CURRENT AFFAIRS

2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who of the following was appointed as Chief Information Commissioner (CIC)?
A
Surie
B
Asoke Kumar Mukerji
C
Sudhir Bhargava
D
Syed Akbaruddin
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Chief Secretary RD Dhiman, a 1988-batch IAS officer, who had taken over as chief secretary on July 13 replacing Ram Subhag Singh, will superannuate on Saturday. The notification regarding Dhiman’s appoint as chief information commissioner was issued on Friday evening.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Ministry of Personnel. The Central Information Commission (CIC) is a statutory body, set-up under the Right to Information Act in 2005. The Commission includes one Chief Information Commissioner and not more than 10 information commissioners who are appointed by the President of India.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mr. Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha is the present Central Information Commissioner.

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