Question

    Who among the following has recently been appointed as

    Chief Election Commissioner?
    A Sushil Chandra Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Rajiv Kumar Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C J B Mohapatra Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Sunil Arora Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of the above Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Rajiv Kumar to take over as Chief Election Commissioner on May 15. Rajiv Kumar has been a member of the three-person Election Commission of India since September 1, 2020. Prior to that, he served as the chairman of the Public Enterprises Selection Board. A 1984-batch IAS officer of the Bihar/Jharkhand cadre, Mr. Kumar retired from the civil service in February 2020 from the post of Union Finance Secretary.

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