CIC - Current Affairs Questions and Answers

1)   Who has been sworn in as a Eighth CIC on 5th January 2016?

a. RK Mathur
b. RK Singh
c. Basant Seth
d. Sharat Sabharwal
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: RK Mathur

Explanation:
Former defence secretary RK Mathur has been sworn in as 8th CIC by President Pranab Mukherjee in Delhi. As the CIC, Mr. Mathur will have tenure of about three years, till he attains the age of 65 years. The Central Information Commission has been headless twice since the BJP government came to power in 2014. At present there are 7 information commissioners with 3 posts lying vacant.