In November 2020, which of the following has announced the appointment of PVG Menon as its CEO?

National Skill Development Corporation

Electronics Sector Skill Council of India

National Skill Development Corporation

Centre For Development Of Advanced Computing

Construction Skill Development Council of India

In May 2020, which of the following has announced the appointment of Krishnan Ramachandran as its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer?

HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company

Bajaj Allianz General Insurance

In January 2020, who has been appointed as the brand ambassadors of CavinKare Pvt Ltd for its hair colour brand Indica?

Hritik Roshan and Urvashi Rautela

Akshay Kumar and Ileana D’Cruz

Hritik Roshan and Urvashi Rautela

Akshay Kumar and Urvashi Rautela

Hritik Roshan and Ileana D’Cruz

Tiger Shroff and Urvashi Rautela

In July 2020, Sahil Seth who is a 2011 batch Indian Revenue Service Officer, has been appointed honorary advisor of the steering committee of the -

G-20 Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry

SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry

BRICS Chamber of Commerce and Industry

G-20 Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Jagannath Bidyadhar Mohapatra will discharge the duties and responsibilities of the post of chairman of which of the following for a period of 3 months?

Union Public Service Commission

In June 2021, former Supreme Court judge Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri will chair the Grievance Redressal Board of which of the following?

Centralized Public Grievance Redress And Monitoring System

Digital Publisher Content Grievances Council

Centralized Public Grievance Redress And Monitoring System

Directorate of Public Grievances

Integrated Grievance Redressal Mechanism

753 + Mcqs in Appointments And Resignations in Current Affairs Page 9 McqOptions

401.	In December 2019, who was appointed as the chairman-cum-MD of NALCO?
A.	Ajay Banga
B.	Sridhar Patra
C.	Vikram Pandit
D.	Abhi Talwalker
E.	Rajeev Suri
Answer» C. Vikram Pandit

Discussion

402.	In May 2020, who is stepping down from the post of COO at Cognizant?
A.	S S Mallikarjuna Rao
B.	Sanjay Verma
C.	Srinivasan Veeraraghavachary
D.	Satish K Nagpal
E.	Vishesh Kumar Srivastava
Answer» D. Satish K Nagpal

Discussion

403.	Ashraf Ghani is the President of which of the following country?
A.	Bangladesh
B.	Afghanistan
C.	Iran
D.	Kuwait
Answer» C. Iran

Discussion

404.	In August 2020, Who has been appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir?
A.	Afzal Ansari
B.	Jayant Sinha
C.	Mahesh Sharma
D.	Manoj Sinha
E.	Keshav Prasad Maurya
Answer» E. Keshav Prasad Maurya

Discussion

405.	Raj Kumar Srivastava has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to which of the following countries?
A.	Hungary
B.	Republic of Croatia
C.	Bosnia
D.	Herzegovina
E.	Montenegro
Answer» C. Bosnia

Discussion

406.	In February 2021, who among the following has been appointed as the co-chair to FICCI’s Sports Committee?
A.	Chanakya Chaudhary
B.	Ajay Banga
C.	C Vijayakumar
D.	Dinesh Paliwal
E.	Sandeep Bakhshi
Answer» B. Ajay Banga

Discussion

407.	In August 2019, who is all set to be reappointed as the fielding coach of the Indian team for the next 2 years?
A.	R Sridhar
B.	Ravi Shastri
C.	Bharat Arun
D.	Sanjay Bangar
E.	Anil Kumble
Answer» B. Ravi Shastri

Discussion

408.	In February 2020, Gopal Baglay has been appointed as India's next High Commissioner to which country?
A.	Bhutan
B.	Bangladesh
C.	Myanmar
D.	Sri Lanka
E.	Pakistan
Answer» E. Pakistan

Discussion

409.	In March 2020, who has been appointed as the chief operating officer (COO) of Mindtree Ltd?
A.	Srinivas Kandula
B.	Dayapatra Nevatia
C.	Ashwin Yardi
D.	Parthasarathy N.S.
E.	Navneet Sharma
Answer» C. Ashwin Yardi

Discussion

410.	In October 2020, Sadyr Japarov has been appointed as the new PM of which country?
A.	Kazakhstan
B.	Kyrgyzstan
C.	Uzbekistan
D.	Azerbaijan
E.	Armenia
Answer» C. Uzbekistan

Discussion

411.	In February 2021, who has been appointed to the reconstituted National Security Advisory Board (NSAB), led by National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval?
A.	Sridhar Vembu
B.	Salil Parekh
C.	Pawan Munjal
D.	Gopal Vittal
E.	Rajiv Bajaj
Answer» B. Salil Parekh

Discussion

412.	In June 2021, who among the following has been appointed by the India International Centre (IIC) to its Board of Trustees?
A.	Meenakshi Gopinath
B.	Shailesh Nayak
C.	Nilesh Gupta
D.	Both 1 and 2
E.	All 1, 2 and 3
Answer» E. All 1, 2 and 3

Discussion

413.	In February 2020, who has been appointed as the new developmental licensee for McDonald's outlets in north and eastern India?
A.	Pawan Sharma
B.	Sanjeev Agrawal
C.	Akshay Malik
D.	Sarthak Saxena
E.	Abhay Verma
Answer» C. Akshay Malik

Discussion

414.	PB Acharya assumes the office of Governor in ________ as an additional charge from June 2019 during the absence, on leave, of Dr Najma Heptulla.
A.	Mizoram
B.	Manipur
C.	Sikkim
D.	Tripura
E.	Assam
Answer» C. Sikkim

Discussion

415.	American stock trading platform Robinhood has appointed whom as its first Chief Product Officer?
A.	Renu Khator
B.	Aparna Chennapragada
C.	Subrata Roy
D.	Subra Suresh
E.	Bharati Mukherjee
Answer» C. Subrata Roy

Discussion

416.	In November 2020, which of the following has announced the appointment of PVG Menon as its CEO?
A.	Power Sector Skill Council
B.	Electronics Sector Skill Council of India
C.	National Skill Development Corporation
D.	Centre For Development Of Advanced Computing
E.	Construction Skill Development Council of India
Answer» C. National Skill Development Corporation

Discussion

417.	David Fischer has announced that he will be leaving his firm toward the end of 2021. He is the Chief Revenue Officer of which of the following?
A.	Twitter
B.	Snapdeal
C.	Facebook
D.	LinkedIn
E.	Telegram
Answer» D. LinkedIn

Discussion

418.	In March 2021, who was sworn in as Tanzania's first female President after the sudden death of John Magufuli?
A.	Ummy Mwalimu
B.	Samia Suluhu Hassan
C.	Joyce Ndalichako
D.	Jenista Mhagama
E.	Angellah Kairuki
Answer» C. Joyce Ndalichako

Discussion

419.	In November 2020, the Comptroller & Auditor General of India Girish Chandra Murmu has been elected as External Auditor of Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU), Geneva for how many years?
A.	2
B.	3
C.	4
D.	5
E.	6
Answer» C. 4

Discussion

420.	In October 2020, who has won Guinea's disputed presidential poll?
A.	Emmanuel Macron
B.	Tibou Kamara
C.	Alpha Conde
D.	Macky Sall
E.	Ousmane Kaba
Answer» D. Macky Sall

Discussion

421.	In February 2021, Aditya Mittal would take over as the Chief Executive Officer of which of the following companies?
A.	Gerdau
B.	AK Steel
C.	ThyssenKrupp AG
D.	ArcelorMittal
E.	Acerinox
Answer» E. Acerinox

Discussion

422.	Match the following:Institution & DesignationPersonA. Director-General of NDRF1. Arvind JamkhedharB. Drug Controller General of India2. V.G. SomaniC. Chairman of ICHR3. S. SomanathD. Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre4. Satya Narayan Prasad
A.	A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3
B.	A-4, B-5, C-2, D-1
C.	A-3, B-2, C-5, D-4
D.	A-2, B-4, C-1, D-5
Answer» B. A-4, B-5, C-2, D-1

Discussion

423.	In April 2021, who stepped down as the MD of Bombay Dyeing and Manufacturing Company?
A.	Mohit Burman
B.	Karan Paul
C.	Jehangir Wadia
D.	Sunil Duggal
E.	Gopal Vittal
Answer» D. Sunil Duggal

Discussion

424.	In January 2020, who has been appointed to the board of trustees of World Economic Forum?
A.	Kristalina Georgieva
B.	Patrice Motsepe
C.	Johann Rupert
D.	Both 1 and 2
E.	All are correct
Answer» E. All are correct

Discussion

425.	Mario Draghi was formally sworn in as the new Prime Minister of which country in February 2021?
A.	France
B.	Spain
C.	Germany
D.	Italy
E.	Poland
Answer» E. Poland

Discussion

426.	In November 2020, who has resigned from the office of President of Kosovo after facing charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity?
A.	Albin Kurti
B.	Fatmir Limaj
C.	Catherine Ashton
D.	Hashim Thaci
E.	Ibrahim Rugova
Answer» E. Ibrahim Rugova

Discussion

427.	In May 2020, which of the following has announced the appointment of Krishnan Ramachandran as its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer?
A.	Max Bupa Health Insurance
B.	Star Health Insurance
C.	HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company
D.	Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
E.	ICICI Lombard
Answer» B. Star Health Insurance

Discussion

428.	In March 2021, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has appointed whom as the new District Collector of Coimbatore?
A.	S Nagarajan
B.	Rajamani
C.	Sumit Shara
D.	Girish Kumar Mishra
E.	Harpreet Singh Sudan
Answer» B. Rajamani

Discussion

429.	In September 2020, who among the following has been appointed as executive director at Asian Development Bank?
A.	Sameer Kumar Khare
B.	Rajesh Khullar
C.	Arun Kumar
D.	Chetan Singh
E.	Saksham Garg
Answer» B. Rajesh Khullar

Discussion

430.	In May 2021, who assumed the office of the President of Ecuador, thereby becoming the country’s first right-wing president in 14 years?
A.	Rafael Correa
B.	Guillermo Lasso
C.	Jorge Glas
D.	Eduardo Maruri
E.	Jaime Nebot
Answer» C. Jorge Glas

Discussion

431.	In January 2021, which of the following has announced its entry into the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region and appointed ex-Disney head Zubin Gandevia as CEO for the forthcoming unit?
A.	upGrad
B.	Unacademy
C.	Skillshare
D.	Pluralsight
E.	Udemy
Answer» B. Unacademy

Discussion

432.	In June 2021, which of the following has appointed Anup Purohit as its Chief Information Officer (CIO)?
A.	Infosys
B.	Tech Mahindra
C.	Accenture
D.	Wipro Ltd
E.	Capgemini
Answer» E. Capgemini

Discussion

433.	Bill Gates is stepping down from the board of Microsoft Corp.. In which year did he co-found the company?
A.	1960
B.	1965
C.	1970
D.	1975
E.	1980
Answer» E. 1980

Discussion

434.	In September 2020, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has appointed Sunil Sethi as its advisor. Whom has he replaced?
A.	Ritu Beri
B.	Manish Arora
C.	Anita Dongre
D.	Sabyasachi Mukherjee
E.	Masaba Gupta
Answer» B. Manish Arora

Discussion

435.	In February 2021, which of the following has appointed former bureaucrat Anil Kumar Jha as its Chairman?
A.	Vedanta Limited
B.	Tata Steel
C.	NTPC Limited
D.	Jindal Power Ltd
E.	UltraTech Cement
Answer» E. UltraTech Cement

Discussion

436.	In April 2021, Twitter has appointed whom as Director of engineering?
A.	H.N. Thakur
B.	Sukriti Likhi
C.	Apurva Dalal
D.	Neelam S.Kumar
E.	P.M. Chandraiah
Answer» D. Neelam S.Kumar

Discussion

437.	In January 2020, Vinay Mohan Kwatra has been appointed as India's next ambassador to which country?
A.	Bhutan
B.	Nepal
C.	Myanmar
D.	Bangladesh
E.	Sri Lanka
Answer» C. Myanmar

Discussion

438.	In January 2020, who has been appointed as the brand ambassadors of CavinKare Pvt Ltd for its hair colour brand Indica?
A.	Akshay Kumar and Ileana D’Cruz
B.	Hritik Roshan and Urvashi Rautela
C.	Akshay Kumar and Urvashi Rautela
D.	Hritik Roshan and Ileana D’Cruz
E.	Tiger Shroff and Urvashi Rautela
Answer» B. Hritik Roshan and Urvashi Rautela

Discussion

439.	Corey Anderson has announced his retirement in December 2020. He was related to which of the following sports?
A.	Hockey
B.	Tennis
C.	Golf
D.	Cricket
E.	Polo
Answer» E. Polo

Discussion

440.	In June 2021, HSBC has appointed whom as the interim CEO of HSBC India?
A.	Hitendra Dave
B.	Sriansh Sachdeva
C.	Ashvik Malhotra
D.	Krishav Gupta
E.	Mahesh Singh
Answer» B. Sriansh Sachdeva

Discussion

441.	In July 2020, Sahil Seth who is a 2011 batch Indian Revenue Service Officer, has been appointed honorary advisor of the steering committee of the -
A.	Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
B.	SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry
C.	BRICS Chamber of Commerce and Industry
D.	G-20 Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Answer» D. G-20 Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Discussion

442.	In January 2020, who has been appointed as CEO and President of the GE Group company GE T&D India's grid business in South Asia with immediate effect?
A.	Sunil Kumar
B.	Pitamber Shivnani
C.	Pravin Kumar Purwar
D.	Ravinder Takkar
E.	Bill Barney
Answer» C. Pravin Kumar Purwar

Discussion

443.	In June 2020, Vini Mahajan has replaced Karan Avtar Singh as the Chief Secretary of which state?
A.	Maharashtra
B.	Punjab
C.	Karnataka
D.	Haryana
E.	Rajasthan
Answer» C. Karnataka

Discussion

444.	Jagannath Bidyadhar Mohapatra will discharge the duties and responsibilities of the post of chairman of which of the following for a period of 3 months?
A.	Central Board of Direct Taxes
B.	Union Public Service Commission
C.	National Investigation Agency
D.	Indian Corporate Law Service
E.	Provincial Police Service
Answer» B. Union Public Service Commission

Discussion

445.	In which state, Hemant Soren took oath as Chief Minister in December 2019?
A.	Maharashtra
B.	Jharkhand
C.	Bihar
D.	Chhattisgarh
E.	Odisha
Answer» C. Bihar

Discussion

446.	Hemang Amin has been appointed interim chief executive officer (CEO) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in July 2020. Whom has he replaced?
A.	Pankaj Arora
B.	Rahul Johri
C.	Udit Singhal
D.	Pawan Bansal
E.	RItesh Singh
Answer» C. Udit Singhal

Discussion

447.	In June 2021, former Supreme Court judge Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri will chair the Grievance Redressal Board of which of the following?
A.	Digital Publisher Content Grievances Council
B.	Centralized Public Grievance Redress And Monitoring System
C.	Directorate of Public Grievances
D.	Integrated Grievance Redressal Mechanism
E.	None of the above
Answer» B. Centralized Public Grievance Redress And Monitoring System

Discussion

448.	In November 2019, Justice Dr Ravi Ranjan took oath as the Chief Justice of ________ High Court.
A.	Jharkhand
B.	Patna
C.	Bombay
D.	Delhi
E.	Madras
Answer» B. Patna

Discussion

449.	Name the deputy Governor of RBI, who resigned in June 2019?
A.	N S Vishwanathan
B.	B P Kanungo
C.	M K Jain
D.	Viral Acharya
E.	None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above

Discussion

450.	Preeti Sudan has been appointed as a member of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response. The global panel will submit a report to the World Health Assembly by which month?
A.	December 2020
B.	February 2021
C.	May 2021
D.	July 2021
E.	October 2021
Answer» D. July 2021

Discussion

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Current Affairs.

In December 2019, who was appointed as the chairman-cum-MD of NALCO?

In May 2020, who is stepping down from the post of COO at Cognizant?

Ashraf Ghani is the President of which of the following country?

In August 2020, Who has been appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir?

Raj Kumar Srivastava has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to which of the following countries?

In February 2021, who among the following has been appointed as the co-chair to FICCI’s Sports Committee?

In August 2019, who is all set to be reappointed as the fielding coach of the Indian team for the next 2 years?

In February 2020, Gopal Baglay has been appointed as India's next High Commissioner to which country?

In March 2020, who has been appointed as the chief operating officer (COO) of ​Mindtree Ltd?

In October 2020, Sadyr Japarov has been appointed as the new PM of which country?

In February 2021, who has been appointed to the reconstituted National Security Advisory Board (NSAB), led by National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval?

In June 2021, who among the following has been appointed by the India International Centre (IIC) to its Board of Trustees?

In February 2020, who has been appointed as the new developmental licensee for ​McDonald's outlets in north and eastern India?

PB Acharya assumes the office of Governor in ________ as an additional charge from June 2019 during the absence, on leave, of Dr Najma Heptulla.

American stock trading platform Robinhood has appointed whom as its first Chief Product Officer?

In November 2020, which of the following has announced the appointment of PVG Menon as its CEO?

David Fischer has announced that he will be leaving his firm toward the end of 2021. He is the Chief Revenue Officer of which of the following?

In March 2021, who was sworn in as Tanzania's first female President after the sudden death of John Magufuli?

In November 2020, the Comptroller & Auditor General of India Girish Chandra Murmu has been elected as External Auditor of Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU), Geneva for how many years?

In October 2020, who has won Guinea's disputed presidential poll?

In February 2021, Aditya Mittal would take over as the Chief Executive Officer of which of the following companies?

Match the following:Institution & DesignationPersonA. Director-General of NDRF1. Arvind JamkhedharB. Drug Controller General of India2. V.G. SomaniC. Chairman of ICHR3. S. SomanathD. Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre4. Satya Narayan Prasad

In April 2021, who stepped down as the MD of Bombay Dyeing and Manufacturing Company?

In January 2020, who has been appointed to the board of trustees of World Economic Forum?

Mario Draghi was formally sworn in as the new Prime Minister of which country in February 2021?

In November 2020, who has resigned from the office of President of Kosovo after facing charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity?

In May 2020, which of the following has announced the appointment of Krishnan Ramachandran as its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer?

In March 2021, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has appointed whom as the new District Collector of Coimbatore?

In September 2020, who among the following has been appointed as executive director at Asian Development Bank?

In May 2021, who assumed the office of the President of Ecuador, thereby becoming the country’s first right-wing president in 14 years?

In January 2021, which of the following has announced its entry into the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region and appointed ex-Disney head Zubin Gandevia as CEO for the forthcoming unit?

In June 2021, which of the following has appointed Anup Purohit as its Chief Information Officer (CIO)?

Bill Gates is stepping down from the board of Microsoft Corp.. In which year did he co-found the company?

In September 2020, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has appointed Sunil Sethi as its advisor. Whom has he replaced?

In February 2021, which of the following has appointed former bureaucrat Anil Kumar Jha as its Chairman?

In April 2021, Twitter has appointed whom as Director of engineering?

In January 2020, Vinay Mohan Kwatra has been appointed as India's next ambassador to which country?

In January 2020, who has been appointed as the brand ambassadors of CavinKare Pvt Ltd for its hair colour brand Indica?

Corey Anderson has announced his retirement in December 2020. He was related to which of the following sports?

In June 2021, HSBC has appointed whom as the interim CEO of HSBC India?

In July 2020, Sahil Seth who is a 2011 batch Indian Revenue Service Officer, has been appointed honorary advisor of the steering committee of the -

In January 2020, who has been appointed as CEO and President of the ​GE Group company GE T&D India's grid business in South Asia with immediate effect?

In June 2020, Vini Mahajan has replaced Karan Avtar Singh as the Chief Secretary of which state?

Jagannath Bidyadhar Mohapatra will discharge the duties and responsibilities of the post of chairman of which of the following for a period of 3 months?

In which state, Hemant Soren took oath as Chief Minister in December 2019?

Hemang Amin has been appointed interim chief executive officer (CEO) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in July 2020. Whom has he replaced?

In June 2021, former Supreme Court judge Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri will chair the Grievance Redressal Board of which of the following?

In November 2019, Justice Dr Ravi Ranjan took oath as the Chief Justice of ________ High Court.

Name the deputy Governor of RBI, who resigned in June 2019?

Preeti Sudan has been appointed as a member of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response. The global panel will submit a report to the World Health Assembly by which month?

In March 2020, who has been appointed as the chief operating officer (COO) of Mindtree Ltd?

In February 2020, who has been appointed as the new developmental licensee for McDonald's outlets in north and eastern India?

In January 2020, who has been appointed as CEO and President of the GE Group company GE T&D India's grid business in South Asia with immediate effect?