1. Who among the following
has recently been appointed the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC)?
a. Arvind Deshpande
b. Sanjay Kaul
c. Bimal Julka
d. Nitin Das
ANSWER: c. Bimal
Julka
Former Information and Broadcasting Secretary
Bimal Julka has been appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner
(CIC). Bimal Julka is currently serving as Information Commissioner in the
Central Information Commission. They were elected by the High Powered
Committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Julka is a 1979 batch
retired IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
2. By which name a special
train has been started to visit the tourist places associated with Lord Shri
Ram?
a. Sri Ramayana Express
b. Bhagwan Ram Express
c. Shri Ram Express
d. Ayodhya Naresh Express
ANSWER: a.
A special train ‘Shri Ramayana Express’ is going
to be launched from March 28 on the theme of Shri Ramayana Express Ramayana. According
to the information released by the IRCTC, Lord Ram will visit the places
associated with it. This train will travel for 16 nights-17
days. During this time, travelers will visit all the tourist places
associated with Lord Ram, which is also known as the Ramayana Circuit of India.
3. Who among the following
has been appointed as the President of Ram Mandir Trust?
a. Champat Rai
b. Govind Giri
c. Mahant Nritya Gopal Das
d. Nripendra Mishra
ANSWER: c. Mahant
Nritya Gopal Das The
first meeting of the ‘Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirtha
Kshetra Trust’ for construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya was held on 19 February
2020. Nripendra Mishra has been appointed as the chairman of the building
construction committee. Mahant Nritya Gopal Das was born on 11 June 1938
in Kahola village, Mathura. He took recluse at the age of 12 and came to
Ayodhya. He was initiated with Mahant Ram Manohar Das.
4. Supreme Court has
issued directive to which state government to immediately stop illegal sand
mining on 19 February 2020?
a. Haryana
b. Punjab
c. Jharkhand
d. Rajasthan
ANSWER: d. The
Rajasthan
Supreme Court on 19 February 2020 directed the
Rajasthan government to immediately stop illegal sand mining. The Supreme
Court has sought an answer in this regard from the state of Rajasthan within
four weeks. A bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde of the Supreme Court
said that illegal sand mining would cause irreparable damage to the
environment. This bench also includes Justice BR Gavai and Justice Surya
Kant.
5. Recently which
institute has been named after the late Manohar Parrikar?
a. Institute of Defense Studies and Analysis
b. Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
c. Narayan Seva Sansthan
d. Indian Agricultural Research Institute
ANSWER: a. Institute
of Defense Studies and Analysis The
Central Government has renamed the Institute of
Defense Studies and Analysis (IDSA) as Manohar Parrikar Institute of Defense
Studies and Analysis in honor of the ‘commitment and legacy’ of former Defense
Minister late Manohar Parrikar. Parrikar was the Defense Minister of the
country from 09 March 2014 to 14 March 2017. He led the Ministry of
Defense in the period of challenge of attacks like Pathankot and Uri. He
died of cancer on 17 March 2019. He had joined the RSS since childhood.
