Appointments on 12th March 2021

Current Context: Dr GP Samanta: He is appointed as Chief Statistician of India. He has replaced Kshatrapati Shivaji.

• Union Minister Anurag Thakur: He has become the first serving MP to be appointed as Captain in the Territorial Army.
• Thomas Bach: He is re-elected as President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for a tenure of 4 years Static Part: HQ of IOC: Lausanne, Switzerland.
• Girish Chandra Murmu (CAG of India): He is re-appointed as the Chairman of the Panel of External Auditors of the United Nations.

Question: 

Q.1 Who among the following is appointed as Chief Statistician of India?
a. Dr GP Samanta
b. Kshatrapati Shivaji
c. PV Bharathi
d. RK Chhibber