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 -

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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.