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National and International Appointments
3,027 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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Arvind Subramanian
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N. K. Singh
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Urjit Patel
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Sumit Bose
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Rathin Roy
B
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Explanation
The constitution FRBM panel was announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley while presenting the budget for fiscal 2016-17.
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Shaw Wallace
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India Cements
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United Breweries.
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MRF.
C
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Vijay Mallya was indeed the Chairman of United Breweries Group, which owns Kingfisher beer and other alcoholic beverage brands. He inherited the business from his father and expanded it significantly before his later legal troubles.
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Ajit Balakrishnan
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Vinod Mehta
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Tarun Tejpal
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Raj Koneru
C
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Tarun Tejpal was the founder and CEO of Tehelka.com, an investigative news website known for its sting operations and exposes. Tehelka gained prominence in the early 2000s for its investigative journalism, particularly the defense procurement sting operation.
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NIIT.
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HCL Technologies.
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Tata Tea.
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ITC.
D
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Yogesh Chander Deveshwar (Y.C. Deveshwar) was the Chairman of ITC Limited, one of India's largest conglomerates. He transformed ITC from a tobacco company into a diversified FMCG and hospitality giant during his long tenure.
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Radio City
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ETV
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Red FM
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S.TV
A
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Apurva Purohit served as the CEO of Radio City, a leading FM radio network in India. This is factual knowledge about media industry leadership positions from the early 2000s.
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Arun Nanda
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Kiran Karnik
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Som Mittal
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Nandana Nilekani
C
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Som Mittal served as Nasscom President for 2003-04. Nasscom (National Association of Software and Service Companies) is the premier trade body for the IT-BPO sector in India, and its presidents are prominent industry leaders.
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Arun Jaitley
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Arun Shourie
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Yashwant Sinha
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Pramod Mahajan
A
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Arun Jaitley served as the Union Minister of Industry and Commerce during the NDA government led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the early 2000s. This question reflects that time period.
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Habib Khorakiwala
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Nusli Wadia
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Vineet Jain
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Arun Agarwal
B
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Nusli Wadia has been the Chairman of Britannia Industries for decades. The Wadia family owns controlling stakes in several major Indian companies including Britannia.
D
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C.S. Rao was the Chairman of IRDA (Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority), which regulates the insurance sector in India. SEBI regulates securities, TRAI regulates telecom, and BSE is the stock exchange.
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P. Krishnamurthy
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Rakesh K. Chaturvedi
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Vineet Joshi
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Basu Kumar
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T. C. Arora
B
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Correct Answer: Rakesh K. Chaturvedi
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Shiva Kirti Singh
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Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale
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S. J. Vazifdar
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Sanjay Kishan Kaul
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Manjula Chellur
B
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Explanation
Correct Answer: Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale
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Sudha Sharma
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Manjari Kacker
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Poonam Kishore Saxena
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Rani Singh Nair
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Shabri Bhattasali
D
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Explanation
Correct Answer: Rani Singh Nair
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Bhaskar Pramanik
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Hiren Israni
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Satya Narayana Nadella
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Anant Maheshwari
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Anil Bhansali
D
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Correct Answer: Anant Maheshwari
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Om Prakash Kohli
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Vijay Rupani
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Nitinbhai Patel
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Nanubhai Vanani
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Ganpat Vasava
B
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Correct Answer: Vijay Rupani
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Narasimham
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Dr. C. Rangarajan
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Bimal Jalan
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Y.V.Reddy
B
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Dr. C. Rangarajan chaired the Committee on Computerization in Banks, established by the Reserve Bank of India in 1988 to recommend measures for technology adoption in Indian banking. This committee laid the foundation for computerization in Indian banks.