National and International Appointments

P. Chidambaram was Home Minister during UPA-2 (2008-2012). Note: This is a time-sensitive question - correct only for 2008-2012 period. Pranab Mukherjee (typo in option A) was Finance Minister, not Home Minister.

S.H. Kapadia was Chief Justice of India from May 2010 to September 2012. Y.K. Sabharwal was his predecessor, Altamas Kabir his successor. Bimal Jalan was a RBI Governor, not CJI.

Montek Singh Ahluwalia served as Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission from 2004-2014 under UPA government. Dr. Manmohan Singh was Prime Minister, Yashwant Sinha was from opposition BJP.

Meira Kumar was Speaker of Lok Sabha from 2009-2014, first woman to hold the post. Karia Munda was deputy speaker. Somnath Chatterjee was her predecessor (2004-2009).

Praveen Kumar (IAS) served as the Chief Electoral Officer of Tamil Nadu during the 2011 Legislative Assembly elections. He was responsible for overseeing the election process in the state. The other names listed are not associated with this position in Tamil Nadu during 2011.

The Prime Minister of India traditionally serves as the ex-officio Chairman of the Planning Commission (now replaced by NITI Aayog). Therefore, Manmohan Singh, as Prime Minister, would have been the Chairman. The Planning Commission was a key body for India's economic planning until 2014.

Mamata Banerjee has been the Chief Minister of West Bengal since 2011, leading the Trinamool Congress (TMC) party. She defeated the Left Front government that had ruled the state for over three decades and has been re-elected multiple times.

B.S. Yeddyurappa served as Chief Minister of Karnataka during multiple periods (2008 and 2019-2021), making him the correct choice among the options. H.D. Kumaraswamy was also a CM of Karnataka, but the question appears to be from a specific time context when Yeddyurappa held the position.

Prithviraj Chavan served as Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 2010 to 2014, which makes him the correct answer. Ashok Chavan was also a Maharashtra CM (2008-2010), but this question appears to reference the later period when Prithviraj Chavan held office.

Tarun Kumar Gogoi was the Chief Minister of Assam for three consecutive terms from 2001 to 2016, making him the correct answer. None of the other options (Arjun Munda, Mukul Sangma, Manik Sarkar) served as CM of Assam.