Important Current Appointments: May 2024

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

1. Who is the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Training Command as of May 2024?

   • A) Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor
   • B) Air Marshal Krishna Swaminathan
   • C) Air Marshal Sanjay Bhalla
   • D) Air Marshal Gurcharan Singh

   Answer: A) Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor

2. Hitesh Kumar Sethia holds which position in Jio Financial Services?

   • A) Chief Financial Officer
   • B) Managing Director and CEO
   • C) Chief Operating Officer
   • D) President

   Answer: B) Managing Director and CEO

3. Who is the current Director of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)?

   • A) Subodh Kumar
   • B) Pratima Singh
   • C) Apurva Chandra
   • D) Gaurav Banerjee

   Answer: B) Pratima Singh

4. Jeremiah Manele is a member of which governmental office?

   • A) Prime Minister of Solomon Islands
   • B) Prime Minister of Singapore
   • C) Prime Minister of Taiwan
   • D) Prime Minister of Chad

   Answer: A) Prime Minister of Solomon Islands

5. Shashi Bhushan Singh serves as the Secretary of which board?

   • A) National Small Industries Corporation Ltd.
   • B) National Jute Board
   • C) Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative
   • D) Staff Selection Commission

   Answer: B) National Jute Board

6. Who is the President of the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal?

   • A) Sanjaya Kumar Mishra
   • B) Rakesh Ranjan
   • C) Pradeep Natarajan
   • D) Justice Sheel Nagu

   Answer: A) Sanjaya Kumar Mishra

7. Atanu Chakraborty holds which position in HDFC Bank?

   • A) CEO
   • B) Managing Director
   • C) Part-time Chairman and Independent Director
   • D) Chief Financial Officer

   Answer: C) Part-time Chairman and Independent Director

8. Who is the Managing Director and CEO of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank?

   • A) Vinay Firake
   • B) Rushabh Gandhi
   • C) Sanjeev Nautiyal
   • D) Pradeep Kumar Sinha

   Answer: C) Sanjeev Nautiyal

9. Dr. Mallika Nadda is the Chairperson of which council?

   • A) World Organisation for Animal Health
   • B) Special Olympics Asia Pacific Advisory Council
   • C) Administrative Committee of the Equestrian Federation of India
   • D) National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED)

   Answer: B) Special Olympics Asia Pacific Advisory Council

10. Who is the Chairman-cum-Managing Director of the National Small Industries Corporation Ltd.?

    • A) Rakesh Singh
    • B) Dr. Subhransu Sekhar Acharya
    • C) Dileep Sanghani
    • D) R Lakshmi Kanth Rao

    Answer: B) Dr. Subhransu Sekhar Acharya

11. Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan is currently serving in which position?

    • A) Chief of Personnel of the Indian Navy
    • B) Vice Chief of Naval Staff
    • C) Member of Commandant, National Defence Academy
    • D) Additional director in the CBI

    Answer: B) Vice Chief of Naval Staff

12. Sandeep Batra is the Chairman of which insurance company?

    • A) HDFC Life
    • B) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company
    • C) SBI General Insurance
    • D) India First Life Insurance

    Answer: B) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company

13. Who is the current CEO of Paytm Money?

    • A) Gaurav Banerjee
    • B) Vinay Firake
    • C) Rushabh Gandhi
    • D) Rakesh Singh

    Answer: D) Rakesh Singh

14. Sujai Raina is the Country Manager for which country?

    • A) Singapore
    • B) Taiwan
    • C) India
    • D) Croatia

    Answer: C) India

15. Subodh Kumar is a director in which ministry?

    • A) Ministry of Ayush
    • B) Ministry of Home Affairs
    • C) Ministry of Law & Justice
    • D) Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

    Answer: A) Ministry of Ayush