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SSC CHSL 2025 PYQ — Question 80

SSC CHSL - 21 Nov 2025 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q80

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____ assumed the office of Director General of Defence Estates on May 31, 2025.

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Correct answer: B

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Correct Answer: Option 2 — Shailendra Nath Gupta

Solution:

  • Shailendra Nath Gupta, a 1990-batch Indian Defence Estates Service (IDES) officer, assumed the office of Director General of Defence Estates (DGDE) on 31 May 2025. 

  • Before this appointment, he served as Principal Director, Defence Estates, Eastern Command.

  • The Directorate General of Defence Estates (DGDE) functions under the Ministry of Defence and is responsible for the management and maintenance of approximately 18 lakh acres of defence land across India.

  • It operates through 6 Commands, 38 Defence Estates Circles, and 61 Cantonment Boards.