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www.gradeup.co 1 www.gradeup.co Personalities in News in April 1.Vjosa Osmani has been elected as Sol. the new president of which country? • Ecuador elected a conservative A. Kosovo former banker and supporter of free- B. Macedonian market policies as president over his C. Hungary populist opponent, setting the D. Turkey country on a pro-business path. E. Moldova • Guillermo Lasso, 65 years old, received over 52% of the vote to Ans. A clinch the presidency, his third Sol. attempt at running for office. • Kosovo’s parliament elected Vjosa • He defeated Andrés Arauz, a 36- Osmani as the country’s new year-old leftist economist and protégé president. Osmani received 71 votes of powerful ex-president Rafael from the lawmakers at the third round Correa. Mr. Arauz conceded with of voting in the Assembly of Kosovo. more than 95% of votes counted. • While 82 deputies participated in • Mr. Lasso will inherit a bruised the vote in the 120-member economy and health crisis as the parliament, 11 votes were declared Covid-19 pandemic rages across South invalid. America. • The 38-year-old politician studied law at the University of Pristina in 3.Who has been appointed as the new Kosovo and earned a doctorate from prime minister of South Korea? Pittsburgh University in the US. A. Kim Boo-kyum B. Hong Nam-ki 2.Guillermo Lasso elected new C. Chung Sye-kyun President of which country? D. Moon Jae-in A. Bahamas E. None of the above B. Cuba C. Ecuador Ans. A D. Jambiya Sol. E. Surinam • Moon Jae-in, President of South Korea nominated Kim Boo-kyum, the Ans. C former Minister of the Interior and Safety as the new Prime Minister (PM) 2 www.gradeup.co of South Korea. Kim Boo-kyum will be Ramana was the Chief Justice of the the 3rd PM under the government Delhi High Court. headed by President Moon Jae-in. * He was born in an agricultural family • He will replace former PM Chung in Andhra Pradesh. Sye-kyun who resigned to run in the 2022 presidential election. 5.Who has been appointed as the • Currently, Hong Nam-ki is serving as head of the BCCI's Anti-Corruption the Acting Prime Minister of South Unit? Korea. A. Shabir Hussein Shekhadam • He will be appointed only after, the Khandwawala parliament of South Korea approved B. Ajit Singh the nomination of the President. C. Adil Zainulbhai • The president has also nominated D. Anish Shah new ministers for Labour, Land, E. Subhash Garg Science, Trade and Oceans Ministry. Ans. A 4.Who has been appointed as the Sol. 48th Chief Justice of India? * Former Gujarat DGP Shabir Hussein A. Rohinton Fali Nariman Shekhadam Khandwawala has taken B. N V Ramana over from Ajit Singh as the head of the C. Uday U. Lalit BCCI's Anti-Corruption Unit. D. Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar * Khandwawala, a 1973 batch IPS E. Ashok Bhushan officer, has been appointed ahead of the IPL beginning April 9. Ans. B * He retired as Gujarat DGP in Sol. December 2010. After that he was an * President Ram Nath Kovind has advisor to the Essar Group for 10 appointed Justice N V Ramana as the years. 48th Chief Justice of India, accepting * He has also been a part of the central the recommendation made by the government's Lokpal Search outgoing CJI SA Bobde. Committee, which was mandated to * Justice Ramana will have a term till appoint the Lokpal. August 26th next year. * Before his elevation to the Supreme Court on February 17th, 2014, Justice 3 www.gradeup.co 6.Who has been appointed the after the superannuation of Ajay mission director of Atal Innovation Bhushan Pandey. Mission (AIM)? A. Ramanan Ramanathan 8.Who has been appointed as the B. Chintan Vaishnav brand ambassador of SportzXchange, C. Arindam Bagchi a fantasy sports platform? D. Rakesh Asthana A. Rishabh Pant E. Alok Verma B. Hardik Pandya C. Prithavi Shaw Ans. B D. Dinesh Karthik Sol. E. Shikar Dhawan • Chintan Vaishnav has been Ans. C appointed as the mission director of Sol. Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), the • SportzXchange, one of the newest government’s flagship initiative under and fastest-growing addition to the NITI Aayog. fantasy sports landscape in India, has • He will succeed Ramanathan roped in Prithvi Shaw, a powerhouse Ramanan. of energy and potential as its brand ambassador. 7.Who has been appointed as the new • SportzXchange will create engaging revenue secretary under the Ministry content featuring Prithvi Shaw as part of Finance? of an integrating campaign with a A. Ajay Bhushan Pandey theme “Yahaan Hai Kuch Xtra” that B. Tarun Bajaj will help build awareness about the C. Ajay Seth differentiated offerings and amplify D. Gyanesh Kumar the reach of the brand during E. R S Shukla upcoming IPL/Fantasy matches. 9.Who has been appointed as the Ans. B brand ambassador for Punjab’s COVID Sol. vaccination drive? • Tarun Bajaj has been appointed as A. Kapil Sharma the new revenue secretary under B. Ayushman Khurana Ministry of Finance. C. Sonu Sood • He will take additional charge of D. Ranveer Singh Secretary, Department of Revenue, E. Jasprit Bumrah 4 www.gradeup.co Ans. C 15, 2019 after retiring as the chairman Sol. of the Central Board of Direct Taxes. • Actor Sonu Sood has been made the • A 1980 batch Indian Revenue Service brand ambassador for Punjab's anti- officer, Mr. Chandra had worked in coronavirus vaccination programme. the areas of international taxation and • During the coronavirus-induced investigation. lockdown last year, the actor had helped migrants reach their home 11.Who has been appointed as the states. Director-General (DG) of the National • Sood catapulted to the national Anti-Doping Agency (NADA)? spotlight for feeding thousands of A. Sushil Chandra B. S Ramann underprivileged people amid the C. Chintan Vaishnav COVID-19 pandemic. D. Siddharth Singh Longjam • He was viewed as a messiah of sorts E. M. A. Ganapathy for migrants. Ans. D Sol. 10.Who has been appointed as the • Senior IPS officer, M. A. Ganapathy Chief Election Commissioner of India? was on March 16, 2021 appointed A. Sushil Chandra Director General of National Security B. Rajiv Kumar Guard. C. Chintan Vaishnav • Ganapathy, a 1986 batch Indian D. Subhash Kumar Police Service (IPS) officer of the E. Anish Shah Uttarakhand cadre, is currently Director General, Bureau of Civil Ans. A Aviation Security (BCAS). Sol. • He has been appointed the Director- • President Ram Nath Kovind General, National Security Guard appointed Election Commissioner (NSG), from the date of joining the Sushil Chandra as the next Chief post and up to February 29, 2024 i.e. Election Commissioner of India. date of his superannuation. • He succeeded Sunil Arora, whose tenure ended on April 12. 12.Name the Indian Cricketer who has • Mr. Chandra took office as an been appointed as the brand Election Commissioner on February ambassador of Puma India, the leading German sportswear brand? 5 www.gradeup.co A. Washington Sundar 13.Name the Indian cricketers who B. Devdutt Padikkal has been appointed as the brand C. Shardul Thakur ambassador of Japanese Sportswear D. Suryakumar Yadav brand ASICS? E. Both A and B A. Virat Kohli B. Hardik Pandya Ans. E C. Ravindra Jadeja Sol. D. KL Rahul • Puma India, the leading German E. Rohit Sharma sportswear brand signed a long term endorsement deal with Indian Ans. C Cricketers, Washington Sundar and Sol. DevduttPadikkal. Both Sundar and • Japanese Sportswear brand ASICS Padikkal will be joining Puma as its announced that it has appointed brand ambassadors. Ravindra Jadeja, the all-rounder of the • In March 2021, Puma signed as the Indian cricket team and Chennai Super official kit partners of the Royal Kings as its brand ambassador. The Challengers Bangalore(RCB) in the IPL company, which focuses on sporting 2021 season. gear for the running category. • Washington Sundar(21 years old) • ASICS has been working with young from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, is the and fresh athletic talent across various youngest T20I cricketer(18 years) to genres of sports. In India, ASICS is represent India at International level promoted by actor Tiger Shroff. In in 2017. Asia, ASICS currently has over 55 • DevduttPadikkal(20 years old) from stores across India, Sri Lanka and Edappal, Kerala, is an Indian cricketer Bhutan. who represents Karnataka and India under 19s. 6 www.gradeup.co Personalities in News May 1.Name the Indian origin 2.Name the hockey player who has immunologist who has been elected been appointed as the a member of to the prestigious National Academy the FIH Athletes’ Committee? of Sciences (NAS) in USA in recognition A. P R Sreejesh of his “distinguished and continuing B. Manpreet Singh achievements in original research”? C. Birendra Lakra A. Sankar Ghosh D. Rupinder Pal Singh B. Shinjini Kundu E. Lalit Upadhyay C. Ashwini Ram D. Hardik Goel Ans. A E. Srikanth Narayanan Sol. * India hockey team goalkeeper P R Ans. A Sreejesh was on Thursday appointed Sol. as a member of the FIH Athletes’ • Indian-origin immunologist Sankar Committee. Ghosh has been elected to the * Sreejesh was one of the four new prestigious National Academy of members appointed by the EB which Sciences (NAS) in recognition of his met two days before the 47th FIH “distinguished and continuing Congress. achievements in original research”. * Sreejesh Parattu (IND), Marlena • He is one of the 120 newly elected Rybacha (POL), Mohamed Mea (RSA), members announced by the NAS. and Matt Swann (AUS) are now joining • NAS is a private, non-profit the Committee. institution established in 1863 by an * The 33-year-old Sreejesh is one of Act of Congress, signed by President the senior-most and decorated Abraham Lincoln.