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SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 40

SSC CGL - 6th June 2019 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q40

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Government of India nominated member of NITI Aayog, ________ to head the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in March 2019. 

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Correct answer: D

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The correct answer is option 4, i.e. Ramesh Chand. 

Government of India nominated member of NITI Aayog, ______ to head the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) in March 2019. 

Ramesh Chand

Who is Ramesh Chand?  
  • Dr. Ramesh Chand is a renowned Indian agricultural economist and a policy maker of repute. 
  • Since 2015, he is a Member, National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog in the rank of Union Minister of State, Government of India. 
  • He is also a Member of the Fifteenth Finance Commission of India. 

What is FAO? 
  • The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger.
  • The only Indian to head the FAO is Binay Ranjan Sen, who was the Director-General from 1956 to 1967.

Headquarters of FAO: 

Rome, Italy