Q11. Who was appointed as the Secretary of RAW in July 2025?
A) Tapan Deka
B) Parag Jain
C) Sadanand Date
D) Shrinjay Pratap Singh
Answer: B) Parag Jain
Explanation: On 1 July 2025, Parag Jain, a 1989-batch Punjab cadre IPS officer, was appointed Secretary of RAW.
Q12. Who was reappointed as the Chairman of CBDT in 2025?
A) Ajay Seth
B) Ravi Agrawal
C) Nitin Gupta
D) Anuradha Thakur
Answer: B) Ravi Agrawal
Explanation: Ravi Agrawal’s tenure as Chairman of CBDT was extended by one year in 2025.
Q13. Who was appointed as a National Member of the Hindi Advisory Committee under the Ministry of Skill Development in August 2025?
A) Dr. Manik Vishwakarma
B) Shri Srikantha Kannan
C) Neha Dhawan
D) Nityanand
Answer: C) Neha Dhawan
Explanation: Neha Dhawan, BJP spokesperson from Haryana, was appointed to the Hindi Advisory Committee in August 2025.
Q14. Who was appointed as the Governor of Ladakh in July 2025?
A) Prof. Ghosh
B) Kavinder Gupta
C) Ashim Kumar Ghosh
D) Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju
Answer: B) Kavinder Gupta
Explanation: In July 2025, senior BJP leader Kavinder Gupta was sworn in as the new Governor of Ladakh.
Q15. Who received a two-year extension as Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) in February 2025?
A) Tuhin Kanta Pandey
B) V. Anantha Nageswaran
C) Ajay Seth
D) Sanjay Malhotra
Answer: B) V. Anantha Nageswaran
Explanation: The tenure of CEA Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran was extended till March 2027.
Q16. Who was appointed as Chairperson of the NCW (National Commission for Women) in April 2025?
A) Kavita Mehra
B) Neha Dhawan
C) Smita Jhingran
D) Ravi Agrawal
Answer: A) Kavita Mehra
Explanation: In April 2025, Kavita Mehra became the Chairperson of the NCW.
Q17. Which fintech appointed Rajesh C (Head of Finance) and Himanshu Nazkani (Head of Investments) in August 2025?
A) SBI
B) BharatPe
C) HPE India
D) Kotak Mahindra Bank
Answer: B) BharatPe
Explanation: BharatPe strengthened its leadership team with these two appointments in August 2025.
Q18. Who was appointed as the new Commander-in-Chief, Andaman & Nicobar Command (CINCAN) in June 2025?
A) Saju Balakrishnan
B) Dinesh Singh Rana
C) Anil Chauhan
D) Shrinjay Pratap Singh
Answer: B) Dinesh Singh Rana
Explanation: Lt. Gen. Dinesh Singh Rana assumed charge as CINCAN on 1 June 2025.
Q19. Who was appointed the new Governor of Haryana in July 2025?
A) Kavinder Gupta
B) Ashim Kumar Ghosh
C) P. S. Sreedharan Pillai
D) Ashok Gajapathi Raju
Answer: B) Prof. Ashim Kumar Ghosh
Explanation: Prof. Ashim Kumar Ghosh was sworn in as the Governor of Haryana in July 2025.
Q20. Who was reappointed as Chairman & Managing Director of NTPC with a one-year extension in July 2025?
A) Gurdeep Singh
B) Ajay Kumar
C) Nitin Gupta
D) Ravi Agrawal
Answer: A) Gurdeep Singh
Explanation: Gurdeep Singh was granted a one-year extension as CMD of NTPC, India’s largest power utility.