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National and International Appointments
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National and international appointments track the latest leaders in government, banking, and public institutions. Questions cover Chief Ministers, Election Commissioners, and board chairmen. Review these current affairs to stay prepared for the general awareness section.
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National and International Appointments Questions
Which of the following is the current Chief Justice of India?
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N.V. Ramana
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S.A. Bobde
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Sharad Arvind Bobde
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Dipak Misra
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N.V. Ramana is the current Chief Justice of India.
Which of the following is the current Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
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Om Birla
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Sumitra Mahajan
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Meira Kumar
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G.M.C. Balayogi
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Om Birla is the current Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
Which of the following is the current Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
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M. Venkaiah Naidu
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Najma Heptulla
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Hamid Ansari
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Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
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M. Venkaiah Naidu is the current Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
Which of the following is the current Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha?
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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
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Sonia Gandhi
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Manmohan Singh
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Lalu Prasad Yadav
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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury is the current Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
Which of the following is the current Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha?
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Mallikarjun Kharge
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Ghulam Nabi Azad
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Kapil Sibal
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Anand Sharma
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Mallikarjun Kharge is the current Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha.
Which of the following is the current Governor of the Reserve Bank of India?
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Shaktikanta Das
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Urjit Patel
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Raghuram Rajan
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D. Subbarao
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Shaktikanta Das is the current Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.
Who is the current Chairman of NABARD?
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Govinda Rajulu Chintala
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Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
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G. R. Chintala
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None of the above
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As of my knowledge cutoff in September 2021, Govinda Rajulu Chintala is the current Chairman of NABARD.
Who designed the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA)?
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Charles Correa
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Raj Rewal
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B. V. Doshi
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Laurie Baker
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Louis Kahn, an American architect, designed the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA). The campus is known for its modernist design and its use of exposed brick and concrete.
Who designed the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) in Thiruvananthapuram?
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Charles Correa
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Raj Rewal
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B. V. Doshi
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Laurie Baker
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Charles Correa designed the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) in Thiruvananthapuram. The research center is known for its unique design and its use of traditional Kerala architecture.
Who was the Chief of the Naval Staff during the 1999 Kargil War?
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Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat
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Admiral Sushil Kumar
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Admiral Madhvendra Singh
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Admiral Arun Prakash
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Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat was the Chief of the Naval Staff during the 1999 Kargil War.
Who succeeded B.T. Ranadive as the General Secretary of the CPI?
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Ajoy Ghosh
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S.A. Dange
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P.C. Joshi
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M.N. Roy
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Ajoy Ghosh succeeded B.T. Ranadive as the General Secretary of the CPI in 1951 and served until 1962.
Who succeeded Ajoy Ghosh as the General Secretary of the CPI?
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S.A. Dange
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P.C. Joshi
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Rajeswara Rao
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C. Rajeshwara Rao
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Rajeswara Rao succeeded Ajoy Ghosh as the General Secretary of the CPI in 1962 and served until 1964.
Who succeeded C. Rajeshwara Rao as the General Secretary of the CPI?
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Indrajit Gupta
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Rajeswara Rao
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S.A. Dange
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Ajoy Ghosh
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Indrajit Gupta succeeded C. Rajeshwara Rao as the General Secretary of the CPI in 1976 and served until 1990.
Who succeeded Indrajit Gupta as the General Secretary of the CPI?
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A.B. Bardhan
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S.A. Dange
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Rajeswara Rao
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C. Rajeshwara Rao
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A.B. Bardhan succeeded Indrajit Gupta as the General Secretary of the CPI in 1990 and served until 2005.
What is the name of the current President of India?
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Ram Nath Kovind
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Pranab Mukherjee
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Pratibha Patil
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A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
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Ram Nath Kovind is the current President of India, having assumed office in 2017.