General Awareness ยท Banking Financial Awareness
National and International Appointments
3,027 Questions
National and international appointments track the latest leaders in government, banking, and public institutions. Questions cover Chief Ministers, Election Commissioners, and board chairmen. Review these current affairs to stay prepared for the general awareness section.
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National and International Appointments Questions
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Ajit Singh
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Nitish Kumar
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Vilasrao Deshmukh
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Jayant Choudhary
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Ajit Singh is the persident Rashtriya Lok Dal at present.
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Parvez Hashmi
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Raj Babbar
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Surya Pratap Singh Shahi
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Rajnath Singh
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Surya Pratap Singh Shahi is the BJP president of Uttar Pradesh at present.
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Atul Kumar Anjaan
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Kolli Nageswar Rao
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Jalaluddin Ansari
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Imtiaz Beg
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Atul Kumar Anjaan is the the General secretary of All-India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) at present.
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K. S. Sharma
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K. K. Talwar
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Harbhajab Singh Rassam
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Purushottam Lal
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K. K. Talwar is the new head of the Board of Governors of the Medical Council of India.
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BSP MLA
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BSP MP
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BSP Madhya Pradesh State President
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BSP candidate for 2012 UP Assembly Election
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Shekhar Tiwari is BSP MLA of Uttar Pradesh.
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Bhaskar Sen
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P. K. Gupta
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KC Chakrabarty
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J.M. Garg
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Bhaskar Sen served as Chairman and Managing Director of United Bank of India during 2010, leading the bank's operations during that period of financial sector reforms.
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Gopal Das
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K R Periya Karuppan
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KC Chakrabarty
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J.M. Garg
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Gopal Das was appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) in August 2011, during a period of telecom sector expansion and restructuring.
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P. K. Gupta
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K R Periya Karuppan
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K. R. Kamath
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J.M. Garg
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K.R. Kamath served as the Chairman and Managing Director of Punjab National Bank during 2011. This was a period when PNB was expanding its retail banking operations and strengthening its market position among public sector banks. The other options listed were CMDs of different banks during that era.
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Kuldeep Goyal
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J.P. Dua
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K.C. Chakrabarty
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J.M. Garg
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J.P. Dua was the Chairman and Managing Director of Allahabad Bank during the period in question. Allahabad Bank, one of India's oldest public sector banks, has had several distinguished leaders. The other options were CMDs of other banks like PNB, Corporation Bank, or held different positions in the banking sector.
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Kuldeep Goyal
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K.R. Kamath
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Chanda Kocchar
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J.M. Garg
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Chanda Kochhar was the Managing Director & CEO of ICICI Bank in 2011, having taken over from K.V. Kamath in 2009. Under her leadership, ICICI Bank expanded its international operations and strengthened its retail banking presence. She was one of the most prominent women leaders in Indian banking at that time.
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Kuldeep Goyal
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M. Narendra
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K.C. Chakrabarty
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J.M. Garg
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M. Narendra was the Chairman and Managing Director of Indian Overseas Bank in 2011. During his tenure, the bank focused on expanding its NRI remittance services and strengthening its presence in Tamil Nadu and other southern states. IOB was actively involved in financial inclusion initiatives during this period.
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Kuldeep Goyal
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Pawan Munjal
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Venu Srinivasan
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J.M. Garg
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Pawan Munjal was the Managing Director & CEO of Hero Honda Motors in 2011. Under his leadership, Hero Honda maintained its dominant position in the Indian two-wheeler market. This was shortly before the Hero-Honda split in 2011, after which Hero MotoCorp emerged as an independent entity.
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Kuldeep Goyal
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N.V. Tiger Tyagarajan
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Venu Srinivasan
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J.M. Garg
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N.V. Tiger Tyagarajan took over as CEO of Genpact from Pramod Bhasin in June 2011. Tiger had been with Genpact since its inception as a GE subsidiary and played a key role in building its BPO operations. Under his leadership, Genpact expanded its analytics and digital transformation capabilities beyond traditional BPO services.
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Anand Burman
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Amit Burman
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Sunil Duggal
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S.K. Burman
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Anand Burman served as the Chairman of Dabur India Ltd in 2011. Dabur is a leading FMCG company in India, and the Burman family has been associated with its leadership for generations. The other options are incorrect: Amit Burman is from the same family but held different roles, Sunil Duggal was the CEO, and S.K. Burman was the founder.
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Anand Burman
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Pramod Bhasin
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Akhil Gupta
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R C Bhargava
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Akhil Gupta was the Managing Director of Bharti Enterprises in 2011. Bharti Enterprises is the parent company of Airtel, one of India's largest telecom operators. Anand Burman is from Dabur, Pramod Bhasin led Genpact, and R C Bhargava was associated with Maruti Suzuki.