Appointment And Resignation Flashcards
In November 2022, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) appointed NonExecutive Chairman on the Boards of four Public Sector Banks (PSBs). Which of the following points is/are ‘Incorrect’ with respect to the appointment by ACC?
A) Charan Singh has been appointed as part-time Non Official Director and Non-Executive Chairman of Canara Bank for Two years.
B) K G Ananthakrishnan has been appointed as part-time Non Official Director and NonExecutive Chairman of PNB for three years.
C) Srinivasan Varadarajan has been appointed as part-time Non-Official Director and NonExecutive Chairman of Union Bank of India for three years.
1) Only A
2) Only B
3) Only C
4) Only A & B
5) Only B & C
Only A
Explanation:
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) chaired by the Prime Minister (PM) of India Narendra Modi has appointed Non-Executive Chairman on the Boards of four Public Sector Banks (PSBs):
• Vijay Srirangam has been appointed as part-time Non Official Director and Non-Executive Chairman of Canara Bank for three years.
• K G Ananthakrishnan has been appointed as part-time Non Official Director and Non-Executive Chairman of PNB for three years.
• Srinivasan Varadarajan has been appointed as part-time Non-Official Director and NonExecutive Chairman of Union Bank of India for three years.
• Charan Singh has been appointed as Non-Official Director and Non- Executive Chairman of Punjab & Sind Bank for two years.
In November 2022, Elon Musk was appointed by himself as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Twitter after acquiring it for___________.
USD 44 billion
Elon Musk appointed himself as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Twitter, as he acquired Twitter for USD 44 billion. He replaced Parag Agrawal. i. He is also the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink and The Boring Company.
Who has been appointed (in Nov ‘22) as the Secretary of the Department of Financial Services (DFS)?
1) Anil Yadav
2) Vivek Joshi
3) Sanjay Malhotra
4) Tarun Bajaj
5) Debasish Panda
Vivek Joshi
Vivek Joshi was appointed as the Secretary of the Department of Financial Services (DFS) under the Ministry of Finance. He was replaced by Sanjay Malhotra.
i. Sanjay malhotra will be appointed as new revenue secretary, he will replace Tarun Bajaj.
Who has been recently (in Nov ‘22) appointed as an Independent Director of ‘ Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) & non-executive Chairman for Reliance Strategic Investment Limited (RSIL)?
1) Vishal Anand
2) Aarti Jhingon
3) Srija Sinha
4) K. V. Kamath
5) Mitika Bajpai
K. V. Kamath
The Board of Directors of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) approved the appointment of Kundapur Vaman Kamath (K. V. Kamath) as an Independent Director for a period of 5 years. i. He was also appointed as an Independent Director and non-executive Chairman for Reliance Strategic Investment Limited (RSIL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of RIL.
Who has been recently (in Nov ‘22) appointed as the brand ambassador for Skechers India? 1) Shraddha Kapoor
2) Kiara Advani
3) Disha Patani
4) Kriti Sanon
5) Kartik Aaryan
Kriti Sanon
Skechers South Asia Private Limited, a subsidiary of Skechers USA, Inc. in Manhattan Beach, California, United States America (USA), appointed a Bollywood actress, Kriti Sanon, as a brand ambassador for Skechers India.
- The Government of India (GoI) appointed a Chairperson and Members of the 22nd Law Commission of India, after 4 years. Who has been appointed as the chairperson of the 22nd Law Commission of India?
1) Justice M. Jagannadha Rao
2) Justice Rituraj Awasthi
3) Justice BS Chauhan
Rituraj Awasthi
The Government of India (GoI) appointed a Chairperson and Members of the 22nd Law Commission of India, which was notified on 24th February 2020.
i. Justice Rituraj Awasthi, retired Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court is appointed as the chairperson of the 22nd Law Commission of India and 4 others are appointed as members.
ii. The commission would have a tenure of 3 years with effect from the date of publication of the orde of Constitution in the Official Gazette. The 22nd law commission was vacant since the retirement of former Supreme Court Judge
iii. Justice BS Chauhan in 2018. Law Commission of India is a nonstatutory body, under the Union Ministry of Law & Justice that was first constituted in 1955, by a notification of the GoI, for a definite term to carry out research in the field of law.
- Gopal Vittal has been appointed as the Deputy Chair of the GSMA Board of Directors in November 2022. Gopal Vittal is the current (as of Nov ‘22) Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of which company?
1 ) Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited
2) Bharti Airtel Limited
3) Vodafone Idea Limited
4) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
5) Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited
Bharti Airtel Limited
The GSMA, a global organisation representing mobile network operators worldwide, elected Gopal Vittal, Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bharti Airtel Limited, as Deputy Chair of the GSMA Board of Directors.
i. He is one among the newly elected 26 members of the GSMA Board to serve from January 2023 through December 2024.
About GSMA:
Director General- Mats Granryd
Chairman- Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallete Lopez Establishment- 1995
- Who has been recently (in Nov ‘22) elected as the President of All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023?
1) Ramesh Kejriwal
2) Shashi Kumar Singh
3) Mithilesh Jadhav
4) Sawar Dhanania
5) Ashok Malhan
Ramesh Kejriwal
The All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA) has elected Ramesh Kejriwal of India Oil Seals and Synthetic Products, Kolkata (West Bengal), as its new President for the Fiscal Year (FY) 20222023. Ramesh Kejriwal succeeds Sawar Dhanania.
i. Shashi Kumar Singh, Director of Osaka Rubber Private (P) Limited (Ltd.), was elected as the Senior Vice President of AIRIA for the 2nd term.
ii. AIRIA has elected the office bearers for the year 2022-2023 in Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 27th September 2022 in Kolkata, West Bengal.
- In November 2022, Justice Dhananjaya Yashwant Chandrachud (D Y Chandrachud) took Oath as the ______ Chief Justice of India (CJI).
1) 45th
2) 46th
3) 48th
4) 50th
5) 49th
50th
Justice Dhananjaya Yashwant Chandrachud (D Y Chandrachud) was sworn in as the 50th Chief Justice of India (CJI). He will serve as CJI for 2 years before retiring on November 10, 2024.
President of India Droupadi Murmu administered the oath at a brief ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
i. On 17th October 2022, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud was appointed as CJI, succeeding CJI Justice Uday Umesh Lalit (the 49th CJI), who retired on 8th November 2022.
About CJI:
Article 124(1) of the Constitution of India states that there shall be a Supreme Court of India consisting of a Chief Justice of India.
Article 126 of the constitution deals with the appointment of an acting CJI.
The CJI is appointed by the President of India under clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution of India.
- Who has been recently (in Nov ‘22) appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Adidas Group w.e.f 1st January 2023?
1) Amanda Rajkumar
2) Harm Ohlmeyer
3) Bjorn Gulden
4) Roland Auschel
5) Brian Grevy
Bjorn Gulden
Adidas Group has appointed Bjorn Gulden, the CEO of Puma Societas Europaea (SE), as its new member of the Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with effect from 1st January 2023.
i. Bjørn Gulden ,57, has been CEO of Puma SE since 2013. His term as a member of PUMA SE’s Management Board expires at the end of 2022.
ii. Kasper Rorsted, CEO of Adidas, and the Supervisory Board mutually agreed that he will resign his position and leave the firm on November 11, 2022. Harm Ohlmeyer, Adidas’ Chief Financial Officer, will serve as temporary CEO until December 31, 2022.
