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SSC GD 2025 PYQ — Question 35

SSC GD Const 2025 (English) - 21 Feb 2025 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q35

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Who has been appointed as the Additional Director General (ADG) of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) in August 2024?

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Sanjeev Raina.

  • Sanjeev Raina, a 1987 batch ITBP officer, has been appointed as the Additional Director General (ADG) in the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), which guards the India-China LAC.
  • He is only the second non-IPS officer to be promoted to this senior position in the force.
  • According to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) order, Raina, who was serving as Inspector General (IG) at the central sector headquarters in Bhopal, has been elevated to the ADG rank along with IG Jaspal Singh for the panel year 2024.
  • Raina has been posted as ADG (Western Command) at the ITBP headquarters in Chandigarh.