General Awareness ยท Banking Financial Awareness
National and International Appointments
2,755 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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Margaret Alva
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Bhushan Pratap Singh
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Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal
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N.K Murti
C
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Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal (also known as Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank) served as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand from 2009-2011. Margaret Alva is a Congress politician from Karnataka. Bhushan Pratap Singh and N.K Murti appear to be incorrect or fabricated names not associated with Uttarakhand leadership.
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S.k Deo
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A.k Mukherjee
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M.O. Hasan Farook Maricar
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Shibu Soren
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Shibu Soren is a prominent Jharkhand political leader and former Chief Minister. The other names listed are not associated with Jharkhand's chief ministerial position.
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Saurabh Shukla
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Jagannath Pahadia
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Bhupinder Singh Hooda
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S.K Dutt
C
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Bhupinder Singh Hooda served as Chief Minister of Haryana from 2005-2014. The other names listed are not associated with Haryana's chief ministerial position.
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Urmila Singh
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Prem Kumar Dhumal
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Ramkrishna Daund
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Milind dev Sharma
B
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Prem Kumar Dhumal served as Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh twice (1998-2003 and 2008-2012). Urmila Singh was a Congress leader and state Congress president, not CM.
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Chandrababu Naidu
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E. S. L. Narasimhan
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YSR Reddy
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K Rosaiah
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K. Rosaiah served as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh briefly in 2010 after Y.S.R. Reddy's death. Chandrababu Naidu was CM before and after Rosaiah's brief tenure.
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Banwari Lal Joshi
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Mulayam Singh
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Kumari Mayawati
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Amar Singh
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madavan nair
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Gopalakrishnan
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K radakrishnan
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Kamala Rajesh
C
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K. Radhakrishnan served as Chairman of ISRO from 2009-2014, overseeing major missions like Chandrayaan-2 and Mangalyaan. M. Madhavan Nair and other names listed were not ISRO Chairmen during the relevant period.
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Umar Abdullah
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Farooq Abdullah
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Ghulam Nabi Azad
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Vilasrao Deshmukh
C
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Ghulam Nabi Azad served as the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare in 2010 under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's UPA government. He held this portfolio from 2009 to 2014 and was a prominent Congress leader from Jammu and Kashmir.
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Sushilkumar Shinde
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B K Handique
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Virbhadra Singh
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Pawan Kumar Bansal
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In 2010, Pawan Kumar Bansal served as the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs in the UPA government led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
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Dr Manmohan Singh
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Kantilal Bhuria
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Sushilkumar Shinde
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Vayalar Ravi
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Sushilkumar Shinde
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B K Handique
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Pawan Kumar Bansal
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Kamal Nath
B
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In 2010, B K Handique served as the Minister of Mines and Minister for Development of North-Eastern Region in the UPA government.
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Virbhadra Singh
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G K Vasan
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Kantilal Bhuria
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S Jaipal Reddy
A
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In 2010, Virbhadra Singh served as the Minister of Steel in the UPA government, a position he held during the Manmohan Singh administration.
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P. Chidambaram
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Pranab Mukherjee
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A K Antony
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S M Krishna
B
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Pranab Mukherjee served as the Finance Minister of India in the UPA government (2009-2012). P. Chidambaram was Home Minister during this period, A.K. Antony was Defence Minister, and S.M. Krishna was External Affairs Minister. This question refers to a specific cabinet period.
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Sushilkumar Shinde
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Murli Manohar joshi
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Manmohan Singh
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S M Krishna
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S.M. Krishna served as India's External Affairs Minister in the UPA-II government (2009-2012). Sushilkumar Shinde was Power Minister later, Murli Manohar Joshi was a senior BJP leader, and Manmohan Singh was the Prime Minister. This question is time-specific to that cabinet period.
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Pranab Mukherjee
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P. Chidambaram
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Dayanidhi Maran
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Murli Deora
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P. Chidambaram served as Home Minister of India in the UPA-II government. Pranab Mukherjee was Finance Minister before becoming President, Dayanidhi Maran was Telecom Minister, and Murli Deora held other portfolios. This question refers to the specific cabinet composition.