National and International Appointments

Ram Jethmalani was the renowned lawyer who defended Madhav Rao Scindia in court. While Arun Jaitley was indeed a veteran lawyer and minister in Vajpayee's cabinet, the specific legal defense of Scindia was handled by Jethmalani, who was also a minister in the same cabinet.

Y.B. Chavan served as Defence Minister from 1962-1970, Sharad Pawar held the portfolio from 2009-2012, and Mulayam Singh Yadav was Defence Minister in 1996-98. Arun Shourie (note spelling) was a journalist, economist, and minister but never held the Defence portfolio.

Ram Manohar Lohia was a prominent socialist leader and thinker who influenced a generation of politicians in India. Leaders like Lalu Prasad Yadav, Sharad Yadav, Mulayam Singh Yadav, and George Fernandes were all part of the socialist movement and drew inspiration from Lohia's ideology of social justice and empowerment of backward castes. Comrade Dange, S.M. Joshi, and Morarji Desai were not their political mentors.

Bangaru Laxman was the BJP President who was accused in the Tehelka expose in 2001, where he was caught accepting money in a sting operation about alleged defense deals. This led to his resignation. Venkaiah Naidu, Ananth Kumar, and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi were not implicated in this particular scandal.

Abdul Rehman Antulay, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 1980-1982, was accused in the cement scam involving kickbacks from cement companies for government contracts. This scandal led to his resignation. Babasaheb Bhosle, Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar, and Marotrao Kannamwar were other Maharashtra CMs not implicated in this scam.

Sharad Pawar, Tariq Anwar, and Purno Sangma were collectively called the 'Amar, Akbar and Anthony' of Indian politics after they formed the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in 1999 by splitting from the Congress. The reference is to the popular Bollywood film about three brothers of different religions.

Among these options, Narendra Modi is the correct answer because he never served as a Minister in the Central Cabinet before becoming Prime Minister. He was Gujarat CM but had no Union Cabinet portfolio, unlike the others who all held Central ministerial posts at some point.

The question appears to be asking about the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh. Joginder Jaswant Singh served as the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh. However, the question is incomplete as it doesn't specify what role is being asked about.

The question appears to be asking about the Governor of Chhattisgarh. Shekhar Dutt served as the Governor of Chhattisgarh from 2010 to 2014. However, the question is incomplete as it doesn't specify what role is being asked about.

Meera Shankar succeeded Ronen Sen as India's Ambassador to the United States in 2009, serving until 2011. She was the first woman to hold this position. Shiv Shankar Menon became Foreign Secretary, Nirupama Subramanian was a journalist, and Shashi Tharoor later served as Minister of State for External Affairs. Jairam Ramesh and SM Krishna held other cabinet positions.