National and International Appointments

she is the co-founder of women's rights organization called 'Equality now'

Correct answer is (2). 

Jaipal Reddy served as the Union Petroleum Minister in 2011, making option C correct. S. Jaipal Reddy held this portfolio in the UPA government. Shah Nawaz Hussain was not the Petroleum Minister, P. Chidambaram held Finance Ministry, and Murli Deora had been Petroleum Minister earlier (2006-2011) but was succeeded by Jaipal Reddy.

P. Chidambaram served as the Union Home Minister in 2011, making option A correct. Note: The spelling in option A is "Chidambaram" (with one 'm' in the middle), which is the correct spelling. He held this important portfolio in the UPA government. Murli Deora and A.K. Antony held other ministries, and Manmohan Singh was Prime Minister.

Correct option is (2).

Arjun Munda served as Chief Minister of Jharkhand from September 2010 to 2011. Madhu Koda and Shibu Soren were previous CMs of Jharkhand, while Raman Singh was CM of Chhattisgarh, not Jharkhand.

Correct option is (3). Under Chamling's leadership, Sikkim became the first state in India to start a green mission, managed to increase its forest cover, and is on its way to become India's first organic state by 2015. 

Bimal Jalan, former Governor of Reserve Bank of India, was appointed to head the Expenditure Management Commission. The commission was formed to suggest reforms in expenditure management and fiscal discipline. Other options (Y.V. Reddy, D. Subbarao, C. Rangarajan) were also RBI governors but not associated with this specific commission.

Correct option is (3).

Justice M. Hidayatullah served as Acting President of India in 1969 (after President Zakir Husain's death and before Giri's election) and again in 1982 (after President Reddy's term). He was the only Chief Justice to have served as President (even if temporarily).

N. Gopalaswami succeeded B.B. Tandon as Chief Election Commissioner of India in 2006. He served from 2006 to 2009. The sequence was: B.B. Tandon (2004-2006), N. Gopalaswami (2006-2009), and then S.Y. Qureshi (2010-2012). M. Damodaran was SEBI Chairman, Y.V. Reddy was RBI Governor.

S. S. Gill served as a Supreme Court judge but was never appointed Chief Justice of India, while the other options - R. C. Lahoti (CJI 2004-05), G. B. Pattanaik (CJI 2002-03), and V. N. Khare (CJI 2002-04) - all held the highest judicial office. Justice Gill retired as a judge of the Supreme Court without reaching the Chief Justice position.

V.S. Achuthanandan was the Chief Minister of Kerala from 2006-2011. M. Karunanidhi was from Tamil Nadu, B.S. Yeddyurappa from Karnataka, and Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy from Andhra Pradesh. This question reflects the political leadership of the late 2000s.

D Subbarao served as RBI Governor from 2008-2013. Montek Ahluwalia was Planning Commission Deputy Chairman. Chidambaram was Finance Minister. YV Reddy was the previous RBI Governor.

Lalit Modi was the IPL Chairman and Commissioner from 2007-2010 before his suspension. Sharad Pawar was BCCI president. Sunil Gavaskar was a commentator. Shahrukh Khan owned a team.