1. Who among the following was appointed as the Attorney General for India?
a. K K Saravapalli
b. K K Ramaswamy
c. K K Venugopal
d. K K Srinivasan
S-c
EXPLANATION-
• K K Venugopal was reappointed as the Attorney General for India for one year. He succeeded Mukul Rohatgi as the Attorney General on June 30, 2017.
• The Attorney General for India is the Indian government's chief legal advisor, and is primary lawyer in the Supreme Court of India.
2. Who among the following has been appointed as the Solicitor General of India?
a. Tushar Mehta
b. Tushar Sharma
c. Tushar Garg
d. Tushar Gupta
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• Tushar Mehta has been re-appointed as the Solicitor General for a period of 3 years. The Solicitor General of India is subordinate to the Attorney General for India.
• He/She is the second law officer of the country, assists the Attorney General.
3. Francois Fillon has been sentenced to jail for embezzling public funds. Fillon is the former Prime Minister of which of the following countries?
a. France
b. Germany
c. Italy
d. Israel
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• Former French Prime Minister François Fillon and his British wife Penelope received prison sentences after being found guilty of misappropriation in a fake job scandal that wrecked his presidential bid.
• Mrs Fillon was paid nearly £1 million of public money over 15 years for a purported job as her husband’s parliamentary aide. But the Paris Correctional Court found that she had not performed the duties associated with such a role.
4. Who among the following has been appointed as the CEO of Central Board of Films Certification?
a. Ravinder Bhakar
b. Ravinder Bakshi
c. Ravinder Bhatt
d. Ravinder Bhaskar
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• Ravinder Bhakar, a 1999 batch officer of Indian Railway Stores Service (IRSS), has taken over as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Central Board of Films Certification (CBFC).
• Prior to his appointment as CEO, CBFC, Mr. Bhakar was posted as the Secretary & Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railways.
• Chairperson, CBFC Shri Prasoon Joshi extended a warm welcome and wished Shri Bhakar for his tenure with the organization, that is undergoing important digitization and modernization initiatives since the last few years.
5. When is the National Doctor’s Day observed in India?
a. 1 July
b. 1 June
c. 1 August
d. 1 April
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• National Doctor's Day 2020 in India was celebrated on July 1st to thank physicians and doctors for their dedicated services to patients.
• The day honors the contribution and dedication of the doctors in the worst of times. It was established by the Government of India in 1991.
• This day marks the death anniversary of legendary physician and second West Bengal CM Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy.
• He was born on July 1, 1882, and died on the same date in 1962, aged 80 years. Dr. Roy was honoured with the country's highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna on February 4, 1961.
• Theme 2020-'Lessen the mortality of COVID-19’.
