Persons: Weekly Current Affairs Bitbank (January 1 to 7, 2024)| Sakshi Education

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Persons Weekly January 1 to 7 2024 Current Affairs Quiz in English

1. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Sixteenth Finance Commission by the Government of India?
A. Dr. Arvind Panagariya
B. Shri Ritvik Ranjanam Pandey
C. NK Singh
D. Dr. Rajiv Kumar

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- Answer: A

2. Who has been named President of the Democratic Republic of Congo following the recent election?
A. Moise Katumbi
B. Denis Kadima
C. Felix Tshisekedi
D. Martin Fayulu

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- Answer: C

3. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Power Grid Corporation?
A. Ravindra Kumar Tyagi
B. Sandeep Sharma
C. Pavan Kumar Sharma
D. Ramesh Singhania

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- Answer: A

4. Who has been appointed as the Director General of Fire Service, Civil Defence & Home Guards under the Ministry of Home Affairs?
A. Rajendra Singh
B. Sudhanshu Sarangi
C. Vivek Srivastava
D. Santosh Kumar Upadhyay

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- Answer: C

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5. Who has been appointed as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Kia India?
A. Tae Jin Park
B. Sung-Mo Yoon
C. Ji-Hoon Kim
D. Gwanggu Lee

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- Answer: D

6. Who has been recently appointed as the new Managing Director of Nivea India?
A. Karan Singh
B. Neha Sharma
C. Geetika Mehta
D. Arjun Patel

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- Answer: C

7. Who has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism & Hospitality (FAITH)?
A. Nakul Anand
B. Akash Saxena
C. Puneet Chhatwal
D. Priya Paul

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- Answer: C

8. Who is the newly appointed president of the European Investment Bank?
A. Nadia Calvino
B. Werner Hoyer
C. Angela Merkel
D. Mario Draghi

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- Answer: A

9. Who has been appointed as the Executive Chairperson of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), succeeding Justice S. K. Kaul?
A. Justice Dipak Misra
B. Justice Rohinton Nariman
C. Justice Sanjiv Khanna
D. Justice Ranjan Gogoi

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- Answer: C

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10. Who officially took over as the Flag Officer Commanding in Chief of the Western Naval Command (WNC) in Mumbai on January 3, 2024?
A. Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi
B. Admiral Karambir Singh
C. Vice-Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh
D. Rear Admiral Shekhar Sinha

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- Answer: C

11. Who has recently been appointed as the new President of the All-India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA)?
A. Ramesh Kejriwal
B. Shashi Singh
C. Amit Sharma
D. Meera Patel

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- Answer: B

12. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director of the National Asset Reconstruction Company (NARCL)?
A. Ananya Singhania
B. Karthik Gupta
C. Uday Krishna
D. P Santhosh

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- Answer: D

13. Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited (NIIFL)?
A. Anurag Singh
B. Niharika Kapoor
C. Sanjiv Aggarwal
D. Arjun Mehta

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- Answer: C

14. Who has become the first woman Director General of Police (DGP) in Maharashtra?
A. Rashmi Shukla
B. Subhashini Sankaran
C. Sangeeta Kalia
D. Meera Borwankar

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- Answer: A

15. Who has been appointed as the Executive Director of the Asian Development Bank?
A. Amitabh Kant
B. Vikas Sheel
C. Anuj Singh
D. Narinder Batra

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- Answer: B

16. Who officially assumed the role of Vice Chief of Naval Staff on January 4, 2024?
A. Admiral Karambir Singh
B. Dinesh K Tripathi
C. Sunil Lanba
D. R. Hari Kumar