CURRENT AFFAIRS

2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who is newly appointed as the chief of Border Security Force (BSF)?
A
Prakash Desai
B
K.K.Sharma
C
S.S.Deswal
D
Rajni Kant Mishra
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -K.F. Rustamji, IPS was appointed as the first Director General of Border Security Force from 22 July 1965 to 30 September 1972 and the current Director General is Sujoy Lal Thaosen, IPS, since 1 January 2023. No.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pankaj Kumar Singh (born 19 December 1962) was the 29th Director General of BSF, and an Indian Police Service officer of 1988 batch. He is the son of Ex BSF DG Prakash Singh. He has been appointed as Deputy National Security Advisor of India in Jan 2023 for a period of 2 years.

Detailed explanation-3: -CRPF Director General (DG) Sujoy Lal Thaosen has been given the additional charge of the post of the Border Security Force (BSF) DG following the retirement of incumbent Pankaj Kumar Singh on December 31.

Detailed explanation-4: -Thaosen, who has served in Special Protection Group, was appointed CRPF chief in October. CRPF Director-General Sujoy Lal Thaosen took the “additional” charge of the Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday, following the retirement of incumbent Pankaj Kumar Singh.

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