_____________ has been appointed as the new Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha?

• M Venkaiah Naidu
• Dr. Ramacharyulu
• Desh Deepak Verma
• Utpal Kumar Singh

Explanation

Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu appointed Dr. Parasaram Pattabhi Kesava Ramacharyulu as the new Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha.

Ramacharyulu has been working as Secretary in the Rajya Sabha Secretariat since 2018.

He succeeds Desh Dipak Verma, who demitted office after serving for four years in the post.

As per the Rajya Sabha Secretariat, Ramacharyulu is the first ever Upper House employee to have reached the Secretary General’s post.