NTPC Ltd - Current Affairs Questions and Answers

1)   Gurdeep Singh has been appointed as CMD in which Maharatna firm?

a. NTPC Ltd
b. HINDALCO
c. SAIL
d. ONGC
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: NTPC Ltd

Explanation:
Gurdeep Singh on 28th January 2016 has been appointed as CMD of NTPC Ltd. Singh is the first individual to be appointed at the top job in the Maharatna company via a search committee route. Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by PM Shri Narendra Modi has approved Singh’s appointment after Arup Roy Choudhary finished his 5 year term on 31st August 2015. Singh was MD of Gujarat State Electricity Ltd and started his career in NTPC in the 1980s.