National and International Appointments

Kakumanu Peda Peri Reddy served as the Chairman of the Andhra Pradesh Human Rights Commission in 2011. This question tests knowledge of state-level human rights commission appointments and their leadership during specific time periods.

Avtar Singh Makkar was re-elected as the President of the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC), the apex body managing Sikh Gurdwaras. The question appears to have garbled text ('rom the options' and 'eas' instead of 'from' and 'was').

Shivraj Singh Chouhan served as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh for over 15 years (2005-2023), making him one of the longest-serving Chief Ministers in India. He first took office in 2005 after the Babri Lal resignation and held the position until 2023 when he resigned following a political crisis and subsequent BJP loss in the state elections.

Kapil Sibal held the telecom portfolio in addition to his existing portfolio (Human Resource Development) during the UPA government. This was an additional charge given to him. Kamal Nath, Jairam Ramesh, and Mamata Banerjee held other portfolios during that period.

Rajeev Chandrashekhar founded BPL Mobile in India (then known as BPL Communications) in the mid-1990s. He was one of the early entrepreneurs in India's telecom sector and later became a Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha).

Piyush Pandey is the Executive Chairman and Creative Director for Ogilvy & Mather India (now Ogilvy India), part of the WPP Group. He is one of India's most awarded advertising professionals and created famous campaigns like 'Jaago Re' and 'Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hai'.

D. Subbarao served as RBI Governor from 2008-2013, so he was the Governor in 2011. Y. V. Reddy was his predecessor (2003-2008), while Manmohan Singh and Montek Singh Ahluwalia held other economic positions but never led RBI.

General Deepak Kapoor did not first see action in 1965 - he was commissioned in 1967. He was indeed a PVSM recipient (Statement II is correct). Statement III is also correct as he succeeded Admiral Sureesh Mehta as Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee in 2009. Therefore only II and III are correct.

Dr. Pronab Sen served as the Chief Statistician of India and Secretary, Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation in 2009. He was a renowned economist and statistician who played a key role in shaping India's statistical systems and methodology.

P.D.T. Achary was the Lok Sabha Secretary-General whose tenure was extended by one year from October 1, 2009. The Secretary-General is the administrative head of the Lok Sabha Secretariat, responsible for smooth functioning of parliamentary proceedings and procedural matters.

2008 was observed as “Russia in India Year” while 2009 was “India in Russia Year”

Achuthanandan, who will continue as chief minister, is said to be behind the SNC-Lavalin case filed by the CBI in which has been accused. The Polit Bureau believes Vijayan was not involved in any corrupt practice

Ram Jethmalani, the renowned senior advocate and former Union Law Minister, received the Outstanding Law Leader Award 2009 jointly by ASSOCHAM and SILF. He was recognized for his distinguished legal career spanning over six decades and his contributions to jurisprudence. Other options are eminent lawyers too - Indira Jaising (first woman ASG), Harish Salve (former Solicitor General), Soli Sorabji (former Attorney General), and Fali Nariman (constitutional expert) - but Jethmalani received this specific 2009 award.

Sanjiv Goenka from RPG Enterprises was elected President of the All India Management Association (AIMA) in 2009. AIMA is the apex body for management professionals in India. The other options are prominent business leaders but were not AIMA President that year.

Justice Mukul Mudgal