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National and International Appointments
2,755 Questions
National and international appointments track the latest leaders in government, banking, and public institutions. Questions cover Chief Ministers, Election Commissioners, and board chairmen. Review these current affairs to stay prepared for the general awareness section.
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National and International Appointments Questions
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V. S. Sampath
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Achal Kumar Jyoti
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H. S. Brahma
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Nasim Zaidi
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Navin Chawla
D
Correct answer
Explanation
Option (2) is the correct answer.
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Rajan Gupta
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Prakash Mishra
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Navneet Rajan Wasan
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K. Durga Prasad
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Rajinder Khanna
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Arvind Ranjan
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Manish Kumar Rai
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Surender Singh
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Rajiv
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R. Sri Kumar
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S. Sreedharan Nair
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V. Balakrishnan
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D. Shibulal
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S. Gopalakrishnan
B
Correct answer
Explanation
V. Balakrishnan was the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Infosys Technologies in 2011. He was a prominent member of Infosys's leadership team during that period. The other options are also associated with Infosys but in different roles - S. Gopalakrishnan and S. D. Shibulal were co-founders who held CEO positions, while S. Sreedharan Nair is not the correct name for the CFO position.
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S. Pandy
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Jain Menon
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Anand Mahindra
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Suresh Mahindra
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Anand Mahindra was the Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of Mahindra & Mahindra in 2009. He is the grandson of the company's founder and has been a key figure in transforming it into a global conglomerate. The other options - S. Pandy, Jain Menon, and Suresh Mahindra - are not the correct names for the VC & MD position during that period.
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P.V Malik
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Paul Norah
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D.S Rawat
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Sridhar Panikkar
C
Correct answer
Explanation
D.S. Rawat served as the Secretary General of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) in 2009. ASSOCHAM is one of India's leading industry associations. The other names listed - P.V. Malik, Paul Norah, and Sridhar Panikkar - are not the correct individuals for this position during 2009.
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Omar Abdullah
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Farooq Abdullah
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Sheik Hasina
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Mahamood Sheik
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Farooq Abdullah was the president of the National Conference Party in Jammu and Kashmir in 2009. The National Conference is a prominent political party in J&K, and the Abdullah family has been its leadership for decades.
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Murali Deora
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Praful Patel
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Jain Singh
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Kamal Nath
D
Correct answer
Explanation
Kamal Nath served as the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry from 2009 to 2011 in the Manmohan Singh-led UPA government. This is a factual question about the Council of Ministers.
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Deepak Sandhu
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Sushma Singh
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Radha Krishna Mathur
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Rajiv Mathur
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Vijay Sharma
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M. L. Tayal
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Sudhir Mital
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Augustine Peter
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U. C. Nahta
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D. K. Sikri
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Zhou Xiaochuan
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Haruhiko Kuroda
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Majozi Sithole
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Raghuram Rajan
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Janet Yellen
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Damodaran
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Narsimhan
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C.B Bhave
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C.Rangarajan
C
Correct answer
Explanation
C.B. Bhave (Chandrasekhar Bhaskar Bhave) served as SEBI Chairman from 2008-2011. He was the first whole-time member of SEBI and later became its chairman, bringing significant reforms to Indian securities markets.
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Jyoti Basu
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Laloo Yadav
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K. Karunanidhi
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Sheikh Abdulla
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Jyoti Basu served as Chief Minister of West Bengal for 23 years (1977-2000), making him one of the longest-serving Chief Ministers in Indian history. He was a CPI(M) leader and governed West Bengal for an uninterrupted five-term period, which is the longest tenure for any CM in India's post-independence history.
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Arvind Kumar Jain
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Jagmohan Yadav
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Arun Kumar Gupta
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Javeed Ahmad
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Rizwan Ahmad
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Abid Ali Neemuchwala
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T. K. Kurien
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Jagdish N. Sheth
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Rishad Premji
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Narayanan Vaghul