Narendra Bhooshan, the new Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, belongs to which cadre of the Indian Administrative Service?
- A.Madhya Pradesh
- B.Maharashtra
- C.Uttar Pradesh
- D.Bihar
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Explanation
The correct answer is Uttar Pradesh. Narendra Bhooshan is an Indian Administrative Service officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, and he belongs to the batch of the year 1992. His long list of state assignments confirms the cadre: he served as Additional Chief Secretary for Energy, Additional Energy Sources and Technical Education, as Principal Secretary in departments such as Public Works, Industries Development, Information Technology and Electronics, Science and Technology and Panchayati Raj, and as Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Noida Authority. He was also District Magistrate of Mathura and of Firozabad, both districts of Uttar Pradesh. Options A, B and D name Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Bihar, and none of these states figures among his cadre postings, so each of them is wrong. Only option C matches the cadre of the officer.
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Practice Questions
Who has assumed charge as Secretary of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change?
- A.Keshav Chandra
- B.Narendra Bhooshan
- C.Ashok K. K. Meena
- D.Kamal Kishore Soan
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He has taken over as Secretary of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the ministry that handles forests, wildlife, pollution control and climate policy for the country.
Read the full explanation →Immediately before becoming Secretary of the environment ministry, Narendra Bhooshan was Secretary of which department?
- A.Department of Land Resources
- B.Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation
- C.Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances
- D.Department of Science and Technology
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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.
Read the full explanation →From which university did Narendra Bhooshan earn his Master’s degree in International Development Policy?
- A.University of Oxford
- B.Harvard University
- C.Duke University
- D.University of Cambridge
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Narendra Bhooshan is a graduate in Electronics, and he went on to earn a Master’s degree in International Development Policy from Duke University.
Read the full explanation →Which appointment did Air Marshal Mehtab Singh Deswal hold immediately before taking over Eastern Air Command?
- A.Vice Chief of the Air Staff
- B.Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters South Western Air Command
- C.Air Attache at the Embassy of India in Pakistan
- D.Director General (Weapon Systems) at Air Headquarters
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That was the post he held just before moving to the Eastern Air Command as its Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief.
Read the full explanation →Who assumed charge as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Air Command on 1 November 2026?
- A.Air Marshal Mehtab Singh Deswal
- B.Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit
- C.Air Marshal Paritosh Ahmed
- D.Air Marshal Dinesh Ganvir
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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.
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