National Events (Part-V)

Total Questions: 50

1. Who among the following was appointed in April, 2016 as the Director of the Film and Television Institute of India (F.T.I.I.)? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2016]

(a) D.J. Narain
(b) Prashant Pathrabe
(c) Bhupendra Kainthola
(d) Gajendra Chauhan

Correct Answer: (c) Bhupendra Kainthola

Solution:On 22nd April 2016, the Central Government appointed Bhupendra Kainthola as Director of 'Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). He replaced Prashant Pathrabe at this post. His term at this post will be for 3 years.

2. Who among the following has been named as the chairman of the 15th Finance Commission? [U.P.G.I.C. 2017]

(a) N.K. Singh
(b) Shashikant Das
(c) Ashok Lavasa
(d) Ratan Watal

Correct Answer: (a) N.K. Singh

Solution:On November 27, 2017, the constitution of the 15th Finance Commission was announced with the approval of the President under Article 280 (1) of the Constitution. N.K. Singh has been nominated the chairman of 15th Finance Commis-sion.

Mr. N.K. Singh is a former Secretary to the Government of India and a member of the Rajya Sabha. The tenure of the 15th Finance Commission will be till the year 2020-25. The sixteenth Finance Commission was constituted on 31 December 2023 with Shri Arvind Panagariya, formar Vice-Chairman.

NITI Aayog as its Chairman. Shri Ajay Narayan Jha, Smt. Annie George Mathew and Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha are full time members and Dr. Soumya Kanti Ghosh is serving as part time member of sixteenth Finance Commission.

3. According to National Crime Records Bureau data, which one of the following is the State with highest number of recorded foeticide cases in 2014? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2016]

(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Punjab
(d) Haryana

Correct Answer: (a) Madhya Pradesh

Solution:According to data from the National Crime Records Bureau, a total of 107 cases of foeticide were registered in the year 2014, which is 51.6% less than the sum of 221 cases registered in the year 2013.

In the year 2014, registered cases of foeticide in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab is 30, 24, 11 and 10 respectively. As of NCRB Crime data in India in 2022, 102 cases of foeticide were reported of which Gujarat (18) and Maharashtra (17) and Chhattisgarh (16) have the highest cases.

4. Which of the following High Courts celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2016? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2016]

(a) Karnataka High Court
(b) Patna High Court
(c) Kolkata High Court
(d) Allahabad High Court

Correct Answer: (d) Allahabad High Court

Solution:In March 2016, Allahabad High Court celebrated its 150th Foundation Day. It is the fourth High Court established in India.

5. According to the data released by the Ministry of Statistics in 2015, the State with the lowest percentage of senior citizens (above 60 years) is- [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2016]

(a) Goa
(c) Tamil Nadu
(b) Punjab
(d) Arunachal Pradesh

Correct Answer: (d) Arunachal Pradesh

Solution:According to the data released by the Ministry of Statistics in 2015, Arunachal Pradesh has the lowest percentage of the population of the senior citizen (above 60 year).

6. Nirmala Sitharaman is the Female Defence Minister of which order in India? [Chhattishgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]

(a) First
(b) Second
(c) Third
(d) Fourth
(e) None of these

Correct Answer: (c) Third

Solution:Indira Gandhi, was the first women Defense Minister of India, had her first term of 21 days in 1975 and the second term in 1980-82. In this way, on the first and second-order, Indira Gandhi had charge of the of Defence Ministry while being Prime Minister.

Still, independently Nirmala Sitharaman is first full time women defence minister in the country who took charge from 7th September 2017, hence Nirmala Sitharaman is the second person and third in order as the Defence Minister. Currently she is serving as Finance Minister of India.

7. Who is the new Chairman of 'ISRO' among the following? [Chhattishgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]

(a) R. Hatten
(b) A.S. Kiran Kumar
(c) K. Sivan
(d) P. Kuli Krishnan
(e) None of the above

Correct Answer: (c) K. Sivan

Solution:The new chairman of 'ISRO' is K. Sivan. He held this position since 15th January 2018. He replaced A.S. Kiran Kumar in this post. On 14th January, 2022 Shri S. Somanath assumed charge as Secretary, Department of Space and Chairman Space Commission.

8. Why was Sharad Kumar, former Director-General of National Investigation Agency, in news recently? [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2018]

(a) He has been appointed as advisor to the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir.
(b) He has been appointed as Vigilance Commissioner in the Central Vigilance Commission.
(c) He has been appointed as member of the National Human Rights Commission.
(d) He has been appointed as Member of the Union Public Service Commission.

Correct Answer: (b) He has been appointed as Vigilance Commissioner in the Central Vigilance Commission.

Solution:Former Director General of National Investigation Agency, Sharad Kumar was appointed as the new Vigilance Commissioner in the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) on 10th June 2018, Central Vigilance Commission has been set up in February 1964. Praveen Kumar Srivastava is present Commissioner (Additional charge) in Central Vigilance Commissioner.

9. Who among the following was appointed as the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) in 2015? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2016]

(a) T.M. Bhasin
(b) K.V. Choudhary
(c) Pradeep Kumar
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer: (b) K.V. Choudhary

Solution:K.V. Chaudhary was appointed the Central Vigilance Commissioner for 4 years from the date of his joining by an appointment letter dated 6th June, 2015 by the President of India. He assumed the charge of Central Vigilance Commissioner on 10th June, 2015.

It is noteworthy that before joining this post, he was the Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes. Currently, Praveen Kumar Srivartava is the present commissioner (Additional charge) of Central Vigilance Commission.

10. The 2016 Retreat of the Supreme Court Judges was held at- [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2016]

(a) Allahabad
(b) Delhi
(c) Bhopal
(d) Mumbai

Correct Answer: (c) Bhopal

Solution:In April 2016, the 4th Retreat of the Supreme Court Judges was concluded at Bhopal's National Judicial Academy. The first Retreat of Supreme Court Judges was held in 2005, second in 2007, third in 2009 and fourth in 2016.

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