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SSC CHSL 2022 PYQ — Question 42

SSC CHSL - 25 May 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q42

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In July 2021, Kiren Rijiju was made the Cabinet Minister and given the charge of which of the following ministries?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e.  Ministry of Law and Justice.

  • Kiren Rijiju has been elevated to the cabinet minister rank and given the charge of the Ministry of Law and Justice after the Cabinet Reshuffle as a BJP member.
  • He was first elected to the Lok Sabha in the 2009 Lok Sabha election from the Arunachal West constituency. He lost his re-election bid in 2009 in controversial circumstances and by a margin of a mere 1300 votes.
  • While in Parliament, he was part of the Standing Committee on Energy and was a member of the consultative committee of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs & Development of the North Eastern Region.
  • Before joining the BJP, Rijiju has also been a part of the Congress Party.