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Each section contains 100 MCQs on Famous Personalities .
31
Mr. P. J. Thomas has been appointed as the Central Vigilance Commissioner on September 7, 2010. He is an IAS Officer of the following State's cadre -
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Polayil Joseph Thomas (P. J. Thomas) is a 1973 batch Indian Administrative Service officer from Kerala cadre. He was appointed as the 14th Chief Vigilance Commissioner of India, in an appointment that came under Supreme Court's review.
32
Who was the first Vice-Chairman of the NITI Aayog?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Princeton University (Ph. D.) Arvind Panagariya (born 30 September 1952) is an Indian-American economist and a professor of economics at Columbia University, who served as first vice-chairman of the government of India think-tank NITI Aayog between January 2015 and August 2017.
33
In January 2018, who was appointed as the Editor of the Economic and Political Weekly?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
In January 2018, Gopal Guru was appointed as the Editor of the Economic and Political Weekly.
34
Who was the Finance Minister of India as of 31 August 2018?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Arun Jaitley was the Finance Minister of India as of 31 August 2018.
35
Who was the first woman Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
Sucheta Mazumdar her married name, Sucheta Kripalani, (25 June 1908 - 1 December 1974) was an Indian freedom fighter and politician. She was India's first woman Chief Minister, serving as the head of the Uttar Pradesh government from 1963 to 1967.
36
Who is the current chairman of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Anil Dattatraya Sahasrabudhe, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati is currently Chairman of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
37
Who invented the Centigrade scale?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Anders Celsius, regarded as the founder of Swedish astronomy, is best remembered as the inventor of the Celsius temperature scale (often called the centigrade scale), in which 0°C is the freezing point of water and 100°C is the boiling point.
38
Which Island was named after Abdul Kalam on 27 July 2017 in Odisha?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Odisha formally named Wheeler island as APJ Abdul Kalam island.
39
Who introduced the Economic Survey for the year 2017 in the Parliament of India?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Economic Survey for the year 2017 was presented by Arun Jaitley.
40
Who is the chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (PMEAC) as of February 2018?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Bibek Debroy is the chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister.