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National and International Appointments
3,027 Questions
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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K. C. Raina
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V. P. Shetty
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Rajiv Chandrashekhar
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Som Mittal
C
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Explanation
Rajiv Chandrashekhar served as the President of FICCI during the period relevant to this historical question.
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Keshub Mahindra
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Anand Mahindra
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A.S.Ganguly
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Bharat Doshi
B
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Anand Mahindra served as the Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of Mahindra and Mahindra in 2011. Keshub Mahindra was the Chairman at that time.
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Sandeep Singh
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H. Nakagawa
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Shekhar Viswanathan
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S. Tomonaga
B
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Explanation
Hiroshi Nakagawa served as the Managing Director of Toyota Kirloskar Motor in India during 2011. He played a significant role in the company's expansion in the Indian market.
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Arvind Thakur
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Rajeev Khurana
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Rajeev Rastogi
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Rajeev Jindal
A
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Arvind Thakur served as the CEO of NIIT Technologies in 2011. He was instrumental in the company's growth as a global IT solutions provider.
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M. Damodaran
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Upendra Kumar Sinha
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P. Chidambaram
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Sushil Sinha
B
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Upendra Kumar Sinha took over as the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in February 2011, succeeding C.B. Bhave.
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Anil Suri
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Anand Agarwal
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Anil Agarwal
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Anand Suri
C
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Anil Agarwal is the founder and was the Chairman of Vedanta Resources in 2011, a global natural resources company.
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R Sridharan
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MV Ramakrishna
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R Kannan
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None of these
A
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R Sridharan was appointed as the Managing Director and Group Executive for Associates and Subsidiaries of State Bank of India in December 2008.
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SBIs international division
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as an adviser to the Union finance ministry
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Both (a) and (b)
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None of these
C
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R Sridharan held positions in SBI's international division and served as an adviser to the Union finance ministry before his MD appointment.
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Jayant Kr Sinha
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Jayant Sharma
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Jayant Mitra
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Jayant Ghosh
A
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Jayant Kr Sinha served as the Chief General Manager of the Bengal Circle for SBI during that period.
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Dr Manmohan Singh
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Mr Arjun singh
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Mr Prem Chand Gupta
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Mr H P Bharadwaj
B
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Arjun Singh served as the Union Cabinet Minister for Human Resource Development during the UPA-I government.
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Kiran Bedi
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Indra Nooyi
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Kiran Majumdar Shaw
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Shoba De
B
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Indra Nooyi served as the CEO of PepsiCo for many years, becoming a prominent global business leader.
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Dr Javali
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Dr Savadi
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Dr Anbumani Ramdoss
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Mr H R Bharadwaj
C
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Explanation
Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss served as the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare in India from 2004-2009. However, this is a time-sensitive political question without temporal context, making it problematic for current students.
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Narayana Murthy
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C K Prahlad
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Vijay Govindarajan
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Pradip N Khandwalla
C
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Vijay Govindarajan is a renowned professor and author, widely recognized for his work on strategy and innovation, often referred to as an innovation guru.
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Deputy Governor of RBI
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Executive director of RBI
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Regional director of RBI
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One and Only woman executive in RBI
A
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Explanation
Usha Thorat served as a Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) from 2005 to 2010.
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R.L.Bhatia
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Rabri Devi
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Nitish Kumar
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Ram Vilash Paswan
C
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Nitish Kumar became the Chief Minister of Bihar in 2005 and held the position during the 2008 period.