Question

Who became the principal director general of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) _____.
A. Nikunj Srivastav
B. Sitanshu Kar
C. Varsha Suri
D. Devesh Chaturvedi

Answer 1

Hint:He was from the batch of 1983 of Indian Information Services. He became the 27th spokesperson for the Govt. of India as well as Director-General of Press Information Bureau(PIB) in New Delhi. Also, the first Indian who won the prestigious VIsnews Fellowship of London.

Complete answer:
Press Information Bureau (PIB) is a nodal agency of the Government of India. This agency is based in the National Media Centre, New Delhi. They deal with print, electronic, and web media on government plans, policies, program initiatives, and achievements.

1. Sitanshu Kar became the 27th Principal Spokesperson of the Govt. of India and Director General of Press Information Bureau in New Delhi. He was born on 15th March 1959. He did his master’s in Political Science and M.Phil in Chinese and Japanese from Delhi university.
2. Sitanshu Kar went to Christ Collegiate School, Cuttack, and then to Capital High School, Bhubaneswar for his schooling. He graduated from Arts from BJB College, Bhubaneshwar, and stood first in Political Science Honours from Utkal University.
3. He attended a foundation course at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration as well as an Orientation Course at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi, and then joined with News Services Division of All India Radio(AIR) for a while and moved to Doordarshan news. He was there for 17 years in this medium.
4. Sitanshu Ranjan Kar joined PIB in 2003. He anchored for Environment and Forests, Rural Development, Human Resources, Science and Technology, Atomic Energy and Space before joining the Directorate of Public Relations, Ministry of Defence as a spokesperson.

The correct answer is Option B.

Note:Sitanshu Kar became the first Indian who won the prestigious VIsnews Fellowship of London. He also traveled to Europe as well as North America and got to see new technologies that were being used for the production of television news agencies. He became the 27th principal director general of the Press Information Bureau (PIB).