Multiple choice

In October 2014, who among the following was appointed as Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) in the Union Finance Ministry?

  1. Kaushik Basu

  2. Arvind Virmani

  3. Raghuram Rajan

  4. Arvind Subramanian

  5. Ashok Lahiri

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Arvind Subramanian was appointed Chief Economic Advisor in October 2014 and served until 2018. He is a renowned economist and was previously at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. The other options are notable economists - Kaushik Basu (former CEA), Arvind Virmani (former CEA), Raghuram Rajan (former RBI Governor), and Ashok Lahiri (former CEA) - but Subramanian was the specific appointment in October 2014.