UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Government appoints new chiefs for BSF, ITBP and NIA

Q1. The Director General-level appointments to the BSF, ITBP and NIA approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet in January 2026 are administered under which one of the following ministries?

  • A. Ministry of Defence
  • B. Ministry of Home Affairs
  • C. Ministry of External Affairs
  • D. Cabinet Secretariat

Q2. On 14 January 2026, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, in a single order, approved Director General-level appointments to how many central security agencies under the Ministry of Home Affairs?

  • A. Two
  • B. Three
  • C. Four
  • D. Five

Q3. The National Investigation Agency, which received a new Director General in January 2026, was constituted under which one of the following statutes?

  • A. Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967
  • B. National Security Act, 1980
  • C. National Investigation Agency Act, 2008
  • D. Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002

Q4. Among the three central security agencies whose Director Generals were reshuffled in January 2026, which one is described as the largest border guarding force in the world?

  • A. Indo-Tibetan Border Police
  • B. Border Security Force
  • C. Sashastra Seema Bal
  • D. National Investigation Agency

Q5. With reference to the Director General-level appointments cleared by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet in January 2026, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Praveen Kumar, a 1993-batch IPS officer of the West Bengal cadre, was appointed Director General of the Border Security Force.
  2. Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor, a 1990-batch IPS officer and former Director General of Police, Haryana, was appointed Director General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police.
  3. Rakesh Aggarwal, a 1994-batch IPS officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre, was appointed Director General of the National Investigation Agency.
  4. Sadanand Date was given an extension as Director General of the National Investigation Agency until 2028.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 3 and 4 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 3
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4