Chairman of Union Public Service Commission
(b) The Governor of Meghalaya
(c) The Director-General of Border Security Force
(d) The Member of Union Public Service Commission

Correct Answer: (c) The Director-General of Border Security Force

Solution:On 31 May 2016, former Delhi Police Commissioner, B.S. Bassi was appointed as a member of the Union Public Service Commission. The present Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission is Dr. Manoj Soni.

37. Which of the following countries did President Pranab Mukherjee visit in May 2016? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]

(a) Japan
(b) Myanmar
(c) China
(d) France

Correct Answer: (c) China

38. According to the report of IIT Kharagpur Study Group, continuous low rainfall for how many years was the cause of fall of the Indus Valley Civilization? [B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2018]

(a) 600 Years
(b) 700 Years
(c) 800 Years
(d) 900 Years
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Correct Answer: (d) 900 Years

Solution:According to a study by IIT Kharagpur, drought-like conditions continuously for 900 years were the cause of the decline of the Indus Valley Civilization. Researchers discovered that the region received little or no rainfall for 900 years.

39. What was the name of the sculpture stolen from the Khajuraho Temple which was handed over by the Prime Minister of Canada to the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]

(a) Golden Parrot
(b) Singing Parrot
(c) Talkative Parrot
(d) Parrot Lady

Correct Answer: (d) Parrot Lady

Solution:Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi visited Canada from 14th-17th April, 2015. During this visit, the then Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper presented the stolen statue, 'Parrot Lady' from Khajuraho temple to the Indian Prime Minister. This statue is about 800 years old.

40. 'India Vision 2020' is prepared by: [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]

(a) S.P. Gupta Committee
(b) Panth Committee
(c) Malhotra Committee
(d) Narasimham Committee

Correct Answer: (a) S.P. Gupta Committee

Solution:The Planning Commission (Now NITI Aayog) constituted a committee on 'India Vision 2020' in June 2000. The chairman of this committee was Dr. S.P. Gupta, Member Planning Commission. In November 2023, NITI Aayog released India Great Power 2050 prepared by Dr. Arvind Viramani.

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