The Chief guest of the Republic Day celebration in 2019 in New Delhi was

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Correct — D, President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa (the paper prints 'Ramphosa'; the correct spelling is Ramaphosa). He was the chief guest at India's 70th Republic Day parade on 26 January 2019 in New Delhi. The choice was symbolically apt: 2019 marked the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, whose public life began in South Africa, and Ramaphosa was only the second South African leader so honoured after Nelson Mandela in 1995.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Donald Trump was not the 2019 chief guest. The last US President to be Republic Day chief guest was Barack Obama in 2015.  (b) Vladimir Putin was Republic Day chief guest in 2007, not 2019.  (c) The King of Bhutan was Republic Day chief guest in 2013, not 2019.

Concept: The Republic Day parade chief guest is a deliberate diplomatic signal — the invitation reflects India's foreign-policy priorities for that year. In 2019 President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa was the chief guest, the second South African leader to be so honoured after Nelson Mandela in 1995.

State PCS 2019 Q86 — Current Affairs & Sports PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2019 Q86 — Current Affairs & Sports PYQ with Answer