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National and International Appointments
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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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Kiran Bedi
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
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Kiran Desai
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Kiran Sharma
B
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Explanation
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is the founder and was the long-time chairperson of Biocon, a major Indian biopharmaceutical company.
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K M Cariappa
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Gopalaswami Aiyangar
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Baldev Singh
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Sardar Patel
C
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Explanation
Baldev Singh served as the first Defence Minister of independent India from 1947 to 1952.
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Narayan Rane
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Sushil Kumar Shinde
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Balasahib Vikhe Patil
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Ashok Chavan
D
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Explanation
Following the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, Vilasrao Deshmukh resigned as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, and Ashok Chavan was appointed as his successor.
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Home Secretary A M Chakrabarty
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Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
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Ram Vilas Paswan
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No such incident happened
B
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Explanation
In 2008, the convoy of the then West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was targeted by Maoists in the Lalgarh area during a period of intense civil unrest.
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Sorwon Kumar
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Tulsi Ram
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Kuldeep Kumar
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Chuhor Singh
B
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Explanation
Tulsi Ram served as the Speaker of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 2008 to 2012.
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Garurh Sen
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Vijay Ran Chand
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Abhay Chand
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Akber Sen
A
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Explanation
Garurh Sen (also spelled Garud Sen) is credited as the founder of the town of Sundernagar in the Mandi district.
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Soni Sangwan
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Vir Sanghvi
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Prabhu Chawla
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N.C Menon
B
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Vir Sanghvi served as the editor of The Hindustan Times for many years, making him a prominent chief editor in Indian journalism.
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Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia
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Dr Manmohan Singh
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Kiran Majumdar
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Ahutosh Gowririkar
B
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Explanation
In 2011, the Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, served as the ex-officio Chairman of the Planning Commission.
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Uday Kotak
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Vijay Kotak
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Ashok Kotak
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Vinay Kotak
A
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Explanation
Uday Kotak is the founder and has served as the Executive Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of Kotak Mahindra Bank for many years.
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O. P. Bhatt
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Suman Bery
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K. V. Kamath
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Chanda Kochar
D
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Explanation
Chanda Kochhar served as the Managing Director and CEO of ICICI Bank from 2009 to 2018.
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Raghuram G Rajan
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M. B. N. Rao
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K. V. Kamath
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O. P. Bhatt
A
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Explanation
Raghuram G. Rajan was appointed as the Chairman of the Committee on Financial Sector Reforms (CFSR) by the Planning Commission in 2008.
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Justice D. H. Waghela
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Justice Subhro Kamal Mukherjee
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Justice Vikramajit Sen
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Justice P. D. Dinakaran
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Justice Cyriac Joseph
B
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Explanation
Justice Subhro Kamal Mukherjee was appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court in June 2015.
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P. K. Gupta
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B. Sriram
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Anshula Kant
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V. G. Kannan
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Sunil Mehta
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C Rangarajan
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Y V Reddy
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Bimal Jalan
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Montek Ahluwalia
B
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Explanation
Y. V. Reddy served as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from September 2003 to September 2008. Therefore, he was the governor in 2004.
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Dr. Parmodh Kumar
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Dr. Y.S. Parmar
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Dr. Ram Karan Singh
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None of these
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Dr. Ram Karan Singh was the first Vice Chancellor of Himachal Pradesh University, which was established in 1970.