Appointments on 29th December 2021

Current Context: Vivek Joshi: He is the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India and was appointed to head the committee setup by GOI to look into the demand for withdrawal of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act ‘AFSPA’ in Nagaland.

• Static Part: 
• CM of Nagaland: Neiphiu Rio
• Governor of Nagaland: Jagdish Mukhi.
• Atul Kumar Goel: He was appointed as MD & CEO of Punjab National Bank (PNB). Currently, he is serving as MD & CEO of UCO Bank. He will be replacing Mallikarjuna Rao.
• Static Part: 
• HQ of PNB: New Delhi
• Tagline of PNB: The name you can bank upon
• Soma Sankara Prasad: He was appointed as MD & CEO of UCO Bank. Currently, he is serving as Deputy MD of SBI.
• Static Part: 
• HQ of UCO Bank: Kolkata
• Tagline of UCO Bank: Honours your trust
• Aarati Krishnan: She was inducted as a member of the Securities & Exchange Board of India’s Advisory Committee on Mutual Funds. The committee for the same is headed by Usha Thorat.
• Static Part: 
• HQ of SEBI: Mumbai

Question: 

Q.1 Who was appointed as MD & CEO of Punjab National Bank (PNB)?
a. Soma Sankara Prasad
b. Atul Kumar Goel
c. Vivek Joshi
d. Kamlesh Gandhi