Test: Famous People of Haryana - Software Development MCQ

The correct answer is Jhajjar.Key Points

• Former Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag belong to district Jhajjar.
• General Dalbir Singh Suhag is a former Indian Army General.
  • He was awarded the ‘Legion of Merit (Degree of commander)’ by the United States government on 17th Aug 2018.
  • He is currently serving as the Indian high commissioner to Seychelles.
  • He served as the 26th chief of the army staff of the Indian army from 2014 to 2016.
  • He was honoured with the 'Param Vishisht Seva Medal' for services of an exceptionally high order to the nation.
  • Honoured with the 'Vishisht Seva Medal' for intense counter-insurgency operations in the Kashmir valley.

Additional Information

• Haryana:
  • State Formed -1 November 1966
  • Capital - Chandigarh
  • Districts - 22
  • Chief Minister - Manohar Lal Khattar
  • Deputy Chief Minister - Dushyant Chautala.

The correct answer is Cinema.Key Points

• Devi Shankar Prabhakar is related to Cinema
• Devi Shankar Prabhakar Life Time Award was awarded to Chandrawal film artist Dariav Singh.
• In film, the film Robin won the most awards.
• Director Dharmendra Dangi told that 316 entries were received for the festival in 20 languages from 22 countries, out of which 60 films were selected and shown to the audience.
• Stage operations were done by Alpana Suhasini, Rupam Ahlawat and Sameer Chowdhary.

The correct answer is Mahendragarh.Key Points

• Ramkishen Yadav (Real Name Baba Ramdev) was born on 25 December 1965 in a village named Said Alipur, Mahendragarh, East Punjab, (Now, Haryana), India.
• His father, Ram Nivas Yadav, was a farmer.
• Ramdev is an Indian yoga guru, businessman, and brand ambassador for Patanjali Ayurveda.
• Ramdev is primarily known for being a proponent of yoga and ayurveda in India.
• Ramdev has been organizing and conducting large yoga camps since 2002, broadcasting his yoga classes on various TV channels.
• He co-founded Patanjali Ayurved and Patanjali Yogpeeth with his colleague Balkrishna in 2006.
• Ramdev has received criticism over his comments related to modern medicine, yoga, and Ayurveda.

Additional Information

 The International Day of Yoga 

• The International Day of Yoga has been celebrated across the world annually on June 21 since 2015, following its inception in the United Nations General Assembly in 2014.
• Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual practice that originated in ancient India.
• The theme of International Yoga Day 2023 is “Humanity.”

The correct answer is Niharika.

Key Points

• Niharika has been made the brand ambassador of the 'Girl Child Education Campaign' in Haryana.

Additional Information

• ​Dr. Suman Manjari -
  • She is a retired Inspector General of Police.
  • She is an advisor to Sarathi Jan Sewa Charitable Trust.
  • She announced Niharika as the brand ambassador of Sarathi Trust's Girl Child Education Campaign.

The correct answer is Shannan Dhaka.

• Haryana resident Shanan Dhaka has topped the first women’s batch of the National Defence Academy exam. Until last year, women were not permitted to sit for the exam.

Additional Information

• National Defence Academy:
  • National Defense Academy (NDA) is the combined Defense Services Training Institute of the Indian Armed Forces, where cadets of the three services i.e. Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Air Force train together before joining their respective services. 
  • The NDA is located in Khadakwasla, Pune, Maharashtra.
  • It is the first tri-service academy in the world.

The correct answer is Hardeep Doon.

Key Points

• Haryana has got its first Traffic ADGP.
• IPS officer Hardeep Doon has been given the responsibility of this.

Additional Information

• On behalf of Home Minister Anil Vij, he has been asked to comprehensively improve the traffic system of the state.
• Also asked to make 15 permanent traffic rules on the lines of Delhi, for which the dateline of 31st December was fixed.
• Rajesh Jogpal -
  • He has been appointed as the standard chairman of Modern Pythian Games Haryana.
• Women's World Hockey Goalkeeper of the Year Savita Poonia has been selected.
• Santosh Yadav -
  • He was made the chief guest at the Vijayadashami festival by the RRS.​ 

The correct answer is Neeraj Chopra.

• Neeraj Chopra and Mirabai Chanu were among the notable winners of the 2022 Sportstar Aces Awards.

Key Points

• Sportstar of the year (Female)- Mirabai Chanu (Manipur).
• Club of the year award- Mumbai city FC.
• National team of the Year- Indian Men's Hockey team.
• Best state for the promotion of the year- Haryana.
• Prarathlete of the year- Avani Lekhara.

Important Points

The correct answer is Sushila Mann.

Key Points

• Dr. Sushila Mann -
  • She is a scientist at Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (LUVAS).
  • She has been awarded the 'Punjabrao Deshmukh Outstanding Women Scientist Award 2021 on the 94th Foundation Day of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.

Additional Information

• ​This award was given by Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.
• Dr. Maan is holding the responsibility of the Head of the Department in the Animal Biotechnology Department of Luvas.
• The award was given to Dr. Mann for his outstanding research work in the biotechnology area of veterinary science.
• This award is a special honor. Under this, he was given a certificate and a memento, and cash prize money.
• She has also been honored with the Haryana Vigyan Ratna Award in 2020 by the Haryana Government.

The correct answer is Madhuri Dixit.

Key Points

• Beti Bachao Beti Padhao:
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 22, 2015, launched the 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' programme from Panipat in Haryana.
  • On this occasion, Madhuri Dixit was present at the stage. Hence, Option 4 is correct.
  • It is a key scheme that aims to address the dipping child sex ratio and empower the girl child in the country.
  • The issue of decline in CSR is complex and the scheme will address the issue within the broad framework of survival, protection, and education of girl children.
  • The 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' Scheme will be implemented first in 100 selected districts, which will cover all states and UTs and is a joint initiative of Women and Child Development, Human Resource Development, and Health Ministries.
  • It aims to generate awareness and improve the efficiency of the delivery of welfare services meant for women.
  • The scheme was initiated with an initial corpus of Rs 100 crore.
  • Programme Objectives:
    • Prevent gender-biased sex selective elimination
    • Ensure survival & protection of the Girl Child
    • Ensure education of the Girl Child
    • Improve the Nutrition Status of Girl Child
    • Promote a protective environment for Girl Child

The correct answer is V. P. Yadav

Key Points

• Haryana Board of School Education
  • The Board of School Education Haryana, Bhiwani came into existence in 1969 as per Haryana Act No. 11 of 1969 with its headquarters at Chandigarh later shifted to Bhiwani in January 1981.
  • Further, in order to reach out to the unreached, the Board established Haryana Open School in 1994 and thereby started bringing into the fold of education those who could not get formal education or could not continue it due to varied reasons.
  • The Board Is Headed By The Chairman Who Is Appointed By The State Government.
  • The present chairman of the board is Ved Prakash Yadav. Hence, Option 3 is correct.
  • He Is Assisted With A Vice-Chairman Who Is Also Appointed By The Government Under The Act. In Order To Execute The Duties Of The Board, There Is A Post Of Secretary Who Is The Principal Executive Officer Of The Board And Is Too Appointed By The State Government.

The correct answer is None of them.

Key Points

• The Finance Department, Government of Haryana
  • It is responsible for the management of finances of the State Government.
  • Shri Manohar Lal khattar is the present finance minister of Haryana. Hence, Option 4 is correct.
  • It is concerned with all economic and financial matters affecting the State as a whole including mobilisation of resources and allocation of resources for infrastructural development, social welfare, human development and administrative purposes.
  • Before the introduction of any new scheme/proposal, approval from the Finance Department is sought.
  • The Finance Department approves of taking into consideration all the financial aspects.

Additional Information

• The Finance Department of Haryana mainly deals in allocating annual Budget to various departments, managing their releases, monitoring expenditure, re-appropriation of funds, interaction with Treasuries and Accounts and Accountant General, issuing Loans & Advances to employees of the State, Monitoring of Ways & Means Position of the state, Issuing instructions related to Pension, DA, Foreign tours, study abroad and on other Economy control measures, giving sanctions to new posts, vehicles, issuing POL Coupons to all the Departments for running their vehicles.

The correct answer is Dalip Singh.

Key Points

• The Haryana government has appointed retired IAS Dhanpat Singh as the new state election commissioner.
• He has been appointed in place of outgoing Election Commissioner Dalip Singh.

Additional Information

• ​Chief Secretary Vijay Vardhan issued his appointment order.
• And Governor Satyadev Narayan Arya administered the oath of office and secrecy to Dhanpat Singh as State Election Commissioner.
• Dhanpat Singh has retired from the post of Financial Commissioner. He has given his services on many posts.

The correct answer is Haryana.

Key Points

• The Haryana government has appointed international wrestler Babita Phogat and Kabaddi player Kavita Devi as deputy directors in its Sports and Youth Affairs Department.
• They were appointed under the Haryana Outstanding Sportspersons (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) rules, 2018.
• As per the orders, both have to join the department within a month.

Additional Information

• Haryana:
  • Lok Sabha seats - 10.
  • Rajya Sabha seats - 5.
  • National Parks - Kalesar National Park, Sultanpur National Park.
  • Dams - Kaushalya Dam (Yamuna River), Ottu barrage (Ghaggar River), Anagpur Dam (Hakra River).

The correct answer is Devender Sura.

• Devender Sura is popularly known as the Tree Man of Haryana.
  • Devender Sura is called so because he has been planting trees in his as well as many other nearby districts.
  • His aim is to make these places greener and healthier to live in.

Additional Information 

• Jadav Payeng is an environmental activist and forestry worker from Majuli.
  • He is popularly known as the Forest Man of India.
  • He is also called as "Molai".
• Abul Bajandar is known as the Tree Man of Bangladesh.

The correct answer is Bronze.

Key Points

• Vinesh Phogat has won the bronze medal in the ongoing World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade.
• She has become the first Indian woman wrestler to win two world championship medals.
• She won the bronze medal in the 53 kg freestyle event by defeating Sweden's Jonna Malmgren 8–0.

Additional Information

• ​Vinesh won three gold in Commonwealth Games.
• She won a gold medal in wrestling in the 48 kg category at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, and in the 50 kg category at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
• After this, Vinesh won gold in the 53 kg weight category in the Commonwealth Games this year as well.

The correct answer is Kaithal.

Key Points

• Rahul Turan -
  • It is from a small village in Kaithal, Haryana, that got the title of Iron Man.
  • He has become the first soldier of the country to have won this title of the world championship

Additional Information

• ​He has become the first Indian soldier to win the Ironman World Championship held in the US on October 6.
• It is the toughest competition in the world.
• Around 5600 participants from all over the world participated in it.
• He had only practiced for one year in this competition.
• To win this, they have been practicing for many years, but they are not able to succeed.
• Rahul is currently a lieutenant in the Navy and is posted at the Mumbai Navy Centre.

The correct answer is VP Yadav.

Key Points

• Rewari resident educationist VP Yadav is the chairman of the Haryana School Education Board.
• Yadav has been the Vice Chairman of the Board.
• Education Minister Kanwar Pal announced giving this responsibility to VP Yadav.

Additional Information

• ​Ankush Panghal -
  • It belongs to the Hisar district.
  • It has won a silver medal in the World Wrestling Championship.
• Sudamini -
  • She becomes the first deaf lawyer in Haryana.

• The corect answer is 

Key Points

• Dr. Rajkala Deshwal of Jhajjar district of Haryana has been honored with the Best Work Award.
• He has been given this honor for his book 'Diverse Dimensions of Folklore'.

Additional Information

• ​The award was presented by Dr. Chandra Chitrika, Director of the Academy and Kaushal MLA Laxman Singh at a function organized in Rewari.
• Under this, he was provided with a certificate, year and books along with an amount of Rs. 31000.
• Even before this, he has been awarded with the Academy's 'Sur Shodharthi Samman'.
• So far 8 books of Rajkala Deshwal have been published.
• Among the folk songs of Haryana, women's discussion, various forms of women's pain, the realm of memories, Ujali Rahe, Lad Kothali, the unexplored genres of Haryana's folk literature, Krishna of Mahakavi Surdas, etc. are prominent.
• Rajkala Deshwal is the wife of litterateur Dr. Santram Deshwal, a Gurjar resident of village Kheda,
  • Who received the 'Life of Mahakavi Surdas Ka Jeevan Sahitya Sadhna Samman'.

The correct answer is Sonipat.

Key Points

• Anju Dahiya -
  • She is a teacher from the Sonipat district of Haryana.
  • She has been honored with the 'National Teacher Award 2022.​

Additional Information

• ​On August 25, 2022, the Ministry of Education, Government of India released the final list of National Teacher Awards 2022.
• The name of Haryana's teacher Anju Dahiya is also included in this.
• President Draupadi Murmu awarded the selected teachers at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi.
• This award was given on September 5, 2022, on the occasion of Teachers' Day.
• As an award, teachers will be given an amount of Rs 50 thousand and a silver medal.