National and International Appointments

Preet Bharara was nominated by President Barack Obama to become the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York in 2009. He later served in this role and gained prominence for prosecuting several high-profile cases. The other names listed are not correct.

The panel on the 'one rank one pension' demand was headed by K.M. Chandrasekhar, who was the Cabinet Secretary at the time. The panel was formed after ex-servicemen protested by returning their medals. The other names are not correct.

Suresh Kalmadi served as the President of the Indian Olympic Association from 1996 to 2012. He was a prominent sports administrator and also headed the Commonwealth Games 2010 organizing committee, though he later faced controversies. The other options - M.S. Gill, Sharad Pawar, and Jagmohan Dalmiya - were not IOC chiefs.

This question is time-sensitive. Murli Deora served as the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas from 2006 to 2011. In the context of the question's era (likely 2009-2011), he is the correct answer. Current ministers differ.

P.S. Veeraraghavan served as the Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), which is ISRO's lead center for launch vehicle development. The other options are incorrect - V. Jayaraman, Ashok Chawla, and E.S.L. Narsimhan held different positions (Jayaraman was NRSC Director, Chawla was Finance Secretary, Narsimhan was a state governor).

R.R. Navalgund served as the Director of Space Applications Centre (SAC), which focuses on satellite payloads and applications. Ben Bernanke is an economist (former Fed Chair), V.K. Saraswat was DRDO chief, and Kuldeep Goyal held bureaucratic positions - none directed SAC.

V. Jayaraman served as the Director of National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), which handles satellite data reception and processing. V.K. Saraswat was DRDO chief, T.K. Alex was associated with satellite systems, and S.H. Kapadia was the Chief Justice of India - none directed NRSC.

Ashok Chawla served as the Finance Secretary of India. The other options are incorrect - R.R. Navalgund was SAC Director, Vayalar Ravi was a Minister (not Finance Secretary), and '14th July' is nonsensical in this context (it's a date, not a person's name).

Surjit Singh Barnala served as the Governor of Tamil Nadu from 2003 to 2004. He was a senior politician from Punjab and held this constitutional position during that period. The other options are incorrect - V.K. Singh is a former minister and army chief, James Jones is not associated with Tamil Nadu governorship, and S.M. B Krishna was a governor of other states but not Tamil Nadu.

Ajay Mathur served as the Director General of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) under the Ministry of Power. He is a renowned energy expert and has led various national energy efficiency initiatives. The other options are incorrect - Ashwani Kumar has been a law officer and politician, Adish Aggarwala is a lawyer, and Gopal Subramanium is a former Solicitor General of India.

The National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE) is one of India's eight National Missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change. Ajay Mathur, as Director General of BEE, was the Director of NMEEE and oversaw its implementation including the Perform Achieve Trade (PAT) scheme. The other names are not associated with this mission.

E.S.L. Narsimhan served as the Governor of Andhra Pradesh from December 2010 to June 2014, and later continued as the first Governor of the successor state of Telangana. S.H. Kapadia was the Chief Justice of India, Vayalar Ravi was a Union Minister, and V.K. Singh is a former General and politician.

R. K. Pachauri served as the Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) from 2002 to 2015, during which time the IPCC was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. The other options are not associated with the IPCC chairmanship.