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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

Multiple choice

Who among the following presently (2013) serves as the Director General of the Defence Research and Development Organisation, Secretary of Defence Research and development and the Chief Scientific Advisor to the Minister of Defence?

  1. S.Kumaran

  2. Amal Panni

  3. V. K. Saraswat

  4. S.Narayan

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

V. K. Saraswat served as the Director General of DRDO and Scientific Advisor to the Defence Minister during the specified time period.

Multiple choice

Who was the CEO of ICICI Bank in 2009?

  1. M.V Kamath

  2. Alex Paul

  3. Joy Sardar

  4. Chanda Kochhar
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Chanda Kochhar became the Managing Director and CEO of ICICI Bank in May 2009, succeeding K.V. Kamath.

Multiple choice

Who became CEO and MD of Infosys in 2011?

  1. S. Gopalkrishnan

  2. S. D. Shibulal

  3. Narayan Murthy

  4. S.Gopalachary
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

S. D. Shibulal took over as the CEO and Managing Director of Infosys in August 2011, succeeding Kris Gopalakrishnan.

Multiple choice

Who was the Governor of RBI in 2011?

  1. L. K. Jha

  2. K. R. Puri

  3. Dr.Y.Venugopal Reddy

  4. Dr.D.Subarao
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Dr. D. Subbarao served as the 22nd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 2008 to 2013.

Multiple choice

Who were the first to be appointed as twin CEOs of Wipro?

  1. Suresh Vaswani and Girish Paranjpe

  2. K.V.Kamat and Nanda Nilekani

  3. Subir Raha and Subhash Chandra

  4. Naresh Goyal and Jagdish Khattar
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Wipro appointed Suresh Vaswani and Girish Paranjpe as joint CEOs in 2008, a structure that lasted until 2011.

Multiple choice

The chairman of Biocon (2011)

  1. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

  2. Asha Kiran

  3. Indrani Goenka

  4. Sulekha Srivastav
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is the founder and was the long-standing chairperson and managing director of Biocon, a prominent Indian biopharmaceutical company.

Multiple choice

Who became the new chairman of SBI in 2011?

  1. M. Radhakrishnan

  2. P. Swami

  3. Pratip Chaudhari

  4. O.P. Bhatt
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Pratip Chaudhuri succeeded O.P. Bhatt as the chairman of the State Bank of India in April 2011.

Multiple choice

Who is the chairman of the Indian Railway Board?

  1. K.C.Jena

  2. Rakesh Mohan

  3. B.P.Roy

  4. Vinod Rai
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

K.C. Jena served as the Chairman of the Indian Railway Board during the period this question was likely drafted. This is a historical fact regarding administrative appointments.