SSC CPO 2020 PYQ — Question 93

SSC CPO - 24 Nov 2020 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q93

As on 30 June 2020, Harsimrat Kaur Badal was the Indian Cabinet Minister for the Ministry of ______.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Food Processing Industries.

  • Terming the two agriculture marketing reform Bills passed by the Lok Sabha as “anti-farmer” legislation, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MP and Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal resigned from the Union Cabinet in protest. 
  • Her party is one of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) oldest allies, and Ms. Badal was its sole representative in the Modi government.