National and International Appointments

K. Rosaiah served as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh from 2009-2010. Note: This question is time-sensitive and the answer changes with elections - it was correct when scraped but is now outdated.

P. Chidambaram resigned as Minister of State for Finance in 1992 following the Harshad Mehta securities scam that exposed irregularities in the Indian banking system. The scam involved manipulation of stock prices and revealed weaknesses in financial regulations. Manmohan Singh, Devi Lal, and Karunakaran were not associated with this resignation.

Government@net was co-authored by Parminder Jeet Singh, Sandeep Srivastava, and Kiran Bedi. The book discusses how the internet and digital technologies can transform governance and public service delivery. Kiran Bedi, a former IPS officer and former Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, brought her administrative experience to this collaboration.

This question refers to a specific Tamil Nadu state cabinet portfolio from a particular time period. Thiru Suba Thangavelan held the Minister for Slum Clearance and Accommodation Control portfolio in the Tamil Nadu government under M. Karunanidhi's chief ministership (2006-2011).

Thiru Durai Murugan served as the Minister for Public Works and Law in the Tamil Nadu cabinet during 2006-2011 under Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi. The other options held different portfolios in the same government.

Thiru K. P. P. Sami served as the Minister for Fisheries in the Tamil Nadu government during the 2006-2011 period under Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi. The other names listed held different ministerial portfolios in the same state cabinet.

M.K. Stalin held the Rural Development and Local Administration portfolio in the Tamil Nadu government under his father M. Karunanidhi's chief ministership during 2006-2011. Prof. K. Anbazhagan was Finance Minister and Dr. Kalaignar M Karunanidhi was the Chief Minister during this period.

Kapil Sibal served as the Minister of Human Resource Development (HRD) in the UPA-II government under Dr. Manmohan Singh from 2009-2012. Mamata Banerjee was Railway Minister, Sushilkumar Shinde held Power, and Dayanidhi Maran was Communications and IT Minister during this period.

S M Krishna served as the Minister of External Affairs in the UPA government from 2009-2012. This question tests knowledge of Indian political leadership during that period. G K Vasan was Minister of Shipping, Anand Sharma held various portfolios including Commerce, and Murli Deora was Minister of Petroleum.

Nafisa Ali, former Miss India and social activist, has served as the chairperson of the Children's Film Society of India. She has been actively involved in children's cinema and social causes.

Badruddin Kazi is the birth name of Johnny Walker, the legendary Bollywood comedian known for his comic timing. He took the name 'Johnny Walker' from his favorite whisky brand. The other options are different actors - Johny Lever (different comedian), Dilip Kumar, and Pradeep Kumar.

V.P. Singh became Prime Minister after Rajiv Gandhi's resignation following the 1989 general election defeat. Singh formed the government with the National Front coalition support. Chandra Shekhar followed Singh (1990-1991), then P.V. Narasimha Rao (1991-1996).

Indira Nooyi served as the CEO and Chairman of PepsiCo from 2006 to 2018, making her one of the most prominent Indian-American business leaders. The other options listed are either fictional or incorrect names. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw is a prominent biocon founder, not associated with PepsiCo.