National Events (Part-X)

Total Questions: 50

1. Who amongst the following is the present Governor of the RBI? [63rd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2017]

(a) Bimal Jalan
(b) Arvind Subramanian
(c) Raghuram Rajan
(d) Urjit Patel

Correct Answer: (d) Urjit Patel

Solution:At the time when the question was asked, the governor of RBI was Urjit Patel (September 4, 2016 December 11, 2018). The current Governor (25th) of the Reserve Bank of India is Shaktikanta Das (since December 12, 2018).

Prior to this, Dr. Raghuram Rajan was the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, whose term was from 4 September 2013 to 4 September 2016.

2. The present Director General of ICAR, New Delhi, is: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]

(a) Dr. R.S. Paroda
(b) Dr. S. Ayyappan
(c) Dr. V.L. Chopra
(d) Dr. Mangla Ri

Correct Answer: (b) Dr. S. Ayyappan

Solution:Dr. S. Ayyappan was served as Secretary of the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) and Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research at the time of when the question was asked.

At present, Himanshu Pathak is Secretary (DARE) & Director General (ICAR). He replaced Dr. Trilochan Mahapatra on August 2022.

3. Who among the following has been appointed as the Director-General of DRDO in May 2015? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]

(a) G.S. Reddy
(b) Arvind Subramaniam
(c) Selvin Christopher
(d) K. N. Shankara

Correct Answer: (c) Selvin Christopher

Solution:On 29th May 2015, Dr. Selvin Christopher took charge of Secretary, Department of Defense Research and Development and Director General of DRDO. Currently, Dr. Upendra Singh is the Director-General of DRDO.

4. Who is the Chairman of the Defence Research and Development Organization? [66th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2020]

(a) Surjeet Singh Deswal
(b) Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy
(c) Arvind Saxena
(d) Charanjit Singh Attra
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Correct Answer: (b) Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy

Solution:Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy was the Chairman of DRDO (when the qustion was asked). He was also Secretary of Department of Defence R&D.

5. Who among the following is the India first's opposite-gender (Transgender) Judge? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]

(a) Sadhana Sharma, Chhattisgarh
(b) Chitra Barucha, Tamil Nadu
(c) Oman Kutti, Kerala
(d) Joyita Mondal, West Bengal

Correct Answer: (d) Joyita Mondal, West Bengal

Solution:In July 2017, Joyita Mondal of West Bengal became India's first transgender judge. She has been appointed to the Lok Adalat of Islampur in Uttar Dinajpur district.

6. Who among the following is the first women Judge of Sikkim High Court? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]

(a) Minakshi Madan Rai
(b) Shivani Rai
(c) Rohini Rai
(d) MItali Rai

Correct Answer: (a) Minakshi Madan Rai

Solution:Meenakshi Madan Rai is the first woman judge of the Sikkim High Court. On 15th April 2015, she took charge as the judge in Sikkim High Court.

7. Shri Narendra Modi took oath as the Prime Minister of India on - [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2014]

(a) 26th May, 2014
(b) 12th June, 2014
(c) 29th May, 2014
(d) 15th June, 2014
(e) None of the above

Correct Answer: (a) 26th May, 2014

Solution:On 26th May 2014, Shri Narendra Modi was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India. He became the 15th Prime Minister of India.

8. Who is sworn in as the first Chief Minister of Telangana? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2015]

(a) Jayalalita
(b) Chandra Babu
(c) K. Chandrashekhar Rao
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer: (c) K. Chandrashekhar Rao

Solution:On 2nd June 2014, K. Chandrashekhar Rao was sworn in as the first Chief Minister of Telangana State. Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan administered the oath to Chandrashekhar Rao who is currently serving as the Chief Minister of the State.

9. Who was the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court who administered the oath of office to Mr. Phagu Chauhan as the Governor of Bihar in July 2019? [65th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2019]

(a) Hon. Mukesh Shah
(b) Hon. A.P. Sahi
(c) Rekha Manharlal Doshit
(d) Hon. Dipak Misra
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Correct Answer: (b) Hon. A.P. Sahi

Solution:Phagu Chauhan was sworn in as the 40th Governor of the State of Bihar on 29th July, 2019, replacing Lalji Tandon.

Phagu Chauhan was administered the Oath of Office by Chief Justice of Patna High Court, Amreshwar Pratap Shahi at the Raj Bhavan of Patna. Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar was sworn in as the 41st Governor of Bihar today.

He was administered the oath by Patna High Court Acting Chief Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh at a function at Raj Bhawan. Mr. Arlekar succeeded Phagu Chauhan who is now the Governor of Meghalaya.

10. Justice Tirath Singh Thakur, who was sworn in as the Chief Justice of India on 3rd December, 2015 is the- [U.P. Lower. Sub. (Pre) 2015]

(a) 44th CJI
(b) 43rd CJI
(c) 42nd CJI
(d) 41st CJI

Correct Answer: (b) 43rd CJI

Solution:Justice Tirath Singh Thakur was sworn in as the 43rd Chief Justice of India on 3rd December 2015. Born on 4th January 1952 Shri Thakur has been a judge in High Court of Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka and Delhi, while Chief Justice of Delhi and Punjab and Haryana.

Justice Dhananjaya Yashwant Chandrachud sworn in as the 50th Chief Justice of India (CJI) by President Droupadi Murmu at a brief ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on November 09, 2023.

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