National and International Appointments

Sharad Pawar served as President of the International Cricket Council (ICC) from 2010 to 2012. Ray Mali was an earlier acting President from 2007-2008. Margaret Chan is associated with WHO, not cricket. 'Robert Sheel' appears to be an incorrect/distractor name. The ICC President in 2011 was Sharad Pawar from India.

Sheel Kant Sharma served as the Secretary General of SAARC from 2008 to 2011. He is an Indian diplomat who previously served as India's Foreign Secretary. The SAARC Secretariat is headquartered in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Hardeep Singh Puri served as India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2009 to 2013. A veteran diplomat, he represented India in various international forums during this period. The other options were all prominent diplomats but held different positions: Ronen Sen was Ambassador to the US, Kamalesh Sharma was High Commissioner to the UK, Shivshankar Menon was Foreign Secretary, and Nirupama Rao was Foreign Secretary later. This question tests knowledge of key diplomatic appointments from the 2009-10 period.

Winners of the National Law Day awards given by the Indian Council of Jurists:

Ibrahim Gambari was appointed as the head of the UN-AU Peacekeeping Force in Darfur. Gambari is a Nigerian diplomat and has served in various high-level international positions. The other names listed are also prominent Nigerian figures but were not appointed to this specific Darfur peacekeeping role.

Correct answer is (1). 

Correct answer is (3). 

N. Vaghul served as the Chairman of ICICI (Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India) from 1988 to 1996. He was instrumental in transforming ICICI from a development finance institution into a leading universal bank. Under his leadership, ICICI pioneered several financial innovations in India including retail banking and internet banking.

Mr Suresh Tendulkar was the Chairperson of the National Statistics Commission. An eminent economist, he chaired the commission that worked on improving statistical systems in India. He is also known for the Tendulkar Committee report on poverty estimation. The other options - Dr M.S. Swaminathan (agriculture scientist), Dr Sam Pitroda (telecom), and Arvind Kejriwal (activist-turned-politician) - did not chair this commission.

Hansraj Bhardwaj served as Union Minister of Law from 2004-2009 and continued in that position into 2009 under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. V.K. Bharadwaj is not associated with this position. Arun Jaitley and Ram Jethmalani held the Law portfolio later (Jaitley from 2014-2017).

The Investment Commission was constituted in 2004-05 with Ratan Tata as its Chairman to recommend policy reforms for boosting investment in India. Mr. Azim Premji and Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla were members, not the Chairman.

B. Ramalinga Raju, founder of Satyam Computer Services, was named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2007. This award recognized his contribution to India's IT services sector. Azim Premji (Wipro), Mukesh Ambani (Reliance), and Ratan Tata (Tata Group) are prominent business leaders but were not the E&Y Entrepreneur of 2007.

Kushal Pal Singh is the chairman of DLF (Delhi Land & Finance), India's largest real estate developer. He transformed DLF from a small company into a property empire. Sanmar is a Chennai-based group, GMR is an infrastructure company, and Gujarat Ambuja is (now Ambuja Cement) a cement company - none are chaired by KP Singh.

Anand Sharma, who was the Minister of State for External Affairs, was given the additional charge of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry when P.R. Dasmunsi was indisposed. This happened in 2008 when Dasmunsi suffered a serious illness. Anand Sharma held this additional portfolio during the interim period before a permanent arrangement was made. The other surname variations (Kapoor, Kumar, Singh) are common Indian names but incorrect.

All three leaders - Bansi Lal (Haryana), N.D. Tewari (Uttar Pradesh), and S.B. Chavan (Maharashtra) - were appointed as Chief Ministers without being members of the State Legislature at the time of appointment. This is constitutionally permitted - they must become members within 6 months (Article 164). This question tests specific historical instances.