National and International Appointments

Correct answer is (2). 

Correct answer is (5). 

Dr. Bimal Jalan served as RBI Governor from 1997-2003 and was succeeded by Y.V. Reddy, who held the position from 2003-2008. This is a straightforward factual question about RBI leadership succession.

K. Radhakrishnan was Chairman of ISRO from 2009-2014, covering the year 2011. He led key missions like Chandrayaan-2 development and the Mars Orbiter Mission announcement.

Air Chief Marshal F.H. Major, who succeeded S.P. Tyagi as Chief of Air Staff, was primarily a helicopter pilot rather than a fighter pilot. This was a notable distinction as most IAF chiefs traditionally came from fighter pilot streams. Commercial pilot is incorrect as IAF chiefs are career military officers.

India's Chief Statistician Pronab Sen will take over as principal advisor in Planning Commission. 

Prachanda (born Pushpa Kamal Dahal) is the chairman of the Nepalese Maoist Party (CPN-Maoist Centre) and was the former Prime Minister of Nepal. Madhav Kumar Nepal is from a different political party (CPN-UML), and G.P. Koirala was from Nepali Congress. 'None of these' is incorrect since Prachanda is indeed the correct answer.

Kamal Nath was chosen as the FDI Personality of the Year 2007 in Asia for his role in attracting foreign direct investment to India, particularly during his tenure as Commerce Minister. P. Chidambaram was Finance Minister but did not receive this specific honor in 2007.

The Indian Bank Association (IBA) is the apex body of banks in India, and its chairman is typically the CEO of a major public sector bank. During the period referenced, V.P. Shetty served as the Chairman of IBA. The position rotates among the heads of member banks.

Shaileja Kejriwal was a senior creative director at Star TV (now Star India). This is factual industry knowledge about advertising/media professionals in India. NDTV (B) is a news broadcaster, Lintas (C) and Mudra (D) are advertising agencies, but Kejriwal's association was specifically with Star TV.

Yogesh Chandra Deveshwar (Y.C. Deveshwar) served as Chairman of ITC Limited from 1996 to 2011, making him the correct chairperson for 2011. K.V. Kamath was associated with ICICI Bank and later Infosys, not ITC.

Raghu Pillai served as President and Chief Executive (Operations) of Reliance Retail, which was launched in 2006. He was a key executive in Reliance's retail expansion strategy.

In 2011, Ravi Kant served as Vice Chairman and former Managing Director of Tata Motors, having previously led the company's significant growth. The other options are either incorrect names or positions.

Balan Nambair served as Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi (National Academy of Art) in 2011. This is a factual question about cultural institution leadership during that specific year.

Sharad Pawar, the former BCCI President and Indian politician, did serve as chairman of ICC's Finance and Commercial Affairs Committee. This leveraged his experience in both cricket administration and finance.