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Immediately before becoming Secretary of the environment ministry, Narendra Bhooshan was Secretary of which department?

  1. A.Department of Land Resources
  2. B.Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation
  3. C.Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances
  4. D.Department of Science and Technology

Correct answer

A. Department of Land Resources

Explanation

The correct answer is the Department of Land Resources. His appointment as Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change followed his tenure as Secretary of the Department of Land Resources, which works under the Ministry of Rural Development. Option B, the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, sits in the Ministry of Jal Shakti and is not a post he held. Option C, the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, is the department that drives governance reform campaigns across ministries, and it has no link to his career record. Option D, the Department of Science and Technology, is a Union department, but his science and technology charge was in the Uttar Pradesh government as Principal Secretary, not at the Centre. Hence option A alone is correct.

Read the full article: Narendra Bhooshan Assumes Charge as MoEFCC Secretary

Q4.AppointmentsHard

Which appointment did Air Marshal Mehtab Singh Deswal hold immediately before taking over Eastern Air Command?

  1. A.Vice Chief of the Air Staff
  2. B.Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters South Western Air Command
  3. C.Air Attache at the Embassy of India in Pakistan
  4. D.Director General (Weapon Systems) at Air Headquarters
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Correct answer: B. Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters South Western Air Command

That was the post he held just before moving to the Eastern Air Command as its Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief.

Q5.AppointmentsEasy

Who assumed charge as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Air Command on 1 November 2026?

  1. A.Air Marshal Mehtab Singh Deswal
  2. B.Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit
  3. C.Air Marshal Paritosh Ahmed
  4. D.Air Marshal Dinesh Ganvir
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Correct answer: A. Air Marshal Mehtab Singh Deswal

He took over the Eastern Air Command of the Indian Air Force as its Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, moving from the appointment of Senior Air Staff Officer at the headquarters of South Western Air Command.