Q31. Who was appointed as the Chief Election Commissioner of India in February 2025?
A) Vivek Joshi
B) Gyanesh Kumar
C) Arun Goel
D) Pankaj Kumar
Answer: B) Gyanesh Kumar
Explanation: In February 2025, Gyanesh Kumar, a retired 1988-batch IAS officer with a distinguished career in ministries like Defence and Cooperation, took office as the 26th Chief Election Commissioner of India. He is tasked with overseeing several state elections in 2025–26.
Q32. Who took charge as the Chief Justice of India (CJI) in May 2025?
A) N. V. Ramana
B) Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
C) Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai
D) Sanjay Kishan Kaul
Answer: C) Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai
Explanation: Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai assumed office as the Chief Justice of India on 14 May 2025, becoming the head of the Indian judiciary.
Q33. Who was appointed as the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India in November 2024, serving through mid-2025?
A) Rajiv Kumar
B) Girish Chandra Murmu
C) K. Sanjay Murthy
D) Pankaj Jain
Answer: C) K. Sanjay Murthy
Explanation: K. Sanjay Murthy took office as Comptroller and Auditor General of India on 21 November 2024, continuing in the role into 2025.
Q34. Who became the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India in April 2025?
A) Ashutosh Sharma
B) Ajay K. Sood
C) K. Vijay Raghavan
D) Shekhar C. Mande
Answer: B) Ajay K. Sood
Explanation: Since April 2025, Ajay K. Sood serves as the Government’s Principal Scientific Adviser, guiding national science and technology policies.
Q35. Who was appointed the new Chairperson of IRDAI (Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India) in July 2025?
A) Subhash Bagade
B) Ajay Seth
C) Deepali Pant Joshi
D) Trilochan Sastry
Answer: B) Ajay Seth
Explanation: In July 2025, Ajay Seth took over as the Chairperson of IRDAI, leading the insurance regulator.
Q36. Who began serving as the Cabinet Secretary of India in August 2024 and continued into 2025?
A) P.K. Mishra
B) Ajay Kumar
C) T.V. Somanathan
D) Rajiv Gauba
Answer: C) T.V. Somanathan
Explanation: T.V. Somanathan took over as Cabinet Secretary on 30 August 2024, and holds this administrative position into 2025.
Q37. Who became the Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in January 2025?
A) Rajwinder Singh Bhatti
B) Rahul Rasgotra
C) Daljit Singh Chaudhary
D) Gyanendra Pratap Singh
Answer: D) Gyanendra Pratap Singh
Explanation: On 20 January 2025, Gyanendra Pratap Singh took charge as the Director General of CRPF, India’s premier paramilitary force.
Q38. Who became the Governor of Bihar in January 2025?
A) Rajendra Arlekar
B) Arif Mohammad Khan
C) Lalji Tandon
D) Phagu Chauhan
Answer: B) Arif Mohammad Khan
Explanation: Appointed by the President in late December 2024, Arif Mohammad Khan assumed office as Governor of Bihar from 2 January 2025.
Q39. Who received additional charge as Governor of Nagaland in August 2025, alongside being Governor of Manipur?
A) Rajendra Arlekar
B) Ajay Kumar Bhalla
C) P.S. Sreedharan Pillai
D) BL Joshi
Answer: B) Ajay Kumar Bhalla
Explanation: Ajay Kumar Bhalla, Governor of Manipur, was given additional charge of Nagaland Governor in August 2025 following a vacancy.
Q40. Who was appointed as the Chairperson of Atomic Energy Commission as of May 2023, continuing into 2025?
A) Ajai Kumar Mohanty
B) Sekhar Basu
C) Ravi Grover
D) R. Chidambaram
Answer: A) Dr. Ajit Kumar Mohanty
Explanation: Dr. Ajit Kumar Mohanty became the Chairperson of the Atomic Energy Commission on 1 May 2023, a responsibility he continues with in 2025.