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Appointments and Leaders: BPSC Prelims MCQs

54 practice questions on Appointments and Leaders. Each one opens to its answer and explanation.

1. 1. Current Affairs 2025–26

   Mia Mottley, one of the world's strongest voices for climate finance, was re-elected Prime Minister of which country?

   1. ATrinidad and Tobago
   2. BJamaica
   3. CBahamas
   4. DBarbados
   Answer and explanation →

2. 2. Current Affairs 2025–26

   Who is the Saudi-backed Prime Minister of Yemen, appointed amid the country's continuing political tension?

   1. ARashad al-Alimi
   2. BMuhammad Ahmed Miftah
   3. CShaya Mohsen al-Zindani
   4. DAhmed al-Rahawi
   Answer and explanation →

3. 3. Current Affairs 2025–26

   Who became the interim President of Venezuela after the US operation against Nicolás Maduro?

   1. ADelcy Rodríguez
   2. BMaría Corina Machado
   3. CDiosdado Cabello
   4. DEdmundo González
   Answer and explanation →

4. 4. Current Affairs 2025–26

   Who became the first woman President of Bulgaria?

   1. AKristalina Georgieva
   2. BIliana Iotova
   3. CYulia Svyrydenko
   4. DRumen Radev
   Answer and explanation →

5. 5. Current Affairs 2025–26

   Paul Biya, re-elected in 2025 at the age of 92 as the world's oldest head of state, is the President of:

   1. AEquatorial Guinea
   2. BCameroon
   3. CCôte d'Ivoire
   4. DGabon
   Answer and explanation →

6. 6. Current Affairs 2025–26

   Who was appointed Prime Minister of France, under President Emmanuel Macron?

   1. ASébastien Lecornu
   2. BMichel Barnier
   3. CFrançois Bayrou
   4. DGabriel Attal
   Answer and explanation →

7. 7. Current Affairs 2025–26

   Jennifer Geerlings-Simons became the first woman President of which country?

   1. AGuyana
   2. BBelize
   3. CNamibia
   4. DSuriname
   Answer and explanation →

8. 8. Current Affairs 2025–26

   Yulia Svyrydenko became the Prime Minister of which country?

   1. AGeorgia
   2. BBelarus
   3. CUkraine
   4. DMoldova
   Answer and explanation →

9. 9. Current Affairs 2025–26

   What is the name of the parliament of Ukraine?

   1. ADuma
   2. BSaeima
   3. CVerkhovna Rada
   4. DSejm
   Answer and explanation →

10. 10. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Who is the Prime Minister of Canada?

    1. AChrystia Freeland
    2. BMark Carney
    3. CJustin Trudeau
    4. DPierre Poilievre
    Answer and explanation →

11. 11. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah became the first woman President of which country?

    1. ANamibia
    2. BZambia
    3. CTanzania
    4. DBotswana
    Answer and explanation →

12. 12. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Before becoming the Prime Minister of Nepal, Balendra Shah was:

    1. Athe Governor of Bagmati Province
    2. BNepal's Foreign Minister
    3. Cthe Speaker of Nepal's House of Representatives
    4. Dthe Mayor of Kathmandu
    Answer and explanation →

13. 13. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Who is the Supreme Leader (Emir) of Afghanistan's Taliban administration?

    1. AHibatullah Akhundzada
    2. BSirajuddin Haqqani
    3. CHasan Akhund
    4. DAbdul Ghani Baradar
    Answer and explanation →

14. 14. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Who is the acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan's Taliban administration?

    1. AMohammad Yaqoob Mujahid
    2. BAbdul Hakim Haqqani
    3. CSirajuddin Haqqani
    4. DAmir Khan Muttaqi
    Answer and explanation →

15. 15. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Who chairs the 8th Central Pay Commission?

    1. AJustice A. K. Mathur (retd.)
    2. BJustice B. N. Srikrishna (retd.)
    3. CJustice Ranjana Prakash Desai (retd.)
    4. DJustice Sanjiv Khanna (retd.)
    Answer and explanation →

16. 16. Current Affairs 2025–26

    In the 8th Central Pay Commission, who is the Member-Secretary?

    1. AT. V. Somanathan
    2. BPankaj Jain
    3. CAjay Seth
    4. DPulak Ghosh
    Answer and explanation →

17. 17. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai has headed all of the following EXCEPT:

    1. Athe Delimitation Commission for Jammu and Kashmir
    2. Bthe Uniform Civil Code drafting committee of Uttarakhand
    3. Cthe Law Commission of India
    4. Dthe Press Council of India
    Answer and explanation →

18. 18. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Who is the chairperson of the Committee on Estimates of the Lok Sabha for 2026–27?

    1. ASanjay Jaiswal
    2. BBaijayant Panda
    3. CFaggan Singh Kulaste
    4. DK. C. Venugopal
    Answer and explanation →

19. 19. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Who chairs the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament for 2026–27?

    1. ASanjay Jaiswal
    2. BK. C. Venugopal
    3. CAdhir Ranjan Chowdhury
    4. DBaijayant Panda
    Answer and explanation →

20. 20. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Who chairs the Committee on Public Undertakings for 2026–27?

    1. AK. C. Venugopal
    2. BFaggan Singh Kulaste
    3. CSanjay Jaiswal
    4. DBaijayant Panda
    Answer and explanation →

21. 21. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Who chairs the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for 2026–27?

    1. AArjun Ram Meghwal
    2. BSanjay Jaiswal
    3. CBaijayant Panda
    4. DFaggan Singh Kulaste
    Answer and explanation →

22. 22. Current Affairs 2025–26

    How many members does the Committee on Estimates have?

    1. A30: 20 from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha
    2. B22: 15 from the Lok Sabha and 7 from the Rajya Sabha
    3. C30, all from the Lok Sabha
    4. D15, all from the Lok Sabha
    Answer and explanation →

23. 23. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Harivansh Narayan Singh was elected for the third time as:

    1. ADeputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
    2. BDeputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
    3. CChairman of the Rajya Sabha
    4. DSpeaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
    Answer and explanation →

24. 24. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Who is the Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha?

    1. APiyush Goyal
    2. BJ. P. Nadda
    3. CMallikarjun Kharge
    4. DRajnath Singh
    Answer and explanation →

25. 25. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Who is the CEO and Managing Director of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)?

    1. AR. Doraiswamy
    2. BDebasish Panda
    3. CSiddhartha Mohanty
    4. DAjay Seth
    Answer and explanation →

26. 26. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Who is the chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI)?

    1. ADebasish Panda
    2. BSanjay Malhotra
    3. CAjay Seth
    4. DTuhin Kanta Pandey
    Answer and explanation →

27. 27. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Who chaired the first meeting of the Payments Regulatory Board (PRB) of the RBI?

    1. AShaktikanta Das
    2. BMichael Patra
    3. CT. Rabi Sankar
    4. DSanjay Malhotra
    Answer and explanation →

28. 28. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Who was elected Director-General of UNESCO, succeeding Audrey Azoulay?

    1. AGabriela Ramos of Mexico
    2. BKhaled El-Enany of Egypt
    3. CFirmin Edouard Matoko of Congo
    4. DNgozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria
    Answer and explanation →

29. 29. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Who is the President of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly?

    1. AAnnalena Baerbock
    2. BAntónio Guterres
    3. CDennis Francis
    4. DPhilemon Yang
    Answer and explanation →

30. 30. Current Affairs 2025–26

    António Guterres, the 9th Secretary-General of the United Nations, was earlier the Prime Minister of:

    1. ASpain
    2. BPortugal
    3. CItaly
    4. DBrazil
    Answer and explanation →

31. 31. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Who is the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)?

    1. AJuan Antonio Samaranch Jr.
    2. BSebastian Coe
    3. CKirsty Coventry
    4. DThomas Bach
    Answer and explanation →

32. 32. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Who is the President of the Indian Olympic Association?

    1. ANarinder Batra
    2. BAbhinav Bindra
    3. CAnju Bobby George
    4. DP. T. Usha
    Answer and explanation →

33. 33. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Who is the Secretary-General of UNCTAD?

    1. AInger Andersen of Denmark
    2. BRebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica
    3. CNgozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria
    4. DCeleste Saulo of Argentina
    Answer and explanation →

34. 34. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Who is the Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)?

    1. AInger Andersen
    2. BAchim Steiner
    3. CCeleste Saulo
    4. DRebeca Grynspan
    Answer and explanation →

35. 35. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Who is the Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)?

    1. AJim Skea
    2. BPetteri Taalas
    3. CCeleste Saulo
    4. DInger Andersen
    Answer and explanation →

36. 36. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Who is the Director General of the International Solar Alliance (ISA)?

    1. AAjay Mathur
    2. BUpendra Tripathy
    3. CFatih Birol
    4. DAshish Khanna
    Answer and explanation →

37. 37. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Who is the President of FIDE, the International Chess Federation?

    1. AViswanathan Anand
    2. BKirsan Ilyumzhinov
    3. CNigel Short
    4. DArkady Dvorkovich
    Answer and explanation →

38. 38. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Who heads the International Cricket Council (ICC)?

    1. ARoger Binny
    2. BJay Shah
    3. CMohsin Naqvi
    4. DGreg Barclay
    Answer and explanation →

39. 39. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Mohsin Naqvi heads which of the following?

    1. AThe International Cricket Council and the Emirates Cricket Board
    2. BThe South Asian Olympic Council and the Pakistan Olympic Association
    3. CThe Asian Cricket Council and the Pakistan Cricket Board
    4. DThe Asian Football Confederation and the Pakistan Football Federation
    Answer and explanation →

40. 40. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Who is the Chairperson of the African Union Commission?

    1. AMahmoud Ali Youssouf
    2. BMoussa Faki Mahamat
    3. CWilliam Ruto
    4. DCyril Ramaphosa
    Answer and explanation →

41. 41. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Who is the President of the World Bank Group?

    1. ADavid Malpass
    2. BKristalina Georgieva
    3. CIndermit Gill
    4. DAjay Banga
    Answer and explanation →

42. 42. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Who is the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?

    1. AChristine Lagarde
    2. BGita Gopinath
    3. CKristalina Georgieva
    4. DAjay Banga
    Answer and explanation →

43. 43. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Who is the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)?

    1. AQu Dongyu
    2. BJosé Graziano da Silva
    3. CTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
    4. DGilbert F. Houngbo
    Answer and explanation →

44. 44. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Gilbert F. Houngbo, the first African to head the organisation, is the Director-General of:

    1. Athe International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
    2. Bthe International Labour Organization (ILO)
    3. Cthe World Trade Organization (WTO)
    4. Dthe World Health Organization (WHO)
    Answer and explanation →

45. 45. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Daren Tang, the first Singaporean to hold the post, is the Director-General of:

    1. Athe World Trade Organization (WTO)
    2. Bthe Asian Development Bank (ADB)
    3. Cthe International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
    4. Dthe World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
    Answer and explanation →

46. 46. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Rafael Mariano Grossi, the first Latin American in the post, is the Director General of:

    1. Athe Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
    2. Bthe International Energy Agency (IEA)
    3. Cthe International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
    4. Dthe World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
    Answer and explanation →

47. 47. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Alexander De Croo, appointed Administrator of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in December 2025, was earlier:

    1. Athe Prime Minister of Belgium
    2. Bthe President of the European Commission
    3. Cthe Foreign Minister of France
    4. Dthe Prime Minister of the Netherlands
    Answer and explanation →

48. 48. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and first African to lead the organisation, is the Director-General of:

    1. Athe African Development Bank
    2. Bthe World Trade Organization (WTO)
    3. Cthe World Bank
    4. DUNCTAD
    Answer and explanation →

49. 49. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Fatih Birol, the first Turkish national in the post, is the Executive Director of:

    1. AOPEC
    2. Bthe International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
    3. Cthe International Solar Alliance (ISA)
    4. Dthe International Energy Agency (IEA)
    Answer and explanation →

50. 50. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Match the organisation with its head:

    List-I (organisation)	List-II (head)
    A. World Bank Group	1. Kristalina Georgieva
    B. IMF	2. Ajay Banga
    C. ILO	3. Daren Tang
    D. WIPO	4. Gilbert F. Houngbo

    1. AA-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
    2. BA-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
    3. CA-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
    4. DA-4, B-1, C-2, D-3
    Answer and explanation →

51. 51. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Who was sworn in as the 53rd Chief Justice of India?

    1. AJustice Sanjiv Khanna
    2. BJustice Surya Kant
    3. CJustice Vikram Nath
    4. DJustice B. R. Gavai
    Answer and explanation →

52. 52. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Commodore Milind M. Mokashi of the Indian Navy took command of which multinational task force?

    1. ACombined Task Force 150 of the Combined Maritime Forces
    2. BThe EU's Operation Atalanta
    3. CCombined Task Force 154 of the Combined Maritime Forces
    4. DNATO's Standing Maritime Group 2
    Answer and explanation →

53. 53. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Who is the Chief Minister of Mizoram?

    1. ALalduhoma
    2. BLalthanhawla
    3. CZoramthanga
    4. DPu K. Sangthuama
    Answer and explanation →

54. 54. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Who is the Chief Minister of Sikkim?

    1. APrem Singh Tamang (P. S. Golay)
    2. BOm Prakash Mathur
    3. CNar Bahadur Bhandari
    4. DPawan Kumar Chamling
    Answer and explanation →