Portfolios have been declared for the new Union Council of Ministers

Current Context: The portfolios for the new Union Council of Ministers have been announced on 10th June 2024.

• Here are some key assignments:
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy; Department of Space
• Rajnath Singh: Ministry of Defence
• Amit Shah: Ministry of Home Affairs; Ministry of Cooperation
• Nitin Gadkari: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways; Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
• JP Nadda: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
• Shivraj Singh Chouhan: Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare; Ministry of Rural Development
• Nirmala Sitharaman: Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Corporate Affairs
• S Jaishankar: Ministry of External Affairs
• Among the new entrants to the Union Cabinet, former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has got Agriculture and Rural Development Ministries, while BJP president J P Nadda has returned to the Health Ministry.
• Among the five members of the BJP’s allies in the Union Cabinet, JD (Secular)'s H D Kumaraswamy has got Heavy Industries, and Steel ministries, Jitan Ram Manjhi (HAM-Secular) has Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Ministry, and Lalan Singh (Janata Dal-United) Panchayati Raj, Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Ministries.

Question:

1 Who has been appointed as the Minister of Health and Family Welfare?

• A) JP Nadda
• B) Nitin Gadkari
• C) Shivraj Singh Chouhan
• D) Lalan Singh

Answer: A) JP Nadda has been appointed as the minister of health and family welfare.