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Name Position Moctar Ouane Prime Minister of Mali Khushi Chindaliya Regional Ambassador for India by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)- Tunza Eco Generation Sanyukta Head the Multidimensional Poverty Index Samaddar Coordination Committee Soma Mondal Chairman of SAIL Question Who has been appointed as new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of SBI with effect from 01 October 2020. a) Prashant Kumar b) Vinay Tonse c) Prakesh Chandra Kandpal d) Charanjit Attra e) Ashwini Ku Tiwari Question Who is the head of 3-member Committee of Directors (CoD) to look after the affairs of , appointed by RBI ? a) Shakti Sinha b) Meeta Makhan c) Satish Kumar Kalra d) S Sundar e) None of these

▪ The three members are- Meeta Makhan, Shakti Sinha, and Satish Kumar Kalra. ▪ Meeta Makhan is the head of this Committee of Directors (CoD). ▪ Shri S Sundar: Managing Director & CEO Question Ravi Santhanam is the Chief Marketing Officer of which Bank has been recognised in the Forbes list of ’The World’s Most Influential CMOs and ranked at Number 39. a) ICICI b) HDFC c) d) SBI e) BOB

▪ #HumHaarNahiMaanenge ▪ #HDFCBankSafetyGrid campaign

1. Phil Schiller: Senior VP of Worldwide Marketing, Apple 2. Stephanie McMahon: Chief Brand Officer, WWE Question Who has been appointed as the Chairman of TRAI. a) Rajat Saud b) Suresh Chandra Sharma c) Balram Bhargava d) Subash Kamath e) P. D. Vaghela

▪ He will replace R.S. Sharma. Mr Vaghela will hold the post for a period of 3yr or until he attains the age of 65 years.

▪ Telecom Regulatory Authority of India founded: 20th Feb. 1997 Name Position GP Garg New Executive Director of SEBI Satya Pal Malik Governor of Meghalaya Bhagat Singh Koshyari Governor of Goa Jasneet Kaur Chief Human resource Officer of BharatPe

Sanjay Dwivedi Director General of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) Ravinder Bhakar CEO of the Central Board of Film Certifications Alok Mishra CEO and Director of Microfinance Institutions Network Question Who has been appointed as new deputy governor of the Reserve ? a) C S Attra b) D K Khara c) M Rajeshwar Rao d) Sameer Kumar Khare e) Simanchala Das Question Who has been appointed as the MD&CEO of India Post ? a) J Venkatramu b) Ramesh Babu c) A K Dixit d) Parth Pratim Sengupta e) Anil Kishora

▪ He is presently working as the chief digital officer at Equitas . ▪ Venkatramu has been appointed to the post for a period of three years. Question Which bank has appointed Prashant Joshi as Managing Director & Head of National Distribution. a) DCB Bank b) c) Lakshmi Vilas Bank d) e) None of these

▪ He will report to Surojit Shome, MD & CEO of DBS Bank India Ltd.

▪ DBS Bank India (Development Bank of Singapore) is a Singaporean multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered in Marina Bay, Singapore. Question Ashwani Bhatia recently appointed as the Managing Director of which bank ? a) b) c) d) SBI e) PNB

▪ Bhatia is currently the deputy MD and CEO of SBI Mutual Fund. Bhatia will be appointed in place of P K Gupta who superannuated on March 31.

▪ Bhatia has been appointed as the managing director up to the date of his superannuation, that is May 31, 2022. Question. Who has been recently appointed as the Chairman of the Social Media giant, Twitter? a) Chris Hughes b) Steve Chen c) Patrick Pichette d) Jan Koum e) Mike Krieger

➢ Twitter Inc has appointed Patrick Pichette, a former chief financial officer (CFO) at Google, as the new chairman of the company’s board. ▪ HQ: San Francisco, California, United States ▪ CEO: Jack Dorsey Question. Who has been appointed as the chairman of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India's advisory committee on service providers? a) Uday Kotak b) T V Narendran c) M. S. Sahoo d) Arun Singh e) Mohandas Pai

▪ T V Mohandas Pai. The 12-member panel would advise and provide professional support on regulation and development of the service providers dealt with by the IBBI. Question. How many members are present in the reconstituted IBBI advisory panel on insolvency and liquidation? a) 12 b) 14 c) 13 d) 11 e) 15 Question. Who has been appointed as the President Designate of the Confederation of Indian Industry for the year 2020-21? a) Uday Kotak b) Vikram Kirloskar c) Sanjiv Bajaj d) T V Narendran e) Virendra Nath

➢ Md & & CEO of Kota Mahindra Bank, Uday Kotak has been appointed as the new President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the financial year 2020-21.

▪ Sanjiv Bajaj, CMD of Bajaj Finserv: Vice President of CII Question. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India board has restructured an advisory committee on Corporate Insolvency Resolution and Liquidation process by including four new members. Who is the chairman this advisory committee ? a) Uday Kotak b) T V Narendran c) M. S. Sahoo d) Sanjiv Bajaj e) Methil Unnikrishnan

• Methil Unnikrishnan, General Manager is designated as the secretary of this Advisory Committee. ▪ Chairperson– M. S. Sahoo Question. Gujarat cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana has been appointed the chief of the BSF. He will continue to hold the additional charge of DG of ______a) MP Police b) Bureau of Civil Aviation Security c) Narcotics Control Bureau d) ITBP e) Gujrat Police

▪ At present, Asthana is working as the director-general of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security ▪ The BSF has been working without a regular chief since V.K. Johri took over as DGP of Madhya Pradesh. Question. Who has been appointed as DG of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security ? a) M A Ganapathy b) Usha Padhee c) Samant Goel d) Rajesh Ranjan e) Arvind Kumar

▪ Usha Padhee, joint secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation, has been given additional charge as director general of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security List of Chiefs and DGS

▪ Army Chief– Manoj Mukund Naravane ▪ Navel Chief- Karambir Singh ▪ Air Chief– Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria ▪ IB- Arvind Kumar ▪ BSF- Rakesh Asthana ▪ CRPF- AP Maheshwari ▪ CISF- Rajesh Ranjan ▪ ITBP- SS Deswal ▪ NDRF- SN Pradhan ▪ RAW- Samant Goel ▪ ITBP Director General, S S Deswal Question. The Central Authority nominated to whom as the chairperson of Supreme Court Legal Services Committee. a) R.F Nariman b) BVR Mohan Reddy c) D P Singh d) Neerab Kumar Das e) Arun Mishra

▪ SCLSC is constituted for implementing legal services programme insofar as it relates to the Supreme Court.

▪ Justice R.F Nariman will replace Justice Arun Mishra. Question. Mustapha Adib is set to become the Prime Minister of which nation. a) Surinam b) Lebanon c) Tunisia d) Somalia e) Singapore

▪ Lebanon's Ambassador to Germany, ▪ Capital: Beirut ▪ Currency: Lebanese pound Question. Shri R. Masakui has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to which of the following Nation ? a) Taiwan b) Turkmenistan c) Chez Republic d) Jamaica e) Zimbabwe

▪ Presently Ambassador of India to the Republic of Zimbabwe

▪ Jamaica Capital: Kingston. ▪ Currency: Dollar. ▪ PM: Andrew Holness. Question. Yoshihide Suga has been elected as the new Prime Minister of which of the following country? a) China b) Singapore c) Philippines d) Thailand e) Japan

➢ Japan's ruling party elected Yoshihide Suga as its new leader replacing Shinzo Abe as the country's next prime minister. Question. Mohamed Irfaan Ali became the President of which nation ? a) Indonesia b) Yemen c) Mauritania d) Guyana e) Iran

➢ He succeeds David Arthur ▪ Brigadier Mark Phillips was also sworn in as Prime Minister. ▪ Additionally, former President Bharrat Jagdeo was named Vice President.

➢ Capital– Georgetown ➢ Currency- Guyanese Dollar Question. A 16-year-old girl Aava Murto assumed the post of the Prime Minister of which nation for one day, under the Girls Takeover program, organised as a part of the U.N a) Norway b) Switzerland c) Finland d) Iceland e) Sweden

▪ Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin handed over her power to Murto on 7th October 2020 for a day. Question. Which of the following nation has been re-elected with India as the Co- President of the International Solar Alliance for 2 Years ? a) Russia b) USA c) Japan d) Australia e) France

▪ ISA HQs: Gurugram, India; ▪ Founded: 30 November 2015. Question. Who has been chosen as the Prime Minister of New Zealand for the 2nd term? a) Jacinda Ardern b) Yoshihide Suga c) Mohamed Hussein Roble d) Hichem Mechichi e) Lee Hsien Loong

▪ Capital: Wellington ▪ Currency: New Zealand dollar Appointment (International)

▪ King of Jordan, Abdullah II, has designated his chief policy adviser, Bishr al- Khasawneh, as the country’s new Prime Minister

▪ Bishr Al-Khasawneh will succeed the previous government of Omar Al- Razzaz, which resigned recently amid criticism of it’s handling of the virus pandemic.

▪ Jordan Capital – Amman, Currency – Jordanian dinar Question. Who has been appointed as Queen’s Counsel (QC) for the courts of England and Wales? a) b) S P Radhakrishnan c) SK Singh d) AP Maheshwari e) K Venkatesh Question. Who has been appointed as the President of International Motorcycle Manufacturers Association ?

(a) Ashwani Lohani (b) Renu Madhav (c) Amit Shukla (d) Rakesh Sharma (e) Sanjiv Kapoor

• Rakesh Sharma, Executive Director, Bajaj Auto as its President for a two-year mandate. Appointments Committee of the Cabinet appointed heads of three large public sector banks

1. Sanjiv Chadha as the managing director and chief executive of Bank of Baroda • Chadha was the deputy managing director at in charge of SBI Capital Markets.

2. Lingam Venkat Prabhakar as MD & CEO of • L.V Prabhakar was the executive director of and he will be replacing RA Sankara Narayanan

3. Atanu Kumar Das as MD & CEO of Bank of India. • Atanu Kumar Das was the ED at Bank of India Question. Who has recently resigned from the position of vice president of BCCI ? a) Jay Shah b) Arun Dhumal c) Ajit Kumar d) Ravi Dutt e) Mahim Verma

▪ The announcement comes after his win in the election for the post of secretary at the Association of ▪ Mr. Verma was appointed as BCCI's vice president in 2019 ▪ Rajiv Shukla, the former IPL chairman, has been nominated for the post Question. Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has extended the tenure of Gurdeep Singh till 31 July 2025 as MD and CEO of Which of the following PSE ? a) IOCL b) BPCL c) HPCL d) NTPC e) CIL

▪ Gurdeep Singh, a mechanical engineer by training had first assumed the charge of utility’s chairman and managing director in February 2016.

▪ National Thermal Power Corporation Founded: 1975. Question. Who has appointed as the new Secretary of Department of Economic Affairs ? a) b) Atanu Chakraborty c) Tuhin Kant Pandey d) T V Somanathan e) None of these

▪ Tarun Baja: Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs ▪ Tuhin Kant Pandey: Department of Investment and Public ▪ T V Somanathan : Secretary, Department of Expenditure ▪ Debasish Panda: Financial services secretary Question. is an autonomous body of the tasked to improve the governance of Public Sector Banks. Who is the current chairman of BBB ? a) Uday Kotak b) T V Narendran c) M. S. Sahoo d) A K Dixit e) B P Sharma

▪ It was recommended by P.J. Nayak Committee. Question. Who has been elected as the CEO of Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) for the term 2020-21. a) Rajkiran Rai G b) c) Sunil Mehta d) J Vankatramu e) A K Dixit

▪ Rajkiran Rai G, the Managing Director and CEO of Union Bank of India has been elected as the Chairman of Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) for the term 2020-21. ▪ Indian Banks' Association (IBA), formed on 26 September 1946 as a representative body of management of operating in India - an association of Indian banks and financial institutions based in .

▪ With an initial membership representing 22 banks in India in 1946, IBA currently represents 237 banking companies operating in India Question. Under the chairmanship od whom, Government of India has constituted a panel to streamline the spectrum allocation process a) Rajiv Gauba b) G. Srinivasan c) KV Kamath d) Rajesh Verma e)

▪ Panel of secretaries to streamline the spectrum allocation process and also make the auction of spectrum an annual calendar event.

▪ The panel will be headed by the Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba. Question. Under the chairmanship of whom, Supreme Court has appointed a one- man committee to take steps for preventing stubble burning in Punjab, Haryana and a) G. Srinivasan b) KV Kamath c) Rajesh Verma d) Rajiv Mehrishi e) Madan B Lokur

▪ Retired apex court judge Justice Madan B Lokur Question. NITI Aayog has constituted a Multidimensional Poverty Index Coordination Committee . The MPICC is chaired by ______a) Manisha Singh b) Shikha Sharma c) Manisha Kapoor d) R Sreelekha e) Sanyukta Samaddar

▪ 273 million Indians were lifted out of multidimensional poverty, over a period of 10 years, between 2005-2006 and 2015-2016. Recent Committees

▪ Examine the possibility of offering Surety Bond for contractors (IRDAI): G. Srinivasan.

▪ Setting Parameters for Loan Restructuring: KV Kamath

▪ Committee on Business Responsibility Reporting (BRR): Rajesh Verma

▪ Assessment of relief to bank borrower: Rajiv Mehrishi

▪ Government gives one-year extension to Company Law Committee –Rajesh Verma Recent Committees

▪ Preventing stubble burning in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh : Justice Madan B Lokur

▪ Analysis of QR (Quick Response) Code’: Prof. Deepak.B. Phatak

▪ National Financial Reporting Authority: Professor R. Narayanaswamy

▪ National level committee for reform in criminal law: Ranbir Singh

▪ Panel of secretaries to streamline the spectrum allocation process : Rajiv Gauba

▪ Head the committee to prepare the roadmap to regularize the land leasing activity in agriculture sector: Ajay Tirkey Question. Who has appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation. a) Mark Wang b) David Liao c) Noel Quinn d) Mark Tucker e) Surendra Rosha

• HSBC appoints Mark Wang as chief executive in China • Chairman: Mark Tucker • HSBC India CEO: Surendra Rosha • HQ: London Question. Which Insurance Company has recently re-appointed RM Vishakha as its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. a) Universal Sompo Insurance b) Aegon Life Insurance c) IFFCO Tokio d) Digit Insurance e) IndiaFirst Life Insurance

• A joint venture of Bank of Baroda and • It was incorporated in November, 2009. It has it’s headquarters in Mumbai. Question. SBI chairperson appointed as India CEO of which company ? a) Salesforce.com b) Mphasis Limited c) 3i Infotech Limited d) Iflex Solutions Ltd e) Infoeweb

• She was the 1st woman to lead the more than 200-year-old SBI. Move comes as the Salesforce becomes aggressive in India, a market that is gradually adopting digital technologies. Question. Vineet Arora appointed as the MD & CEO of which Insurance company. a) Aegon Life Insurance Company b) Start Health Life Insurance c) Tata AIA d) Max Bupa Health Insurance e) Paytm General Insurance Ltd

• CEO Paytm : Vijay Shekhar Sharma • Paytm will offer Rs 250 crore in employee stock ownership plans (Esops) and hire more than 500 people across multiple roles Question. Indian-American health policy consultant ______has been appointed as one of the key members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force constituted by US President Donald Trump. a) Seema Verma b) Rahul Duggal c) Arunima Tripathi d) Suman Chopra e) Kriti Dev

• The task force led by Secretary, Health and Human Services Alex Azar Question. Who among the following is the head of the 5-member committee set up by DRDO to overhaul its labs to meet future defence needs ? a) Prof. V. Ramagopal Rao b) Satheesh Reddy c) Subhash Bhamre d) Bipin Rawat e) None of the above

➢ IIT-Delhi director professor V. Ramagopal Rao

➢ DRDO chief Satheesh Reddy received a two-year extension Question. Former CMD of Ashwani Lohani appointed as the Chairman of the Tourism Development Corporation of which state ? a) Karnataka b) Andhra Pradesh c) d) Madhya Pradesh e) Kerala

• Rajiv Bansal : Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Air India • Former Union Finance Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg has been appointed as Advisor to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. Question. Who has been elected as the Chairman of the Press Trust of India ? a) Jayant Krishna b) Prabhjeet Singh c) Hemang Amin d) Aveek Sarkar e) Vijay Kumar Chopra

▪ He replaces Vijay Kumar Chopra, Chief Editor of the Punjab Kesari Group of newspapers.

▪ Aveek Sarkar is the Vice Chairman of the Ananda Bazar Group of Publications. Question. Who has been appointed as the chairperson of National School of Drama? a) b) c) Shatrughan Sinha d) Paresh Rawal e) Nana Patekar

➢ Rawal replaces veteran theatre artist Amal Allana as the chairperson of the esteemed institution. Question. Who was appointed as the secretary-general of the All India Tennis Association? a) Anil Dhupar b) Anil Khanna c) Rohit Rajpal d) Hemang Amin e) Non of these

▪ All India Tennis Association (AITA) elected BJP member Anil Jain as its new President while Anil Dhupar was chosen as its Secretary-General.

▪ India’s Davis Cup Rohit Rajpal was elected as the treasurer for a 4-year term till 2024. Question. Who is set to take over as the first woman CEO of an American Multinational Investment bank, Citigroup? a) Abigail Johnson b) Julie Sweet c) Mary Barra d) Meg Whitman e) Jane Fraser ▪ Jane Fraser to Succeed Michael Corbat as First Woman CEO of Citigroup ▪ Citigroup - American multinational investment bank. ▪ City Bank CEO: Mary McNiff ▪ HQ: New York Question. Harivansh has been elected as the ______Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha. Question. हरिवंश को िा煍य सभा के ______उपा鵍यक्ष के 셂प मᴂ चुना गया है। a) 10th b) 12th c) 9th d) 11th e) 13th ➢ Under Article 89: Harivansh Narayan Singh has been re-elected as the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Important Appointments

▪ Pramod Chandra Mody gets 6 Months Extension as Chairman of CBDT

▪ K Padmakar to hold additional charge as CMD of BPCL

▪ Usha Padhee, joint secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation, has been given additional charge as director general of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security

▪ M A Ganapathy has been appointed as the Director of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security

▪ ACC approves appointment of V K Yadav as Railway Board’s first ever CEO Important Appointments

▪ Murali Ramakrishna’s appointment as MD and CEO of South

▪ S Krishnan appointed as MD & CEO of Punjab & Sind Bank

▪ Coca-Cola names Sanket Ray as new country head; T Krishnakumar appointed chairman

▪ Bajaj Allianz Life signs Ayushmann Khurrana as a brand ambassador

▪ Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations appoints Vinkesh Gulati as its new President Question. Current Attorney General of India, K. K. Venugopal, is all set to get one-year extension, He is _____ Attorney General of India a) 12th b) 15th c) 18th d) 20th e) 22nd

▪ His three-year tenure comes to an end on June 30, 2020. ▪ First in India: M. C. Setalvad Question. Current and 15th Attorney General of India, K. K. Venugopal, is all set to get one-year extension. Which article of Indian Constitution defines the appointment of Attorney General of India a) 52 b) 76 c) 143 d) 148 e) 280

▪ His three-year tenure comes to an end on June 30, 2020. ▪ Article 76 of the Constitution ▪ First in India: M. C. Setalvad Question. S N Rajeswari has been selected as the Chairman & MD of which of the following? a) FICCI FLO b) of India c) Federal Bank d) Oriental Insurance e) Sports Authority of India Question. Who has been appointed as the chairperson of the Public Enterprises Selection Board. a) Amitabh Kant b) c) Ajay Bhushan Panday d) Tripathi e) Suresh N. Patel

• Current Finance Secretary is Ajay Bhushan Pandey

➢ Kapil Dev Tripathi, who has been recently appointed as the Secretary to President . Question. Which AMC has appointed Imtaiyazur Rahman as its chief executive office ? a) UTI Asset Management Company b) ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund c) L&T Mutual Fund. d) Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund e) Franklin Templeton

▪ The post was lying vacant since Leo Puri completed his five-year term as CEO of UTI AMC in August 2018.

▪ Rahman has been the acting CEO of the company for nearly two years. Question. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director of the India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd ? a) Nilesh Sathe b) Manoj Pande c) Mahesh Shrikrishna d) PR Jaishankar e) Vishwas Mehta Question. Who has been appointed as the executive director in Asian Development Bank a) Takeo Konishi b) Sumeer Kumar Khare c) d) Rajesh Khullar e) Anil Kishora

➢ Founded: 19 December 1966 ➢ Membership: 68 countries Question. RBI has constituted a ____ member Internal Working Group to review the guidelines related to ownership, governance and corporate structure of private sector banks. a) Three b) Four c) Five d) Six e) Seven

▪ RBI Central Board Director P K Mohanty will head the committee.

▪ Committee will submit its report by 30th of September 2020. Question. Who is the regulator of Limited (IEX)? a) Power System Operation Corporation b) Nuclear Power Corporation of India c) Central Electricity Regulatory Commission d) NHPC Limited e) Power Finance Corporation

➢ Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), a key regulator of power sector in India, is a statutory body functioning with quasi- judicial status under sec – 76 of the Electricity Act 2003.

➢ Mr. P. K. Pujari Chairman: CERC Important Appointments

▪ JDU’s Harivansh Narayan Singh re-elected as Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman ▪ Paytm First Games names as brand ambassador ▪ Great Learning ropes in Indian skipper as brand ambassador ▪ Cricketers and Smriti Mandhana appointed as a Playerzpot brand ambassadors ▪ Anil Jain becomes new President of All India Tennis Association Question. Name the newly appointed CEO of food regulator FSSAI ? a) Arun Singhal b) R S Dhillon c) Ashwini Bhatia d) M V Rao e) P P Sengupta Question. Who has been appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of Sido Kanhu Murmu University who is the first tribal woman to become a Vice- Chancellor ? a) Sonajharia Minz b) R Sreelekha c) Suman Gawani d) Hema Divakar e) Jamie Hampton

▪ Sido Kanhu Murmu University (SKMU), formerly Siddhu Kanhu University, is a public university situated in the Santhal Parganas region of state in eastern India. Question. Venkataramani Sumantran has been appointed as the Independent Director of which airlines? a) Air India b) GoAir c) IndiGo d) Emirates e) None of the above

➢ IndiGo CEO Ronojoy Dutta ➢ Indigo Airlines Headquarters: Gurugram, Haryana ➢ Indigo Airlines Established: 2006 Question. Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Power Finance Corporation? a) Bhanu Pratap Sharma b) R S Dhillon c) SN Rajeshwari d) S Gopalakrishnan e) Venkataramani Sumantran

▪ Power Finance Corporation Ltd. (PFC) is an Indian financial institution. It was established in 1986 & it is the financial backbone of Indian Power Sector.

▪ Headquarters– . Question. Who has been appointed as the new Trustee of the Natural History Museum which is situated in London ? a) Anil Kishora b) Yadvinder Malhi c) Marcos Prado Troyjo d) Leo Puri e) R S Dhillon

➢ Malhi is Professor of Ecosystem Science at University of Oxford. Question. Who has been appointed as India's Next High Commissioner To UK? a) Ruchi Ghanashyam b) Gaitri Kumar c) S N Rajeswari d) Jahnabi Phookan e) Sangeeta Reddy

➢ Ms Kumar succeeds Ruchi Ghanashyam Question. Who has been appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to the UN’s cultural body, UNESCO, with the rank of Ambassador. a) Hemant Harish Chandra b) Dr Vidhu P Nair c) Baushan Ger d) P Amudha e) Vishal V. Sharma

▪ He succeeds Shri Jawed Ashraf.

▪ United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) headquarter – Paris, France Question. Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Bahrain. Name Nation a) Deepak Mittal Deepak Mittal India's next Ambassador to Qatar b) Piyush Srivastava c) P Kumaran Santosh Jha India's next Ambassador to Belgium d) Prem K Nair P Kumaran India's High Commissioner to Singapore e) Santosh Jha Gaitri Kumar United Kingdom Prem K Nair Niger Important Ambassadors

▪ Singhal appointed as next Ambassador to Solomon Islands (Capital: Honiara, Dollar)

▪ Neena Malhotra appointed as Ambassador to Republic of San Marino (Capital: San Marino, Currency: Euro)

▪ Vikram Doraiswami appointed India’s next Ambassador to Bangladesh

▪ Hemant Harishchandra Kotalwar as India’s next envoy to the Czech Republic.

▪ Vidhu P Nair as the next ambassador of India to Turkmenistan Banking News

▪ RBI has appointed its Gen Manager D K Kashyap as the Additional Director on the board of for 2 years.

▪ Thrissur-based Dhanlaxmi Bank have ousted the Managing Director and CEO, Sunil Gurbaxani, at the annual general meeting (AGM) of the bank on Wednesday.

▪ Dhanlaxmi Bank was put under the PCA Framework by the RBI in 2015 and in 2019 it came out of restrictions. Members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the RBI

1. Prof. Ashima Goyal is Professor, Institute of Development Research 2. Prof. Jayanth R. Varma, Professor, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad 3. Dr. Shashanka Bhide, Senior Advisor, National Council of Applied Economic Research, Delhi

▪ As per the RBI Act, the three new members would have four- year terms

▪ Replaced: Chetan Ghate, Pami Dua & Ravindra Dholakia Banking News (Appointment)

▪ is strengthening its leadership team as part of the next 5 year growth strategy.

▪ It has appointed former Bajaj Capital CEO Rahul Parikh as the bank's digital head as the bank broadens its digital presence to improve customer services.

▪ HQs: Kolkata ▪ Founder and CEO: Ghosh Business News

➢ Uday Shankar quits as Star & Disney India Chairman

▪ Uday Shankar, chairman of Star & Disney India and president, The Walt Disney Company APAC has decided to step down.

▪ Shankar, one of the top media and entertainment executives from India, will remain at Disney till 31st Dec.2020 to identify his successor.

▪ He is currently the senior vice president of FICCI. Appointment

▪ Union Minister has been assigned the additional charge of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on 9th October 2020 in addition to his existing portfolios, following the death of union minister Ram Vilas Paswan.

▪ Goyal is currently serving as the Union Minister of Railways and Minister of Commerce and Industry. Appointment

▪ RBI has extended term of R. K. Chhibber, Chairman & MD of Jammu & Kashmir Bank by a further period of 6 months w.e.f. 10th Oct 2020 or till appointment of MD & CEO, whichever is earlier.

▪ In June 2019, RBI had appointed Chhibber as interim CMD on removal of Parvez Ahmed. Appointment

▪ Nilesh Shah (Kotak Mahindra Asset) has been re-elected as Chairman of Association of .

▪ Earlier elected as Chairman for 2019-20 would continue to hold the office till the conclusion of next AGM.

▪ AMFI is dedicated to developing the Indian Mutual Fund Industry Question. Who has been appointed as the new president of FTII society and chairman of governing council of FTII? a) Shekhar Kapoor b) Paresh Rawal c) Aveek Sarkar d) Rajat Saud e) Suresh Chandra Sharma Question. Who has been appointed as brand ambassador of Bengal Peerless Housing Development Company Limited? a) Amitabh Bachchan b) Amir Khan c) Saurav Ganguly d) Virat Kohli e) Ayushman Khurana Question. Who has appointed as brand ambassador of E-commerce website Myntra a) b) Kareena Kapoor Khan c) Sara Ali Khan d) Alia Bhatt e) Disha Patni Question. Who was appointed as brand ambassador of Chinese smartphone brand iQOO? a) Virat Kohli b) Ranbir Singh c) Ranveer Kapoor d) MS Dhoni e) Akshay Kumar

▪ EdTech start-up Great Learning Question. Who has been recently appointed as the brand ambassador of the apparel manufacturer Oakley? a) Akshay Kumar b) c) d) Amitabh Bachhan e)

▪ Performance sports eyewear brand Oakley announced the appointment of cricketer Rohit Sharma as its new brand ambassador for a period of two years in India. ▪ Oakley HQ: California, USA ▪ Chairman: Jim Jannard Question. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of online live tutoring company Vedantu. a) Sonu Sood b) Amitabh Bachchan c) Ayushman Khurana d) M S Dhoni e) Aamir Khan

▪ Phone Pe, Samsung, Dustin India, Vivo Question. Who has appointed as global ambassador for home solutions brand, LG Signature. a) Priyanka Chopra Jonas b) Rohit Sharma c) Lewis Hamilton d) Virat Kohli e) Sonu sood

▪ Parle Agro has roped in Priyanka Chopra Jonas ▪ Beauty accessories brand, Vega: Rohit Sharma Appointments

➢ Indian batsman has been appointed as the brand ambassador and advisor of Hudle.

➢ Gadget accessory & consumer electronics brand Ubon has roped in Rana Daggubati as its brand ambassador to tap into Southern market.

➢ Myntra roped in Bhuvan Bam as its 1st digital brand ambassador to engage with tech-savvy customers. ➢ E-commerce website Myntra : Kiara Advani Appointment

▪ Paytm First Games (PFG), a subsidiary of digital financial service platform Paytm, has roped in Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar as its brand ambassador. ▪ Amazon.com Inc has signed up actor Amitabh Bachchan for its Alexa voice assistant. ▪ EdTech start-up Great Learning ropes in Virat Kohli as brand ambassador ▪ Bajaj Allianz Life, UNICEF India & Toyota Urban Cruiser Ayushmann Khurrana as its brand ambassador. ▪ Acer India has roped in actor Sonu Sood as its brand ambassador. ▪ IG International and Gargo International are engaged in manufacturing and wholesaling of Automotive Engine Oil Appointment News

▪ Former Australian fast bowler and cricket legend Brett Lee has been signed by SportsAdda as its brand ambassador.

▪ JSW Cement, a part of JSW Group, signed former Indian cricket captain & the current president of BCCI and , captain of India’s National Football Team

▪ Smartphone brand realme has appointed Bollywood actor as its brand ambassador. List of Important Brand Ambassador

1. Puma ➢ Sunil Chhetri, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Virat Kohli, Sara Ali Khan, MC and Dutee Chand

2. National Anti-Doping Agency ➢ Suniel Shetty

3. FASTag ➢ Akshay Kumar

4. Pepsi ➢ Salman Khan, Shafali Verma

5. ➢ Katrina Kaif and Varun Dhawan List of Important Brand Ambassador

6. FanMojo ➢ Prithvi Shaw

7. Fit India Movement ➢ Shilpa Agrawal

8. Visa ➢ PV Sindhu

9. Jal Shakti Abhiyan ➢ Aamir Khan

10. Cultsport ➢ List of Important Brand Ambassador

11.PNB MetLife ➢ P.V. Sindhu

12. PhonePe ➢ Aamir Khan & Alia Bhatt

13. RedBus ➢ MS Dhoni

14. BharatPe ➢ Salman Khan

15. Hero MotoCorp ➢ Yerry Mina Question. Who has been appointed as the Director (R&D) of BEL? a) M V Raja Sekhar b) M V Gowtama c) Yatinder Prasad d) Pramod Agrawal e) Aveek Sarkar

➢ BEL - Aerospace and defence company. HQ: Bangalore.

➢ BEL CEO: M V Gowtama Question. Who has been appointed as the new administrator of Punjab and Co-operative (PMC) Bank by RBI? a) C S Attra b) D K Khara c) P C Kandpal d) A K Tiwari e) A K Dixit Question. Who has become the first woman IG to lead CRPF in Kashmir? a) Kiran Bedi b) Archana Ramasundaram c) Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya d) Charu Sinha e) Dr B. Sandhya

▪ She is appointed as the IG of CRPF’s Srinagar sector that oversees the deployment of the paramilitary forces’ battalions in Srinagar

▪ A P Maheshwari: Director General of CRPF Appointment

▪ Former Prime Minister of India, Shri H D Deve Gowda took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka on 20 September 2020.

▪ The 87-year-old President of the (Secular) party was elected to the Rajya Sabha in June 2020. ▪ He was the 11th Prime Minister of India from 1 June 1996 to 21 April 1997. ▪ He had also served as the 14th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1994 to 1996. Appointment

▪ Udit Singhal, an 18-year-old Indian boy, has been included by the United Nations (UN) in the 2020 Class of 17 Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals

▪ Udit is the founder of Glass2Sand, a zero-waste ecosystem that addresses the growing menace of glass waste in Delhi.

▪ His initiative has prevented empty glass bottles from getting dumped into landfills and instead turned it into sands, making it commercially viable. Appointment

➢ Simanchala Dash Appointed as Advisor to IMF Chief Executive Director

▪ The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has approved the proposal to appoint Simanchala Dash as an advisor to Executive Director, IMF, in Washington.

▪ He has been appointed for a period of three years. One Liner

▪ Bharti AXA Life Insurance appoints Parag Raja as MD & CEO

▪ Anamika Roy Rashtrawar appointed MD & CEO of IFFCO Tokio

▪ RV Verma appointed as non-executive Chairman of AU Small Finance Bank

▪ gets RBI nod to reappoint Mahabaleshwara M S as MD and CEO for 3 years

▪ Former RBI Governor appointed to a 12- member advisory group to IMF One Liner

▪ Actress Tamannaah bhatia signed as brand ambassador for Mobile Premier League (MPL).

▪ Ajay Mahajan appointed MD & CEO of Care Ratings

▪ Anand named ambassador for WWF India

▪ BSNL CMD P K Purwar takes Additional charge of MTNL

▪ Kapil Dev Tripathi appointed Secretary to President Kovind

▪ HSBC appoints Noel Quinn as Chief Executive Officer

▪ N Kamakodi reappointed as MD & CEO of City Union Bank Important Appointments

▪ Lt Gen Manoj Pande to take over as Commander-in-Chief of Andaman and Nicobar Command

▪ Finance Ministry appoints PR Jaishankar managing director of India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited

▪ National Fertilizers Limited appoints V N Datt as Chairman & Managing Director

▪ PM Modi appoints committee headed by Rajnath Singh for MSME loan scheme implementation

▪ Former Miss World Manushi Chhillar joins Rohit, Hima as Adidas brand ambassador

▪ India appoints Brajendra Navnit as Ambassador to WTO Important Appointments

▪ Trustees of PM CARES appoint SARC & Associates as auditor of fund (headed by Sunil Kumar Gupta)

▪ Ex-Supreme Court judge DK Jain gets one-year extension as BCCI Ethics Officer and Ombudsman

▪ Former RBI Governor Urjit Patel to take over as chairman of NIPFP (“National Institute of Public Finance and Policy is privileged) ▪ Ex-Andhra Bank chief Suresh N Patel to take over as vigilance ▪ Commissioner

▪ Sanjay Kothari Takes Oath As Chief Vigilance Commissioner

▪ N Kamakodi reappointed as MD & CEO of City Union Bank

▪ The first judge of Common Jammu and Kashmir High Court and Ladakh High Court: Justice Rajnesh Oswal

▪ New Chairman of NASSCOM: UB Pravin Rao ▪ Vice Chairperson, NASSCOM: Rekha Menon

▪ New MD and CEO of IFFCO Tokio General Insurance: Anamika Roy Rashtrawar

▪ MD & CEO, AU Small Finance Bank: Sanjay Agarwal Appointment

➢ S Aparna, has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals, under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. She will succeed PD Vaghela.

➢ In 2017, she was appointed to the post of ED, World Bank, representing the Constituency of India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

➢ Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers: D.V. Sadananda Gowda Appointment

➢ Raghvendra Singh was appointed as the culture secretary in place of Anand Kumar, who has shifted as the secretary of the National Commission for Backward Classes.

➢ Raghvendra Singh, at present, is the CEO, Development of Museums & Cultural Spaces. Appointment: Secretaries

1. Rajesh Bhushan has been appointed health secretary (will succeed Preeti Sudan)

2. Mines Secretary Sushil Kumar has been appointed Secretary of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes

3. Ram Kumar Mishra, named Women and Child Development Secretary.

4. Additional charge of the post of Secretary, Ministry of Mines, to Anil Kumar Jain (Ministry of Coal)

5. Ajay Tirkey who has been appointed secretary, Department of Land Resources List of Secretary

➢ Rajesh Bhushan: Special Duty Health and Family Welfare Department ➢ Leena Nandan: Consumer Affairs Secretary ➢ Anita Karwal: Department of Education & Literacy ➢ Nagendra Nath Sinha new Secretary of Rural Development ➢ Ravi Mittal: New Sports and Youth Affairs Secretary ➢ T S Tirumurti: India’s permanent representative to United Nations ➢ Amit Khare : Information & Broadcasting Ministry Secretary ➢ Aramane Giridhar: Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways ➢ Rajesh Verma: Secretary of Ministry of Corporate Affairs. ➢ R K Chaturvedi: Secretary Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals