This document provides 10 multiple choice questions about notable Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers as part of a quiz. It lists the name of each officer being asked about and provides 1-2 sentences of context about their achievements or role. The questions cover IAS officers who have built infrastructure, exposed corruption scandals, pioneered sustainable initiatives like making a district plastic free, and more. Participants are instructed to provide the name of the IAS officer being asked about in each question.

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4. (1)
_____________ is an officer in the Indian Administrative Service. He is the first IAS officer from Zeme Tribe of
the Naga People. He cleared the UPSC exam in 2008 and was selected for Indian Administrative Service
(IAS). He is the first IAS officer from Zeme Tribe of the Naga Peoples.
He is acclaimed for building a 100 km motor-able linking Manipur to Nagaland and Assam and the road is
famously called as the “Peoples’ Road”.The people of Tousem call him the ‘Miracle Man’.
In August 2012, he raised INR40 Lakh for this purpose through the Facebook page. He was invited
to Facebook headquarters in California in 2012 and was nominated for CNN-IBN Indian of the Year in Public
service category for his efforts in building the road with donation and volunteers. Now, he is also known as
the best IAS officer of all time.

5. ANSWER

6. ARMSTRONG PAME

7. (2)
A 2001 cadre IAS officer, ____________ capped the UPSC exams and ranked 4th in the country. As Municipal
Commissioner of Warangal, she launched a determined ‘Fund Your City’ scheme to make available the town with
parks, traffic intersections and pedestrian pathways that are managed through public-private partnerships.
As a collector of Karimnagar she brought about notable developments, and it was named ‘Best District’ under
the PM’s 20-Point Programme for 2012-2013. As Medak district collector she guaranteed fair polling in last
year’s general elections.

8. ANSWER

9. SMITA SABHARWAL

10. (3)
_____________ a 1982-batch retired IAS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, was appointed the first
female Secretary General of the Lok Sabha, earlier in November 2017. The appointment was made by Lok
Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan. She replaced Anoop Mishra . A senior civil servant with 35 years of rich and
varied administrative experience, will have the rank and status of cabinet secretary.

11. ANSWER

12. SNEHLATA SHRIVASTAVA

13. (4)
At the age of 42 years, _______________ has over 40 awards to his credit for making Indian infrastructure
accessible to the disabled and working on open defection-free initiatives.
During his 10-year stint as a district collector in various districts across Madhya Pradesh, he constructed
and advocated for a barrier-free environment that ensures that people with disabilities can move about
safely and independently.

14. ANSWER

15. P NARAHARI

16. (5)
____________ is another IAS officer made famous due to their proactive approach to take upon corruption.
Originally from Kolkata, He is an IITian who joined the Haryana cadre as an IAS officer in 1991. He is most
popularly known for exposing the irregularities in the land deal worth Rs 57 crore between the real estate
giant DLF group and Sonia Gandhi’s son in law, Robert Vadra. Prior to this, he had also unearthed a scam in
Haryana Seed Development Corporation, where the corporation was being sold seeds at inflated prices. As a
reward for his good work, He has been awarded 45 transfers in his 23 years of service. Recently, two
chargesheets have also been filed against him for failing his responsibilities as the Haryana Seed
Development Corporation.

17. ANSWER

18. ASHOK KHEMKA

19. (6)
Another IAS officer that has made it to the front pages of newspapers; thanks to their habit of exposing
corruption and taking on the irregularities in government functioning. _____________ is a 1972 Batch IAS
officer from Kerala cadre, who started his career as the sub-collector of Thrissur District.
However, his most popular public service period was more recent, when he was appointed as 11th
Comptroller and Auditor General of India in 2008. In this role, Mr __________ played a phenomenal role in
exposing major corruption scandals and scams including the Coal-Gate Scam, 2G Spectrum Allocation Scam,
Delhi Commonwealth Games scam and Padmanabhaswamy Temple Audit. Currently, he is appointed as the
chairman of the United Nations Panel of External Auditors.

20. ANSWER

21. VINOD RAI

22. (7)
_____________ is popularly known as the ‘People’s IAS officer’. He was inducted in the Indian Administrative
Service (IAS) in 1956 in Andhra Pradesh cadre. During his early years, he worked as the Sub-collector of
Nandyal in Kurnool district in 1959 and District Collector of Adilabad, Khammam and Nellore. He played a
very important role in the nationalization of coal mines . Among his many achievements, the key include his
intense efforts to abolish bonded labour and for protecting rights of SC / ST and poor people. He also played
very important role in the formulation of pro-poor policies that were implemented by the then government.

23. ANSWER

24. S.R SANKARAN

25. (8)
A 2007 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre who has recently been appointed the secretary to the Minister of
State for Tourism, _____________ has earned much public acclaim for kick starting a slew of popular
initiatives as the collector of Kozhikode.
His innovative ideas — such as Operation Sulaimani, a decentralized participatory project to address
hunger in urban areas; Tere Mere Beach Mein, a project to tackle waste management at Kozhikode Beach;
and Yo Appooppa, an attempt to improve the quality of life of the elderly — were huge runaway successes,
thanks to large and wholehearted participation of people of the coastal city and beyond.

26. ANSWER

27. PRASANTH NAIR

28. (9)
In April 2017, Kerala’s Kannur became India’s first plastic-free district, that too in just five months. And the
man who played a pivotal role in this sustainable transformation was Kannur’s young District Collector,
______________.
A 2011-batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre, initiated a focussed campaign towards phasing out plastic carry-
bags and disposables last November.
At the same time, under his guidance, the district administration heavily encouraged the use of handloom-
made bags made by various weavers’ cooperative societies of the district .
He also directed heads of local bodies to take stern action against violating business establishments that
continued to give away plastic carry bags and disposables such as plates and cups. His determination and
hard work paid off when the appreciative public joined the effort to make Kannur the first district in the
country bereft of plastic.

29. ANSWER

30. MIR MOHAMED ALI

31. (10)
_______________ Kerala cadre IAS officer was described by Forbes magazine as ‘an IAS officer who thinks
like a businesswoman’. As IT secretary she played a significant role in the development of e-governance in
Kerala. She also headed the Kudumbashree project, today which is a shining example of women’s
empowerment, creating sustainable employment prospects for working class women. She is now head of
the Universal Service Obligation Fund delegated with growing the telecom penetration in all parts of the
country .

32. ANSWER

33. ARUNA SUNDARARAJAN

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