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SSC GD 2023 PYQ — Question 33

SSC GD Constable (English) - 13 Jan 2023 - Shift 4 • General Awareness • Q33

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Who sworn in as the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) in August 2022?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Suresh Patel

  • President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday (August 3, 2022) administered the Oath of Office to the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) Suresh N Patel at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi.
  • The ceremony was also attended by the Prime Minister and the Vice President.
  • A three-member selection panel headed by the prime minister had met in July to decide on the CVC and vigilance commissioners.
  • The other two members on the panel are the Union home minister and the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha. 
  • During the meeting, the panel approved Patel's appointment as the CVC, besides approving the appointments of former Intelligence Bureau chief Arvind Kumar and ex-bureaucrat Praveen Kumar Srivastava as the vigilance commissioners.