Appointments and Resignations MCQ Quiz - Objective Question with Answer for Appointments and Resignations - Download Free PDF

The Correct Answer is Anuradha Thakur.

In News

• Anuradha Thakur to replace Ajay Seth on SEBI Board, notification for RBI board soon.

Key Points

• Anuradha Thakur, a 1994 batch IAS officer (Himachal Pradesh cadre), appointed as Economic Affairs Secretary.

• She replaces Ajay Seth, retiring on June 30, 2025.

• Thakur will join the SEBI Board and is expected to join the RBI Central Board as ex-officio member from July 1.

• She will be the first woman to hold the post of Economic Affairs Secretary.

• The SEBI board includes Chairman, 4 full-time members, and 3 part-time ex-officio members (from RBI, DEA, MCA).

• RBI’s Central Board includes 2 ex-officio Finance Ministry members: Economic Affairs Secretary and Financial Services Secretary.

The correct answer is III and IV.

In News

• Deputy CAG S Ramann was appointed as the new PFRDA chairperson, replacing Deepak Mohanty.

Key Points

• PFRDA is the regulatory body under the Ministry of Finance, not the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. 
  • ​Hence, Statement I is INCORRECT.
• PFRDA is a statutory and quasi-judicial body, not a constitutional body.
  • ​​​Hence, Statement II is INCORRECT.
• PFRDA develops, promotes, and regulates pension schemes like the National Pension System (NPS) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY).
  • ​​​Hence, Statement III is CORRECT.
• S Ramann, Deputy CAG, was appointed as the chairperson of PFRDA, succeeding Deepak Mohanty.
  • ​​​​Hence, Statement IV is CORRECT.

Additional Information

• Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority:
  • Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority is the regulatory body under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Finance, Government of India for overall supervision and regulation of pension in India. 
  • The Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority Act was passed on 19 September 2013 and the same was notified on 1 February 2014.
  • It is a statutory body established by Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority Act.
  • PFRDA is regulating NPS, subscribed by employees of Govt. of India, State Governments and by employees of private institutions/organizations & unorganized sectors.
  • The PFRDA is ensuring the orderly growth and development of the pension market.
  • It develops, promotes and regulates the pension industry under National Pension System and also administers the Atal Pension Yojana. 

The Correct Answer is Blaise Metreweli.

In News

• Britain Appoints Blaise Metreweli As First Female Head Of MI6 Spy Agency.

Key Points

• Blaise Metreweli has been appointed as the first female chief of MI6, the U.K.’s foreign intelligence agency.

• She will take office in the fall of 2025, replacing Richard Moore, who served for five years.

• MI6 was founded in 1909 and had never had a female head until now.

• This puts MI6 in line with MI5 and GCHQ, which have already had female leaders.

• MI5 had its first female boss, Stella Rimington, in 1992, followed by Eliza Manningham-Buller (2002–2007).

• In 2023, GCHQ also appointed its first female director.

The Correct Answer is ​G20 Sherpa.

In News

• Amitabh Kant steps down as G20 Sherpa after 45 years of government service.

Key Points

• Amitabh Kant announced his resignation as G20 Sherpa.

• He ends his 45-year career in Indian government service.

• Held key roles: G20 Sherpa, CEO of NITI Aayog, and Secretary, DIPP.

• Helped include the African Union in the G20, promoting the Global South.

• As NITI Aayog CEO, he led the Aspirational Districts Programme (115 districts).

• Promoted digital public infrastructure, Atal Innovation Mission, PLI scheme, and green sustainability (e.g., Green Hydrogen, Advanced Chemistry Cells).

• As DIPP Secretary, he was behind Ease of Doing Business, Make in India, and Startup India.

The correct answer is A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2.

In News

• The central government has appointed 8 IPS officers from the Uttarakhand cadre to key positions for the year 2024-25

Key Points

• Barinder Jeet Singh has been deputed to the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).
• Senthil Avudai Krishna Raj S has been assigned to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).
• Neeru Garg has been appointed to the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D).
• P Renuka Devi has been posted to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Additional Information

• Other Appointments
  • Janmejaya P Kailash - National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
  • Rajiv Swaroop and Arun Mohan Joshi - Border Security Force (BSF).
  • Mukhtar Mohsin - Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).

The correct answer is Suman Bery.

Key Points

• NITI Aayog’s Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar has stepped down after being at the helm of the institution for nearly five years.
• Dr. Suman K Bery has been appointed new Vice Chairperson of NITI Aayog.
• He will take charge as Vice Chairperson of NITI Aayog from 1 May 2022.
• Suman K Bery had earlier served as Director-General of the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) in New Delhi.
• NCAER is one of the country’s leading independent non-profit policy research institutions.

Additional Information

• Recent Appointments:
  • Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has appointed Pomila Jaspal as the Director (Finance) and Chief Financial Officer with immediate effect.
  • Dr Manoj Soni has been appointed as the Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
  • IndiGo has appointed Vikram Singh Mehta and former Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa as the Independent Non-Executive Directors.

The correct answer is Anil Kumar Lahoti

Key Points

• Anil Kumar Lahoti​:
  • Anil Kumar Lahoti has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Railway Board.
  • He will be taking over the chairmanship from Vinay Kumar Tripathi on January 1,2023.
  • Lahoti belongs to the 1984 batch of the Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE).
  • His appointment is part of an overhaul of the top management of the railway board.

Additional Information 

• Lahoti was appointed as the general manager of Central Railway in July 2021, before which he worked in several key positions in both zonal railways and the railway board in Delhi.
• He reportedly also worked on developing the public-private partnership model for station redevelopment, along with important infrastructural interventions leading to decongestion in stations in Delhi during his tenure with Northern and North Central Railways.
• He will be taking over at a time when the railway board looks to turn things around for the national transporter.
• From earlier being infamous for delayed execution and poor capacity planning, the railways aim to execute more capital expenditure and bettering freight and passenger services in the run-up to the FY24 Budget.

The correct answer is Srikant Datar.

Key Points

• Indian-origin academician Srikant Datar has been named as Dean of Harvard Business School.
• He succeeded Nitin Nohria.
• He became the second consecutive dean hailing from India to lead the prestigious 112-year-old institution.
• In 2021, he was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award in India.
• He has served as Senior Associate Dean for University Affairs for Research, Executive Education, and administration.​

Additional Information

• Sanjit Roy
  • Sanjit Roy is a social activist and teacher.
  • He is the founder and director of Barefoot College in Rajasthan, India.
  • It is a non-governmental organization offering practical training to poor and rural communities.
  • In 2010, Roy was selected as one of TIME Magazine's 100 most influential figures for his work within rural communities.
  • Skills taught in college such as solar engineering have been adopted in over 50 of the world’s least developed countries.
• Nitin Nohria​
  • ​Nitin Nohria served as the tenth dean of Harvard Business School from 2010-2020.
  • He previously served as co-chair of the Leadership Initiative, Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Development, and Head of the Organizational Behavior unit.
• Achyuta Samanta​
  • ​Prof. Achyuta Samanta is an educationist, humanitarian, and statesman.
  • He founded a University in 2004, KIIT, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology.
  • He also founded the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) for providing education to indigenous boys and girls, free of cost.

The correct answer is Ranveer Singh.

Key Points

• The National Basketball Association (NBA) has named Ranveer Singh as its brand ambassador for India.
• He will work with the NBA to help grow the league’s profile in India throughout its landmark 75th anniversary season in 2021-22.
• The NBA is built around four professional sports leagues: National Basketball Association, Women’s National Basketball Association, NBA G League and NBA 2K League. 

Additional Information

• About NBA:
  • Headquarters - New York
  • Founded - 6 June 1946.
  • Total teams - 30.

The correct answer is Pranab Mukherjee.

Key Points 

• Pranab Mukherjee
  • He was an Indian politician and has served as the 13th President of India, from 2012 to 2017.
  • A veteran in Indian politics, he has the rare distinction of having served as Foreign, Defence, Commerce, and Finance Minister at different times over his long and illustrious political career spanning several decades. In 1997, Pranab Mukherjee was voted an Outstanding Parliamentarian.
  • Active in West Bengal politics, he was the president of the state's unit of Congress since 1985 but resigned in July 2010.
  • Well-respected by politicians of all parties, Pranab Mukherjee is the Congress party's main troubleshooter and has often been called upon to guide the party through difficult situations.
  • He is married to Suvra Mukherjee and has two sons and one daughter.
  • In 2008, he was honoured with the Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian award in India.
  • He became Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission from 1991 to 1996. Hence, Option 4 is correct.
  • He was awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 2019, by his successor as president, Ram Nath Kovind.

The correct answer is Shri Saurabh Garg.

• Shri Saurabh Garg is the CEO of UIDAI.
• Nandan Nilekani was the first chairman of UIDAI.

Key Points

• Aadhaar is a 12-digit unique identity number that can be obtained by residents of India, based on their biometric and demographic data.

The correct answer is VS Pathania.

Key Points

• Director-General VS Pathania took over as the 24th Chief of Indian Coast Guard on 31 December.
• He is an alumnus of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and National Defence College, New Delhi.
• He is also the recipient of the President’s Tatrakshak Medal for Distinguished Service, Tatrakshak Medal for gallantry.
• Director-General VS Pathania succeeds 23rd DG Krishnaswamy Natarajan.

Additional Information

• In August 2021, CDS General Bipin Rawat has presented a book “OPERATION KHUKRI” by authors Major General Rajpal Punia and Ms Damini Punia.
• The book highlights the Indian Army’s successful rescue mission in Sierra Leone as part of the United Nations.
• Indian Navy has commissioned the 4th Scorpene-class submarine INS Vela on November 27th, 2021.
• On November 22nd, 2021,  INS Visakhapatnam, was commissioned into the Indian Navy at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai.
• Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) launched the first large survey vessel Sandhayak for the Indian Navy on December 7th, 2021.
• On December 22nd, 2021, the Indian Navy’s indigenous stealth guided-missile destroyer ‘Mormugao’ went for her maiden sea trials.

The correct answer is Umesh Sharma.

Key Points

• As of January 2021, Umesh Sharma was elected as the President of the Veterinary Council of India.
  • Veterinary Council of India is a statutory body established under the Indian Veterinary Council Act 1984.
    • It was established under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Government of India in 1984.
    • Veterinary Council of India is based in New Delhi.
    • The first elections to the council took place in 1999.
• Rajeev Arora is the additional chief secretary of Haryana.

The correct answer is Sourav Ganguly.

Confusion Points

• The composition of the ICC Board is as follows : 
  • ICC Chairman is Greg Barclay (ICC Chair)
  • ICC Men's Cricket Committee Chairman is Sourav Ganguly 
  • Women's Cricket Committee Chairman is Clare Connor 
  • India's representative in ICC is Jay Shah

Key Points

• Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President and former India captain Sourav Ganguly has been appointed as the chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men's Cricket Committee.
• He replaced Anil Kumble in the role.
• Ganguly served as President of the Cricket Association of Bengal between 2015 and 2019 and took over as BCCI president in October 2019.

Important Points

• ​Anil Kumble stepped down as chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee after he served a maximum of three, three-year terms.
• The ICC's Cricket Committee takes care of rules and regulations in the game.
• ICC will pay taxes to the Indian government for three ICC events to be hosted by BCCI in the coming years.
• India will jointly host the 2026 T20 World Cup with Sri Lanka, the 2029 Champions Trophy, and the 2031 ODI World Cup with Bangladesh as co-hosts.

Additional Information

• International Cricket Council: 
  • Headquarters: Dubai
  • Independent Female Director: Indra Nooyi   

The correct answer is Nicaragua.

Key Points

• Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega was sworn into office for his fourth consecutive term on 10 January 2022.
• Alongside him was first lady Rosario Murillo, sworn in for her second term as his Vice President.

Additional Information

• Nicaraguan is the largest country in the Central American isthmus, bordered by Honduras, the Caribbean, Costa Rica, and the Pacific Ocean.
• Managua is the capital of the country.