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Appointments Flashcards

1
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Who is appointed as Director of NITI Aayog?

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Ashish Kumar Dash

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2
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GIRIJA SUBRAMANIAM

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MD of New India Assurance

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3
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Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) MD

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MANOJ JAIN

BEL is a navaratna PSU under Min of Defence
HQ: Bengaluru
Estblshd: 1954

Manufactures electronics for army, navy, airforce

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4
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Atul Kumar Chaudhary

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Secretary of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

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5
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NHRC CHAIRMAN & SECREATRY GENERAL?

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Arun Kumar Mishra :Chairman
Bharat Lal: Secretary General

IB Chief: Tapan Kumar

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6
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First Speaker of Loksabha

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Ganesh Vasudev Mavlankar

Other facts
Dr. Neelam Sanjeev Reddy: Only Loksabha Speaker elected as President of India
Meira Kumar: First Women Loksabha Speaker

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7
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Vice Chief of Army Staff

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Lt Gen. NS Raja Subramani

Chief of Army Staff: Lt Gen. Upendra Dwivedi

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8
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Expert Committee Chairman for examination reforms &
review of NTA?

7 member committee

A

K RADHAKRISHNAN

ISRO’s former chairman

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9
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NTA’s New DG?

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Pradeep Singh Kharola

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10
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SBI New Chairman

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Challa Sreenivasulu Setty

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11
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IMPORTANT

Maharashtra’s First Female Chief Secretary

A

IAS Officer, Sujata Saunik

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12
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Chairman of 16th Finance Commission of India

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Dr. Arvind Panagariya

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13
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PIB Director General

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Dhirendra Ojha

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14
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Chairperson of National Medical Commission

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Dr. BN Gangadhar

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15
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Additional National Security Advisor

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Rajinder Khanna

Ajit Doval: National Security Advisor

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16
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FATF President for a two year term

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Elisa De Anda Madrazo of Mexico

FATF: HQ: Paris, France

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17
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Principle Advisor at Union Ministry of health & family welfare for national tuberculosis elimination programme

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Dr. Sowmya Swaminathan

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18
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Chairman & MD of BSNL?

Part of MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS

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Robert J Ravi

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Who is Co-Chair of World Economic Forum Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders?

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Sumant Sinha, Chariman & CEO of Renew

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20
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First Supreme Court Judge from Manipur?

  • Every Judge of SC appointed by President
  • Max strength of SC judges: 1 CJI + 33 judges = 34 Judges
  • Artice 124-147 Part V: Deals with org, jurisdiction, powers & Procedures of SC
A

N Kotiswar Singh

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21
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CSIR’s first woman Director General?

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Nallathambi Kallaiselvi

22
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Asian Paralympic Committee’s Representative?

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Deepa Malik

She is India’s first Paralympic medallist: Silver Medal in 2016 Summer Paralympics in Shotput

23
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Indian Ambassador to US

A

Vinay Mohan Khwatra

24
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Foreign Secretary

A

Vikram Misri

25
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NATO’s New General Secretary

A

Mark Rutte

26
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Chief Economic Advisor

A

V Anantha Nageswaran

27
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ICMAI New President
(Institute of Cost Accountants of India)

ICMAI comes under Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs

A

Bibhuti Bhusan Nayak

28
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International Chess Federation (ICF) India Zone President

A

Sanjay Kapoor

29
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IRCTC CHAIRMAN

A

SANJAY KUMAR JAIN

30
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Next Ambassador of India to Republic of Yemen

A

Suhel Ajaz Khan

31
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DG of Police of Anadaman & Nicobar

A

Hargobinder Singh Dhaliwal

32
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New Governors appointed by President Murmu

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  1. Rajasthan -Haribhau Kisanrao Bagde
  2. Telangana -Jishnu Dev Verma
  3. Sikkim -Om Prakash Mathur
  4. Jharkhand -Santhosh Kumar Gangwar
  5. Chattisgarh -Ramen Deka
  6. Meghalaya -C H Vijayashankar
  7. Maharashtra -C P Radhakrishnan
  8. Punjab -Gulab Chand Kataria
  9. Assam -Lakshman Prasad Acharya (ADDITIONAL CHARGE OF MANIPUR)
  10. Lt Governor of Pondi -K Kailashnathan
33
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NDMA CHAIRMAN

National Disaster Management Authority

A

Rajendra Singh

34
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SIDBI’S NEW CHAIRMAN & MD (CMD)

SIDBI: Small Industries Development Bank of India

A

Manoj Mittal

35
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India’s ambassador to Laos

Not appointed newly, in news due to CA of LAOS STAMP RELEASE

A

Prashant Agarwal

36
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Who won the election and became president of VENZUELAN

CAPITAL: CARACAS

Venzuelan lies in South America

A

NICOLAS MADURO

37
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UPSC NEW CHAIRPERSON

Appointed under Article 316 A of the Constitution
Article 316 A: 6 years tenure/ until 65 years of age

A

Preeti Sudan

38
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First Woman Director General of Medical Service (ARMY)

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Lt. Gen Sadhana Saxena

39
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CMD of Eastern Coallfields Ltd

Eastern Coalfields Ltd: Largest coal producer of West Bengal
It is the subsidiary of Coal india Limited(CIL)

A

Satish Jha

40
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Secretary of Steel Ministry

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Chandra Lal Das

He is also the Secretary of MSME

41
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MD of National Housing Bank

A

Sanjay Shukla

42
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DG of Assam Rifles

Assam Rifles is the oldest CAPF organ, often referred as “Sentinels of the northeast”
HQ: Shillong
Founded: 1835

A

Lt. Gen Vikas Lakhera

43
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Director General of SSB & BSF (Border Security Force)

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Daljit Singh Chawdhary

44
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Director of ICAR-CMFRI (Indian council of agriculture research and under it is Central Marine fisheries institute)

  • Under Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
  • HQ: Kochi, Kerala
A

Dr. Grinson George

45
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UN’s ECOSOC (economic & social council) PRESIDENT?

A

BOB RAE for 1 year term

He is from Canada

46
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current Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)

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Lt. Gen. Anil Chauhan

First CDS, 2019: Gen. Bipin Rawat

47
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National Commission for Women Chairperson

A

Rekha Sharma

48
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SBI Chairman

A

CS Shetty

MD OF SBI: RANA ASHUTOSH

49
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Boeing, Airline Company President

A

Kelly Ortberg

50
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MD & CEO of Unity Small Finance Bank

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Indrajit Camotra

51
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Director of Film & Television Institute of India

A

Dhiraj Singh

52
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DGP OF J&K

A

RR Swain

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