Who among the following was appointed as the 26th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in 2024?
Who among the following was appointed as the 26th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in 2024?
Solution
Option 1 -> D. Subbarao was the 22nd Governor of RBI who served from 2008 to 2013, not the recent 2024 appointee.
Option 2 -> Sanjay Malhotra, a 1990-batch IAS officer and former Revenue Secretary, was appointed as the 26th Governor of RBI in December 2024.
Option 3 -> Y. Venugopal Reddy served as the 21st Governor of RBI from 2003 to 2008, preceding D. Subbarao.
Option 4 -> Raghuram Rajan was the 23rd Governor of RBI who served from 2013 to 2016, known for his reforms during that period.
Hence, Option 2: Sanjay Malhotra -> He succeeded Shaktikanta Das and took office on December 11, 2024, becoming the 26th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India with a three-year tenure -> correct
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