Latest Current Affairs Quiz Questions: 06 November 2014

1) PM Narendra Modi was ranked the 15th World's Most Powerful person by Forbes' on 5 November 2014. Who was ranked 1st?

(A) Barack Obama

(B) Vladimir Putin

(C) Xi Jinping

(D) Pope Francis

2) Ending eight months of political uncertainty, the Union Cabinet on 4 November 2014 recommended dissolution of which state's Assembly?

(A) Goa

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(C) Mizoram

(D) Delhi 

3) Dhoni was named captain of ICC’ ‘ODI Team of the Year’ on 5 November 2014. Who was named captain of ICC’ ‘Test Team?

(A) Stuart Board

(B) Michael Clarke

(C) Kumar Sangakkara

(D) Angelo Mathews

4)  As per a recent study released on 4 Nov 2014, which city has highest number of Internet users in India?

(A) Mumbai

(B) Chennai

(C) Delhi

(D) Bangalore

5) Who among the following was on 4 November 2014 appointed as the new financial services secretary?

(A) G S Sandhu

(B) Hasmukh Adhia

(C) Anita Kapur

(D) Rajesh Mehrishi

6) Department of Posts on 4 November 2014 released a Commemorative Postage stamp on?

(A) Shakuntala Devi

(B) Liver Transplantation in India

(C) Times of India

(D) Musicians in India

7) Which cricketer has won this year's LG People's Choice Award on 5 November 2014?

(A) Bhuvneshwar Kumar

(B) Mohammed Shami

(C) Angelo Mathews

(D) Dale Steyn

8) Sachin Tendulkar recently sparked controversy against which former coach of Indian cricket team,  that he tried to topple Rahul Dravid as captain?

(A) Gary Kirsten

(B) John Wright

(C) Ravi Shastri

(D) Greg Chappell

9) Which country has decided to confer honorary title to Indian Army Chief Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag on 5 November 2014?

(A) Russia

(B) Nepal

(C) China

(D) Vietnam

10) Which telecom company on 5 November 2014 called off its Rs 700-cr deal to buy Loop Mobile, which offers mobile services in Mumbai?

(A) Airtel

(B) Reliance

(C) Vodafone

(D) BSNL

Answers

1) Ans. (B) Vladimir Putin

2) Ans. (D) Delhi

3) Ans. (D) Angelo Mathews

4) Ans. (A) Mumbai

5) Ans. (B) Hasmukh Adhia

6) Ans. (B) Liver Transplantation in India

7) Ans. (A) Bhuvneshwar Kumar

8) Ans. (D) Greg Chappell

9) Ans. (B) Nepal

10) Ans. (A) Airtel

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KBC Questions asked in Episodes 3 & 4 November 2014

Friends.. Here are some useful questions to remember which were asked in KBC Episodes on 3 & 4 November 2014.

1) Who was the first Indian to set foot on Antarctica?

(A) Lt. Ram Das Katari

(B) Lt. Ram Charan

(C) Lt. Sayed Zahoor Quasim

(D) Lt. V K Raina

Ans. (B) Lt. Ram Charan (Rs. 50,00,000/- question on 3 Nov 2014- Episode 45)

2) Of what is a kilobyte a unit?

(A) Speed of light

(B) Intensity of earthquakes

(C) Speed of bullet trains

(D) Computer memory or data

Ans. (D) Computer memory or data (Rs. 10000/- question on 3 Nov 2014- Episode 45)

3) Who founded the organization Bachpan Bachao Andolan in 1980?

(A) Dr. Prakash Amte

(B) Kailash Satyarthi

(C) Rippan Kapur

(D) Shantha Sinha

Ans. (B) Kailash Satyarthi (Rs. 80000/- question on 3 Nov 2014- Episode 45)

4) Which of these authors is a mechanical engineer by education?

(A) Amish Tripathi

(B) Devdutt Pattanak

(C) Aswin Sanghi

(D) Chetan Bhagat

Ans. (D) Chetan Bhagat (Rs. 3,20,000/- question on 3 Nov 2014- Episode 45)

5) The 2014 Nobel Prize for physics was awarded for the invention of what?

(A) CCD sensor

(B) Blue light emitting diodes

(C) Robotic exoskeleton

(D) Graphene

Ans. (B) Blue light emitting diodes (Rs. 6,40,000/- question on 3 Nov 2014- Episode 45)

6) Who is the head of the National Disaster Management Authority of India?

(A) Union environment minister

(B) President

(C)Prime minister

(D) Union home minister

Ans. (C) Prime minister (Rs. 12,25,000/- question on 3 Nov 2014- Episode 45)

7) Which Param Veer Chakra recipient was thought to be dead in 1962 but returned alive from a prisoner of war camp?

(A) Lance Naik Karam Singh

(B) Naik Jadunath Singh

(C) Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria

(D) Major Dhan Singh Thapa

Ans. (D) Major Dhan Singh Thapa (Rs. 25,00,000/- question on 3 Nov 2014- Episode 45)

8) From where did the Supreme Court of India originally function for 8 years before to its present building?

(A) Irwin Amphitheatre

(B) Rashtrapati Bhavan

(C) Metcalfe House

(D) Parliament House

Ans. (D) Parliament House (Rs. 50,00,000/- question on 4 Nov 2014- Episode 46) 

9) Which of these films is based on the life of a 5 times world championship winner?

(A) Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

(B) Paan Singh Tomar

(C) Saaheb

(D) Mary Kom

Ans. (D)Mary Kom (Rs. 10000/- question on 4 Nov 2014- Episode 46)

10) Which of these freedom fighters shot himself with his last bullet while fighting the British in Allahabad’s Alfred Park?

(A) Udham Singh

(B) Chandra Sekhar Azad

(C) Ashfaqulla Khan

(D) Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi

Ans. (B) Chandra Sekhar Azad (Rs. 80000/- question on 4 Nov 2014- Episode 46)

11) What is the escape velocity required for a rocket to leave earth?

(A) 1.6km/sec

(B) 9.4km/sec

(C) 11.2km/sec

(D) 15.9km/sec

Ans. (C) 11.2km/sec (Rs. 1,60,000/- question on 4 Nov 2014- Episode 46)

12) In which county is the historic city of Bukhara?

(A) Uzbekistan

(B) Afghanistan

(C) Turkmenistan

(D) Kazakhstan

Ans. (A) Uzbekistan (Rs. 3,20,000/- question on 4 Nov 2014- Episode 46)

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5 November 2014 Current Affairs Updates

1) Sachin Tendulkar unveils autobiography Playing It My Way: Sachin Tendulkar's much-awaited autobiography Playing It My Way was launched on Wednesday in the presence of some of his former teammates, celebrities and family members at a ceremony in Mumbai. The book, the first copy of which he gave to his mother Rajni earlier in the day, was unveiled by Tendulkar himself amid thundering applause by the gathering. 

2) PM Narendra Modi ranks 15 in Forbes' World's Most Powerful list: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 5 Nov 2014 made his debut among the world's most powerful people, ranked 15th on the Forbes list topped by Russian President Vladimir Putin who pipped his United States counterpart Barack Obama for a second year in a row. The list of 72 most powerful people in the world also included the names of Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani at 36th, ArcelorMittal Chairman and CEO Lakshmi Mittal at 57th and Microsoft's Indian-born CEO Satya Nadella at 64th.

3) Anita Kapur is new CBDT Chairperson: Senior IRS officer Anita Kapur has been appointed as the new chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the apex authority of the Income Tax department. Kapur, a 1978-batch officer of the Income Tax cadre, was till now serving as Member (Legislation and Computerisation and Income Tax) in the CBDT. She took over the top charge after her appointment was made by the government as incumbent CBDT Chairman K V Chowdary retired on October 31.

4) Dhoni named captain of ICC’ ‘ODI Team of the Year’: Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Wednesday named captain of ICC’ ‘ODI Team of the Year’ but none of the Indian players found berth in governing body’s ‘Test Team of the Year’ led by Sri Lankan Angelo Mathews. The ICC cricket committee headed by former India captain Anil Kumble on Wednesday announced the two teams consisting of 12 players each. While 12-member ODI team for performance during 2014 had Dhoni as captain along with his Indian team deputy Virat Kohli and pacer Mohammed Shami in the XI, opener Rohit Sharma has been named as the 12th man.

5) Bhuvneshwar Kumar wins LG People's Choice Award: India fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar has won this year's People's Choice Award. He now becomes only the fourth cricketer to win this coveted prize after Sachin Tendulkar, who was the first-ever recipient in 2010, Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara, who won it in 2011 and 2012, and India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who won it last year. Other nominees for this year's award were England women's captain Charlotte Edwards, Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson, Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews and South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn.

6) Cristiano Ronaldo received Golden Boot award: Cristiano Ronaldo said he plans to be remembered as one of the best players of all time, as he was presented with the 2013-14 Golden Shoe award as Europe's top goal scorer last season. Ronaldo shared the prize with Luis Suarez, who also scored 31 goals last season, in the current Barcelona player's final year at Liverpool. Suarez received his trophy last month.

7) Bharti called off Rs 700-cr deal to buy Loop Mobile: Bharti Airtel on Wednesday called off its deal to buy assets and transfer subscribers of Mumbai-based Loop Mobile for Rs 700 crore. The agreement, signed in February, was called off after Loop Mobile did not receive approval from the department of telecommunications (DoT) for the deal. The agreement between Bharti Airtel and Loop Mobile, which offers mobile services in Mumbai, expired on October 31.

8) Government reconstituted PM's council on climate change: The UN-backed Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) chief R K Pachauri, economist Nitin Desai and retired diplomat Chandrasekar Dasgupta have once again found place in the reconstituted Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change — a key government body in India which provides oversight for formulation of action plans in the area of assessment, adaptation and mitigation of climate change in the country.

9) India tops in demand for blocking Facebook posts: With increasing number of Indians getting hooked to sharing content on Facebook, there has been a steady rise in requests to the social networking site from the government and other agencies to censor posts. In the first six months of 2014, Facebook has restricted access to nearly 5,000 pieces of information from India on its website, the highest for any country. India is the social networking site’s largest user base outside the U.S. with over 100 million users.

10) Nepal to confer honorary title to Indian Army Chief Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag: Indian Army Chief Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag will be conferred the title of honorary rank of General of the Nepal Army during his maiden visit to this country next week, media reported. Nepalese President Ram Baran Yadav will confer the honorary rank of General of Nepal Army to Gen Singh at a special function.

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Daily Current Affairs: 04 November 2014

1) Cabinet clears dissolution of Delhi Assembly: Ending eight months of political uncertainty, the Union Cabinet on Tuesday recommended dissolution of the Delhi Assembly, paving the way for fresh elections. Delhi has been under President’s rule since February. The Cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, gave its nod to Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung’s recommendation to dissolve the House. The Cabinet’s decision will now be referred to the President, who will dissolve the Assembly.

2) Mumbai has highest number of Internet users in India: Study: Mumbai has the highest number of Internet users at about 16.4 million in the country which has over 243 million web users, a study has found. The commercial capital of India saw the Internet user base growing to about 16.4 million in October this year from 12 million in the same month last year, the joint study by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and IMRB said.

3) Hasmukh Adhia is the new financial services secretary:  In yet another secretary-level change, government today appointed Hasmukh Adhia, a 1981 Gujarat cadre IAS officer, as the new Financial Services Secretary replacing G S Sandhu. Sandhu, a 1980 Rajasthan cadre IAS officer, has been made Chairman of the National Authority for Chemical Weapons Convention.

4) Shakuntala Devi's 84th birthday celebrated: Mathematics wizard Shakuntala Devi's 84th birthday was celebrated on 4 Nov 2014. She is dubbed as the world's fastest 'human computer' who made complex mental calculations. Born on November 4, 1929, in Bangalore, to an orthodox priestly Brahmin family Devi had no access to proper schooling and food in her early years. When she was only three, Devi began showing great affinity with numbers. By the time she was five, she became an expert in solving complex mental arithmetic. Credited with solving some frightfully complicated arithmetic problems with apparent ease and astonishing speed, Shakuntala Devi's calculating skills stunned the world throughout the 1970s and 80s. Her sharpness often made sophisticated digital devices seem inadequate. 

5) IPL 2015 to commence on April 8: The Indian Premier League 2015 (IPL 8) will be played from April 8, 2015 to May 24, 2015. The dates for the eighth edition of IPL were announced on its official website, Tuesday afternoon. Along with the 2015 edition, the governing council has also announced the dates for the next two seasons, 2016 and 2017 respectively.  The 2016 edition will be played from 8 April 2016 to 29 May 2016. The IPL 2017 will be played in the April 5, 2017 to May 21, 2017.

6) Commemorative Stamp on Liver Transplant in India released: The Commemorative Postage stamp on Liver Transplantation in India was released on 4 November 2014 by the Department of Posts and Union Ministry of Communications & IT in New Delhi. The patient who had undergone first successful liver transplantation in India in 1998 Sanjay Kandaswamy was also present on the occasion. The release of a commemorative postage stamp acknowledges the progress and milestones achieved by the Indian medical fraternity in the field of Liver transplantation in the span of the last 15 years.

7) Chappell denies Tendulkar’s claims: Sachin Tendulkar’s scathing attack on Greg Chappell on Tuesday received the whole-hearted backing of two of his then teammates — Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh — even as the Australian hit back at the batting maestro’s claim that he tried to topple Rahul Dravid as captain. A day after Tendulkar’s revelations that Chappell tried offering him the captaincy at the expense of Dravid barely a few months before the 2007 World Cup, the Australian denied discussing such a possibility with the now retired legend.

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Buy Sachin Tendulkar's autobiography 'Playing It My Way' now

>> Sachin Tendulkar’s much-awaited autobiography ‘Playing It My Way’ was on 05 November 2014 launched in the presence of some of his former teammates, celebrities and family members at an engrossing ceremony in Mumbai. 

>> The book, the first copy of which he gave to his mother Rajni earlier in the day, was unveiled by Tendulkar himself amid thundering applause by the gathering.

>> At the launch, Tendulkar presented a copy to his mentor and childhood coach Ramakant Achrekar in the presence of his daughter Sara.

Grab your copy now!!!

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Punjab Circle Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam 2014 Final Result Published

Friends.. Punjab Postal Circle has published the list of candidates selected under Direct Recruitment of Postal Assistants ( Post Offices/SBCO/Circle Office/ Regional Office/SBCO) and Sorting Assistants for the year 2013 & 2014. You can check the results from below link. Congratulations to all selected candidates!!

Check result from official site: Click Here

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IBPS Clerk 2014 & SBI Associate PO Expected GA Questions

Friends.. Hare are a few more expected Questions from General Awareness Section for upcoming SBI Associate PO and IBPS Clerk CWE 2014 Exams. 

1) What is the current Repo Rate? - 8%

2) What does 'L' stands in SLR? - Liquidity (SLR-Statutory Liquidity Ratio)

3) Expand NPA? - Non Performing Assets

4) "Working for a better tomorrow" is the tagline of which bank? - State Bank of Mysore

5) Headquarters of State Bank of India? - Mumbai

6) Bandhan Financial services which got banking license in 2014 has appointed which firm to develop its core banking software solutions? - FIS International

7) Which Insurance provider will provide the accident cover under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana? - HDFC Ergo General Insurance

8) Which bank has recently started Card less Cash Withdrawal at ATMs? - ICICI

9) State Bank of India (SBI) recently tie-up with ......... to launch its first multi-currency international debit card to allow consumers to use a single card to pay in multiple currencies? - MasterCard

10) Which bank recently launched a new customer service called Video Branch to enable customers to do a video conference with the bank staff at convenience? - IndusInd Bank

11) Which bank recently launched EMI (equated monthly installments) facility on debit cards to enable its customers to convert their high value transactions into easy installments? - ICICI

12) Which country has recently decided to join the newly formed BRICS Bank, an initiative of the world's five emerging economies - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa? - Bangladesh

13) Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) retains interest rate on provident fund at .... percent for the current fiscal? - 8.75

14) "Zimmedari ka humsafar" is the tagline of which insurance company? - ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited

15) India recently become world’s ......th largest steel maker? - 4th

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04 November 2014 Current Affairs Important Questions & Answers

1) Pakistan won its first test series against which cricketing nation in 20 Years on 3 November 2014?

(A) Australia

(B) India

(C) Sri Lanka

(D) South Africa

2) Which Indian won the Japan's top national award 'The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers' on 3 November 2014, thus becoming the first Indian to receive the rare honour?

(A) Narendra Modi

(B) Sashi Tharoor

(C) Manmohan Singh

(D) Raghuram Rajan

3) Which leader from opposition has been recently inducted by Government into the three-member selection committee which will select the Chief Information Commissioner?

(A) Rahul Gandhi

(B) Jayaram Ramesh

(C) Mallikarjun Kharge

(D) Kamal Nath

4) Who won the US Grand Prix racing on 3 November 2014?

(A) Nico Rosberg

(B) Lewis Hamilton

(C) Sebastian Vettel

(D) Daniel Ricciardo 

5) Sadashiv Amrapurkar who passed away on 3 November 2014 was a famous?

(A) Actor

(B) Musician

(C) Politician

(D) Film Director

6) What was India's position in the recently concluded Asian Para Games 2014?

(A) 5th

(B) 7th

(C) 11th

(D) 15th

7) Name the committee which submitted the final report to Supreme Court, on 3 November 2014, of its investigation into the allegations of betting and spot  fixing in the 2013 edition of Indian Premier League (IPL)?

(A) Justice Vishwanathan committee

(B) Justice Mukul Mudgal committee

(C) Justice Sivaramakrishnan committee

(D) Justice Ramanujam committee

8)  Name the former Union minister from Tamil Nadu who left the congress party and formed a new party on 3 November 2014?

(A) T R Balu

(B) P Chidambaram

(C) A Raja

(D) G K Vasan

9) Who has been appointed as Chairperson of the Finance Ministry’s think-tank National Institute of Public Finance & Policy (NIPFP) on 3 November 2014?

(A) Vijay Kelkar

(B) C. Rangarajan

(C) Aravind Mayaram

(D) H R Khan

10) Which tech giant on 3 November 2014 announced the Indian Language Internet Alliance which aims to get 500 million internet users in India by 2017?

(A) Facebook

(B) Yahoo

(C) Microsoft

(D) Google

Answers

1) Ans. (A) Australia

2) Ans. (C) Manmohan Singh

3) Ans. (C) Mallikarjun Kharge

4) Ans. (B) Lewis Hamilton

5) Ans. (A) Actor

6) Ans. (D) 15th

7) Ans. (B) Justice Mukul Mudgal committee

8) Ans. (D) G K Vasan

9) Ans. (A) Vijay Kelkar

10) Ans. (D) Google

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03 November 2014 Daily Current Affairs Updates

1) Mallikarjun Kharge to be on CIC selection panel: Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge has been inducted into the three-member selection committee which will select the Chief Information Commissioner. As per file notings, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who heads the panel, has nominated Defence Minister Arun Jaitely besides Kharge to the committee. The decision to include Kharge has been taken on the advice of Law Ministry as there was lack of clarity on the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha. The RTI Act requires that selection of the Chief Information Commissioner be done by a three-member panel comprising the Prime Minister, who shall be the Chairperson of the committee, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and a Cabinet Minister to be nominated by the Prime Minister.

2) Actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar passed away: Veteran actor and social activist Sadashiv Amrapurkar, who was being treated in a hospital in Mumbai over the past few weeks for lung infection, passed away on early Monday morning. He was 64. Amrapurkar made his mark as an actor and director in Marathi theatre and was best known to the national audience for his roles in movies like 'Ardha Satya', 'Sadak', 'Ishq'. His negative characters in number of Hindi movies also made a mark on the viewers.

3) Government to establish Centre for Zoo Sciences soon: Government Monday announced setting up of a Centre for Zoo Sciences to assist recognised Indian zoos as well as zoos in South Asia in their development and management on scientific lines. "We will have a Centre for Zoo Sciences," Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said, adding there will be facilities for teaching, research, experiments and sharing of ideas like in universities. "We are thinking of setting up a Centre for Zoo Sciences in New Delhi to bring about a turn around in the functioning of the zoos and to infuse scientific and technical culture in the present system and make our zoos more visitor friendly," he said.

4) India finishes the 2014 Asian Para Games at 15th place: India finishes the 2014 Asian Para Games at 15th place with a haul of 3 Gold, 14 Silver & 16 Bronze. China, South Korea and Japan took the first three position in the overall medal tally respectively. The Games are held after the Asian Games at the same venue.

5) Thirteen years after 9/11, World Trade Center reopens for business: Thirteen years after the 9/11 terrorist attack, the resurrected World Trade Center is again opening for business, marking an emotional milestone for both New Yorkers and the United States as a whole.

6) Justice Mukul Mudgal submits final IPL probe report to Supreme Court: Justice Mukul Mudgal Monday submitted to the Supreme Court the final report of its investigation into the allegations of betting and spot fixing in the 2013 edition of Indian Premier League (IPL). Justice Mudgal committee that investigated the allegations against sidelined BCCI chief N. Srinivasan and 12 others submitted the report in a sealed cover.    

7) Manmohan Singh chosen for top national award by Japan: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been chosen for one of Japan's top national awards for his contribution to India-Japan ties, becoming the first Indian to receive the rare honour. Singh will be awarded 'The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers' for his "significant contribution to the enhancement of relations and promotion of friendship" between Japan and India for about 35 years, a Japanese Embassy statement said.

8) Former Union minister G. K. Vasan quits Congress, floats new party: In a repeat of 1996, the Congress in Tamil Nadu on Monday was split into two with former Union Shipping Minister G.K. Vasan quitting the party and floating a new outfit. The name of the party and its flag will be announced at a public meeting in Tiruchi.

9) Lewis Hamilton wins US Grand Prix: Race by race and point by point, Lewis Hamilton is tightening his grip on the Formula One world championship and squeezing out Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg. Mercedes had another 1-2 finish in a dominating season that has pushed Hamilton and Rosberg well clear of the pack in the title chase. Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo was third for his eighth podium finish on the season.

10) Google announces Indian Language Internet Alliance: Stressing the need for Indian language content on the Internet, Google's India MD, Rajan Anandan has announced the Indian Language Internet Alliance. Anandan also said that Google aims to get 500 million internet users in India by 2017. In an effort to promote local language content on the internet, Google also announced its Hindi Voice Search. It also launched the website hindiWeb.com, which shall offer curated content in Hindi.

11) Pakistan won first test series against Australia in 20 Years: Pakistan achieved their first series win over Australia in 20 years with a thumping 356-run win in the second Test in Abu Dhabi on Monday, taking the two-match series 2-0.

12) Vijay Kelkar new NIPFP chairperson: Thirteenth Finance Commission Chairman Vijay Laxman Kelkar has been appointed as Chairperson of the Finance Ministry’s think-tank National Institute of Public Finance & Policy (NIPFP). He replaces former Reserve Bank governor C. Rangarajan. Dr. Kelkar’s four-year term commenced on Saturday, according to an NIPFP release.

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