National and International Appointments

Correct answer is (1). 

Correct answer is (1). 

Uday Shankar Roy served as MD & CEO of SBI Life Insurance. This appears to be historical leadership information.

M.V. Nair served as the Chairman of the Indian Banks' Association (IBA). O.P. Bhatt and K.V. Kamath were chairmen of individual banks (SBI and ICICI respectively), while A.K. Purwar was chairman of State Bank of India.

Shaileja Kejriwal was a senior creative director associated with Star TV. The other options are also media-related companies - NDTV (news), Lintas and Mudra (advertising agencies), but her specific association was with Star TV.

P.C. Gupta served as the Minister of Corporate Affairs in the Government of India in 2009. This is a factual question about Indian political leadership during that specific year.

After the Satyam Computers scandal broke in January 2009, the Government of India appointed A.S. Murthy as the new CEO to help stabilize the company. Kiran Karnik was appointed as chairman, while Deepak Parekh was on the board of directors appointed by the government.

Shakti P Chakraborty served as the President of Lupin Limited, a major pharmaceutical company in India, in 2009. This question tests knowledge of corporate leadership in the Indian pharmaceutical industry during that period.

Harish Bhatt served as the Chief Operating Officer (Watches) at Titan Industries in 2009. Titan is a Tata enterprise and leaders like Bhatt helped build Titan into India's leading watch company. The other names are not associated with Titan's watch division leadership.

S. Gopalakrishnan (Kris Gopalakrishnan) was the CEO and MD of Infosys in 2009, serving from 2007-2011. He was one of the co-founders. Shibulal became CEO later (2011), Balakrishnan was CFO, and S. Narayan is not an Infosys founder.

Yogish Bhat served as President of KSIIDC (Karnataka State Industrial Investment and Development Corporation) in 2009. KSIIDC is a Karnataka government agency promoting industrial development. This is a state-level political appointment.

Dr. Pawan Goenka was the President of the Automotive Division at Mahindra & Mahindra in 2009. He is a key figure in Mahindra's rise and later became the MD. Anand Mahindra is the Chairman, not division President. Jain Agarwal and Akilesh Pandey are not associated with this position.

Vijay Singh was the CEO of Fox Star Studios (Fox's India JV with Star) in 2009. Fox Star Studios produces and distributes films in India. The other names are not associated with this position at Fox Star.