National Events (Part-IV)

Total Questions: 50

41. A well-planned racket has been unearthed in Indian Railways recently: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

The scam is related to -

(a) Sale of spurious food items on platforms and in coaches.
(b) 'Rail Neer' the brand of water in Railways
(c) Supply of substandard electric items.
(d) Over/under-invoicing of goods transported by trains.

Correct Answer: (b) 'Rail Neer' the brand of water in Railways

Solution:In October 2015, a planned scam was caught in the Indian Railways by the CBI. The scam related to the supply of cheap water in Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains, instead of the railway brand water 'Rail Neer'.

42. Who among the following actresses is the brand ambassador of 'Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan'? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

(a) Madhuri Dixit
(b) Vidya Balan
(c) Priyanka Chopra
(d) Parineeti Chopra

Correct Answer: (b) Vidya Balan

Solution:In 2012, the Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) was revamped and launched as the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan. Film actress Vidya Balan was appointed as the brand ambassador of the campaign. In 2014, the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan was re-organised and launched as Swachh Bharat Mission. In September 2023, Big Boss Fame Sangram Singh become the brand ambassador of Swachh Bharat Mission.

43. On the occasion of the first anniversary of the Fit India Movement, who gave the Mantra, 'Fitness Ki Dose, Aadha Ghanta Roz (Fitness Dose, Half an Hour Daily)? [66th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2020]

(a) Prime Minister, Narendra Modi
(b) Union Home Minister, Amit Shah
(c) Union Health Minister, Dr. Harsh Vardhan
(d) Yoga Guru, Baba Ramdev
(e) None of the above/ More than one of the above

Correct Answer: (a) Prime Minister, Narendra Modi

Solution:On the occasion of the first anniversary of the Fit India Movement (24th September 2020), PM Modi addressed Fit India Dialogue through video conferencing. During the dialogue, he gave the Mantra of 'Fitness Ki Dose, Aadha Ghanta Roz'.

44. Who is the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra after 30th June, 20222 [67th B.P.S.C. (Pre) (Re. Exam) 2022]

(a) Devendra Fadnavis
(b) Eknath Shinde
(c) Ashok Chavan
(d) Sushil Kumar Shinde
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Correct Answer: (b) Eknath Shinde

Solution:Eknath Shinde took oath as the 20th Chief Minister of Ma-harashtra on 30th June, 2022.

45. Who is the first Lokpal of our country? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]

(a) Justice Subodh Rana
(b) Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose
(c) Justice Balakrishnan
(d) Justice H.S. Dattu

Correct Answer: (b) Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose

Solution:On March 23rd, 2019, Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghosh was sworn in as the country's first Lokpal. President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath to him. On 10th March 2024, Justice Ajya Manikrao Khanwilkar has been appointed as the Chairperson, Lokpal of India.

46. In the first list (announced in January 2018) of 20-cities to be developed as Smart Cities, which one of the following was on the top? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2016]

(a) Bhopal
(b) Bhubaneswar
(c) Jaipur
(d) Pune

Correct Answer: (b) Bhubaneswar

Solution:Bhubaneshwar topped the first list of 20 cities to be developed as Smart City, announced on 28th January 2016. On 19th January 2018, 9 cities were selected as Smart Cities in which Silvassa (Dadra and Nagar Haveli) topped. Shillong in the Round 4 (Meghalaya) was chosen as the 100th smart city in June 2018.

47. Who is appointed as the CEO of Infosys in place of Vishal Sikka? [M.P.P.S.C. (Pre) 2018]

(a) Deepak Parekh
(b) Salil Parekh
(c) Nandan Nilekani
(d) N.R. Narayan Murthy

Correct Answer: (b) Salil Parekh

Solution:On 2nd January 2018, Salil S. Parekh took over as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director (CEO & MD) of Infosys. In August 2017, Vishal Sikka stepped down as Infosys CEO.

48. Who is appointed as first Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Ladakh? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]

(a) Girish Chandra Marmu
(b) Radha Krishna Mathur
(c) Satya Pal Malik
(d) N.N. Vohra

Correct Answer: (b) Radha Krishna Mathur

Solution:First Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Ladakh is Radha Krishna Mathur, since 31st October, 2019. B.D. Mishra, a former brigadier of Indian Army and former Governor of Arunachal Pradesh is current as LG of Ladakh.

49. Who among the following was not one of the woman fighter plane pilots commissioned in June, 2016 ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2016]

(a) Bhawana Kanth
(b) Garima Singh
(c) Mohana Singh
(d) Avni Chaturvedi

Correct Answer: (b) Garima Singh

Solution:On 18th June 2016, for the first time in the history of the country, 3 women pilots were inducted into the Air Force as fighter pilots. They were Avani Chaturvedi of Madhya Pradesh, Mohana Singh of Rajasthan and Bhawana Kanth of Bihar. Among them, Avani Chaturvedi became the first Indian woman pilot to fly a fighter aircraft (MiG-21 Bison) in February 2018. It is noteworthy that, Shirangi Singh from Uttar Pradesh is the first and only female pilot to fly the Rafael squadron.

50. Who is named as the Chairman of Governing Council of Film and Television Institute of India in September, 2020? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2016]

(a) Smriti Irani
(b) Amresh Chakraborty
(c) Shekhar Kapoor
(d) Prakash Jawadekar

Correct Answer: (c) Shekhar Kapoor

Solution:Shekhar Kapoor was appointed President of the Film & Television Institute of India (FTII) Society & Chairman of the Institute's Governing Council in September 2020.

FTII is an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting of the Government of India. In September 2023, R. Madhavan has been nominated as the new chairman of FTII.

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