National and International Appointments

Suresh Senapaty served as Wipro's Chief Financial Officer from 2000 to 2015, making him the correct answer. V. Balakrishnan was CFO of Infosys, not Wipro. The other options (Suresh Panampalli and Suresh Kumar) are not associated with Wipro's CFO position. Note that this question reflects historical corporate structure from the 2000-2015 period.

Patrick Flynn was officially appointed to ING's Executive Board as Chief Financial Officer on April 27, 2009. This appointment was part of leadership changes during the financial crisis period.

J.N. Dixit (full name: Jyotindra Nath Dixit) served as India's National Security Adviser during the UPA government's first term. He was a distinguished career diplomat and former Foreign Secretary who was appointed to this key position. The other options were not appointed as NSA during the UPA period - Brajesh Mishra served in the earlier NDA government.

Dharam Singh became the Chief Minister of Karnataka in May 2004, leading a coalition government of Congress and JD(S). S. M. Krishna was the previous CM, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy was from Andhra Pradesh, and Uma Bharti is from Madhya Pradesh.

Admiral Nirmal Verma succeeded Admiral Sureesh Mehta as Chief of Naval Staff in 2009. This is a factual question about Indian Navy leadership succession. The other options are also military officers but not the correct successor to Admiral Mehta.

Mohamed Nasheed served as the first democratically elected President of Maldives from 2008 to 2012. The other options are not associated with Maldivian leadership - Sheikh Nasser is not a Maldivian political name, while Nguyen Sinh Hung and Nguyen Tan Dung are Vietnamese politicians.

This question appears to be from around 2009-2013 when Ashok Gehlot served as Chief Minister of Rajasthan (2008-2013). Vasundhara Raje Scindia is from the BJP and served as CM before and after Gehlot. Ashok Chawan is associated with Maharashtra politics, and Bhairon Singh Shekhawat was a former Rajasthan CM (but much earlier).

Navjot Singh Sidhu, the former cricketer-turned-politician, was elected from the Amritsar constituency. Dharmendra was also elected from Amritsar but in different years (2004-2009). Vinod Khanna represented Amritsar multiple times as well. Sukhdev Singh is not associated with this constituency.

Nitish Kumar has served as Chief Minister of Bihar multiple times since 2005. Mayawati is associated with Uttar Pradesh politics. Sardar Parkash Singh Badal is from Punjab politics. Om Prakash Chautala is a Haryana politician.

Ban Ki-moon served as UN Secretary-General from 2007 to 2016, succeeding Kofi Annan (1997-2006) and preceding Antonio Guterres (2017-present). U Thant was Secretary-General from 1961 to 1971, while Shashi Tharoor was a candidate for the position in 2006 but did not win. Note that as of 2026, this answer is outdated.

Naveen Patnaik served as Chief Minister of Odisha (formerly Orissa) from 2000-2024, making him one of India's longest-serving CMs. Mayawati was UP CM, Ram Vilas Paswan a Union Minister, and Ashok Chawan was Maharashtra CM briefly.

Nirupama Rao was Foreign Secretary of India from 2009 to 2011. The question asks who the 'new' Foreign Secretary was when the question was written. Chanda Kochhar, Shikha Sharma, and Indra Nooyi were business leaders, not diplomats.

Nandan Nilekani was the first Chairman of UIDAI when it was established in 2009. He co-founded Infosys and was appointed by the government to lead the Aadhaar project. The other options were not associated with UIDAI leadership.