Question: Recently Joginder Singh passed away, He was a-
(a) Former ISRO chief
(b) Former RAW chief
(c) Former CBI chief
(d) Former IB chief
Ans. (c)
Related facts:
- On 3 February 2017 Former CBI chief Joginder Singh passed away. He was 77.
- He was the CBI director between 1996-97.
- CBI under him probed large number of sensitive cases including Bofors, fodder scam, securities scam, the JMM MPs bribery scandal, Rs 133 crore urea scam e.t.c.
- He was 1961 batch IPS officer of Karnataka cadre.
- A prolific writer, Singh, penned over 25 books on various subjects after retiring from the service.
Reference:
http://cbi.nic.in/history.php
http://www.aninews.in/newsdetail-Mg/Mjk4Mjkz/former-cbi-director-joginder-singh-passes-away.html
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/former-cbi-chief-joginder-singh-is-dead/1/874372.html