National and International Appointments

Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant served as the Home Minister in the first Lok Sabha (1952-1957) under Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. He was a prominent freedom fighter and later the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh before becoming a central cabinet minister.

F.H. Major (Fali Homi Major) was the Air Chief Marshal of India from 2007 to 2009. Deepak Kapoor was Army Chief, S.P. Tyagi was a previous Air Chief (2004-2007), and A.Y. Tipnis was even earlier (1998-2001).

Vivek Kumar Agnihotri was appointed as the Secretary-General of the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament). This is a senior constitutional position responsible for the smooth functioning of the Rajya Sabha. The other names listed - Yogendra Narain, Karan Singh, and Rajneesh Tiwari - were not the appointees to this specific position.

Rajeev Dubey, President HR at Mahindra & Mahindra, was declared the outstanding HR professional of the year 2007-2008 by the Asia Pacific HRM Congress on February 15, 2008. This award recognized his exceptional contributions to human resource management and corporate leadership in the automotive sector.

Radha Vinod Raju served as the Director General (DG) of the newly created National Investigation Agency. 'DG' stands for Director General, which is the highest rank in the agency.

Kalyan Singh was a prominent BJP leader who served as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and later resigned from the BJP. LK Advani was never a CM, Mayawati belongs to BSP, so Kalyan Singh is the correct answer among the options.

Sukhbir Singh Badal (S.S. Badal) became the Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab. The Badal family has been influential in Punjab politics, with Parkash Singh Badal serving as CM and Sukhbir as Deputy CM during this period.

Hiran Cooray was indeed the Chairman of PATA in 2011. This is a factual question about the leadership of a specific tourism organization during a particular year. The answer can be verified through official PATA records.