Who chaired the 328th meeting of the Executive Council of the Indian Institute of Public Administration?
- A.The Cabinet Secretary
- B.Dr. Jitendra Singh
- C.The Vice-President of India
- D.Prof. K. Chockalingam
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Explanation
The correct answer is Dr. Jitendra Singh, who presided as Chairman of the IIPA. He is Minister of State with independent charge for Science and Technology and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office and for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions as well as the Department of Space and Atomic Energy, and the chairmanship of the institute goes with the personnel portfolio. Option A is wrong because the Cabinet Secretary did not chair this meeting, although senior civil servants are closely associated with the institute. Option C is wrong because the Vice-President had no role in it; on the same day he was in Vijayawada for a university function. Option D is wrong because Prof. K. Chockalingam was named for an award at this meeting rather than chairing it. The meeting number, 328, is worth remembering along with the chair.
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Practice Questions
The Paul H. Appleby 2026 award of the IIPA has been announced for which category of recipients?
- A.Serving district collectors
- B.Retired IAS officers
- C.University vice-chancellors
- D.Research scholars of the institute
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The Paul H. Appleby 2026 award was announced for three of them, S. S. Kshatriya, D. P. Tiwari and B. R. Sharma.
Read the full explanation →In the IIPA Executive Council's discussion, ONOS stands for:
- A.One Nation One Subscription
- B.Open National Online Scholarship
- C.One Nation One Standard
- D.Official National Online Service
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The council recorded its thanks to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the scheme, under which the institute's faculty will be able to reach a wider pool of journals, research papers, books, project reports and other academic publications than a single institution could afford on its own.
Read the full explanation →APPPA, the IIPA's long-duration course discussed at the meeting, stands for:
- A.Advanced Professional Programme in Public Administration
- B.Annual Policy and Planning Programme for Administrators
- C.Applied Programme in Public Policy and Administration
- D.Advanced Practitioners' Programme in Public Affairs
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It is the institute's flagship long-duration course for serving officers, and the Executive Council appreciated the work done to improve it, including collaborations with institutions of repute and greater involvement of outside experts, while asking that participants be drawn from more sectors of government and from a wider range of…
Read the full explanation →The National Academy of Agricultural Sciences signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the event with which organisation?
- A.Indian Council of Agricultural Research
- B.World Food Prize Foundation
- C.Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, USA
- D.Department of Agricultural Research and Education
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The National Academy of Agricultural Sciences signed a Memorandum of Understanding with CAST at the 2026 Norman E Borlaug International Dialogue, and the agreement is meant to open new avenues of cooperation in agricultural research, in capacity development and in the exchange of knowledge, strengthening institutional links and creating room…
Read the full explanation →Which Indian student won the Global Youth Institute Award at the World Food Prize Foundation event?
- A.Ms Ameena Nazreen A S
- B.Dr M. L. Jat
- C.Ms Anjali Sharma
- D.Dr Norman E Borlaug
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She won the Global Youth Institute Award, which carries a cash prize of US$500, at the World Food Prize Foundation event held in Des Moines, Iowa, in the United States.
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