Appointments 2024|Current Affairs 2024| Powerful GK (Part-3)

1. Who has been introduced as the head of Parliament Security?

Ans: Anurag Agarwal

(Fact: Anurag Agarwal- 1998 batch officer of the Assam- Meghalaya cadre. His appointment order was issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat. )

2. Which Indian Cricketer has been named ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Ambassador by the International Cricket Council (ICC)?

Ans: Yuvraj Singh

(Facts: He joins Chris Gayle and Usain Bolt as the first ambassadors to be announced, who will each add to the excitement of what will be the biggest T20 World Cup ever. )

3. Who has been appointed as the Director of Ministry of Women & Child Development?

Ans: Arkaja Das

4. Who has become the first woman sniper of Border Security Force (BSF)?

Ans: Suman Kumari

(Facts: Suman Kumari is a resident of Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh. She joined BSF in the year 2021.

Border Security Force (BSF) formed: 1 December 1965

Headquarter-New Delhi

Director General- Nitin Agarwal)

Ans: Devendra Jhajharia

(Facts: He succeeds another renowned para-athlete, Deepa Malik.

Devendra Jhajharia, a javelin thrower, won gold medals in the 2004 Athens and 2016 Rio Paralympics in the F46 disability category.)

6. The Board of Axis Bank has approved the re-appointment of Amitabh Chaudhry as MD & CEO of Bank for a period of how many years?

Ans: Three Years

(Facts: Axis Bank- Founded- 3 December 1993

Headquarter- Mumbai Maharashtra)

7. Who has been appointed as chairperson and independent director of PayU Payments Private Ltd?

Ans: Renu Sud Karnad

8. Who has been appointed as Director in the Department of Land Resources in April 2024?

Ans: Sarvadanand Barnwal

(Facts: His appointment is under the Central Staffing Scheme (CSS) 

tenure: period of five years from the date of taking over charge or until further orders.

He was recommended for the central deputation by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation.)

9. Who has been appointed as the Executive Chairman of Agriculture solutions major Coromandel International?

10. Who was Sworn in as the Vigilance Commissioner at the Central Vigilance Commission?

Ans: A. S. Rajeev

12. Who has been appointed as the CEO of the World Gold Council for India?

Ans: Sachin Jain

(Facts: Worlds Gold Council- Founded- 1987

Headquarter: London, United Kingdom

CEO-David Tait

President- Kelvin Dushnisky)

13. Ajay Kanwal has been reappointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD and CEO) of which small finance bank for 3 years?

Ans: Jana Small Finance Bank

(Facts: The reappointment is for a period of three years from March 21, 2024 up to March 20, 2027

Jana Small Finance Bank Limited-

Established-2018

Headquarter- Bengaluru

CEO- Ajay Kanwal)

14. Dhanaraj T. has been appointed as the Executive Director of____?

Ans: Indian Overseas Bank

(Facts: Indian Overseas Bank:

Founded- 10 February 1937, Headquarter- Chennai, MD & CEO- Ajay Kumar Srivastava)

17. Who have been appointed as new election commissioners?

Ans: Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Gyanesh Kumar

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