National and International Appointments

Arun Ramanathan headed the Liquidity Panel, which was constituted to address issues related to liquidity management in the financial system during periods of stress.

Correct answer is (1).

R. Gopalan served as Finance Secretary of India in April 2011. He was a 1976-batch IAS officer from the Tamil Nadu cadre and held this key position in the Ministry of Finance during the UPA government's tenure.

Madhukar Gupta served as Union Home Secretary of India during the UPA government period (around 2007-2009). Given the context of coastal security after Mumbai attacks (2008), this timeline aligns with his tenure.

T.V. Rajeswar served as the Governor of Uttar Pradesh in 2003. He was a former IPS officer and intelligence bureau chief who held this gubernatorial position. Mohammad Usman Arif and Suraj Bhan served earlier, while Narayan Dutt Tiwari was a Chief Minister, not Governor.

The present Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court is Shri Ajit Singh since 5^th March, 2016.

The 14^th and current Attorney General is Mukul Rohatgi. He is appointed by the President of India under Article 76(1) of the Constitution and holds office during the pleasure of the President.

Zillur Rahman became the 19th President of Bangladesh in February 2009 after the Awami League's victory in the 2008 general election. He served until his death in 2013.

Dr. Babu Rajendran served as the President of the All India Ophthalmological Society in 2011. This is a professional organization for eye specialists in India.

Dr. D. Subbarao succeeded Dr. Y. Venugopal Reddy as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India in September 2008. Subbarao served as RBI Governor from 2008 to 2013, overseeing India's monetary policy during the global financial crisis period.

Dr. Ram Baran Yadav was the first President of Nepal, serving from 2008 to 2015. He was elected after Nepal became a federal democratic republic, ending the 240-year-old monarchy. A medical doctor by profession, he represented the Nepali Congress party.

ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) is India's space agency. Its chairman is appointed by the government and changes periodically. Madhavan Nair served as ISRO Chairman from 2003-2009, making this answer correct for that timeframe.

The correct answer is option (4).

Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma served as the 22nd Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy from August 31, 2009 to March 2012, making him the naval chief in 2010.