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National and International Appointments

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National and International Appointments Questions

Multiple choice instruments of monetary policy and the reserve bank of india money and banking economics

Who has been appointed the first-ever Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?

  1. Ashoke Sen

  2. Sudha Balakrishnan

  3. Jayant Narlikar

  4. E.C. George Sudarshan
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Sudha Balakrishnan, the Vice-President of National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL), has been appointed the first-ever Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). She will hold the rank of executive director and will have a 3-year term. The CFO will be responsible for reporting of financial information of the central bank, establishing accounting policies and ensuring compliance with regulations.


 The CFO will also be entrusted with communicating RBIs expected and actual financial performance and overseeing its budget processes. As CFO, Balakrishnan will also be in charge of the dividend RBI pays to the government, which is crucial in the final budgetary calculations. Under the RBI Act, 1934, the central bank is required to pay the government its surplus after making provisions for bad and doubtful debts, depreciation in assets and, contribution to staff and superannuation fund among others. RBI follows a July to June financial year.

Multiple choice current trends of indian history modern indian history general knowledge

Who is the Chairperson of the 20th Law Commission of India?

  1. Justice Altamas Kabir

  2. Justice P.V. Reddy

  3. Justice A.R Lakshmanan

  4. Justice D. K. Jain
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Justice Altamas Kabir was the Chairperson of the 20th Law Commission of India. He also served as the Chief Justice of India.

Multiple choice economics employment: growth, informalisation and other issues measures to alleviate unemployment unemployment measures unemployment and employment generation

Who has been appointed as the new Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA)?

  1. Geeta Shrivastav

  2. Manoj Malhotra

  3. Pankaj Saran

  4. Nikunj Khanna
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Pankaj Saran, the 1982-batch officer of Indian Foreign Service (IFS), has been appointed as the new Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA). He will at post for a period of two years, on deputation basis initially till the date of his superannuation, i.e., November 30, 2018, then on re-employment on contract basis. Currently, he is Indias envoy to Russia. 

He served twice in the Prime Ministers Office (PMO) first as Deputy Secretary/ Director during 1995 and 1999, and then as the Joint Secretary between 2007 and 2012. Former chief of the Intelligence Bureau, Ajit Doval is the National Security Adviser (NSA). He is assisted by Deputy National Security Advisers. Ex-chief of Indias external intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), Rajinder Khanna was in January 2018 also appointed as the Deputy NSA.

Multiple choice

who is the was first chief minister of Andhra Pradesh

  1. Neelam sanjiva Reddy

  2. Neealm sanjia Reddy

  3. Neela sanja Reddy

  4. Neelam sanjivai reddy
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy served as the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh from 1956 to 1960. He later became the sixth President of India from 1977 to 1982.

Multiple choice

Who is the current Chief Election Commissioner of India?

  1. Rajiv Kumar

  2. Nasim Zaidi

  3. O. P. Rawat

  4. T. N. Seshan
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Rajiv Kumar is the current Chief Election Commissioner of India, appointed in May 2022.

Multiple choice

Who is the current Chief Election Commissioner of India?

  1. Rajiv Kumar

  2. Nasim Zaidi

  3. O. P. Rawat

  4. A. K. Joti
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Rajiv Kumar is the current Chief Election Commissioner of India.

Multiple choice

Who is the current Chief Justice of India?

  1. N. V. Ramana

  2. S. A. Bobde

  3. Sharad A. Bobde

  4. Dipak Misra
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A Correct answer
Explanation

N. V. Ramana is the current Chief Justice of India.

Multiple choice

Who directed the 2016 documentary film 'An Insignificant Man' that follows the life and political career of Arvind Kejriwal, the former Chief Minister of Delhi?

  1. Khushboo Ranka and Vinay Shukla

  2. Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam

  3. Shonali Bose

  4. Deepa Mehta
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Khushboo Ranka and Vinay Shukla are Indian documentary filmmakers who directed the 2016 film 'An Insignificant Man', which follows the life and political career of Arvind Kejriwal, the former Chief Minister of Delhi.

Multiple choice

Who was the first Chief Minister of Bihar from the Sinha family?

  1. Satish Sinha

  2. Lalu Prasad Yadav

  3. Nitish Kumar

  4. Rabri Devi
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Satish Sinha was the first Chief Minister of Bihar from the Sinha family. He served as Chief Minister from 1990 to 1995.