National and International Appointments

Bhupinder Singh Hooda was re-elected as the Chief Minister of Haryana in 2009, serving from 2005 to 2014. He led the Indian National Congress party to victory in the state elections. Bhajan Lal was a former CM but was not re-elected at the time referenced, while Kuldeep Bishnoi and S.S. Surjewala were not CMs.

Anil Sardana served as the Managing Director of Tata Teleservices (formerly Tata Tele services) during the relevant period. He was a key executive in the Tata group's telecommunications business and later went on to lead Tata Power.

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.

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.

Ashok Ganguly, former chairman of Hindustan Unilever, received the ET Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008 for his contributions to Indian industry. Narayan Murthy, Lakshmi Mittal, and Azim Premji are all highly respected industrialists but did not receive this specific award that year.

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