BANKING GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
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Sir C D Deshmukh
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Sir Benegal Rama Rau
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K G Ambegaonkar
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H V R Iengar
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Detailed explanation-1: -UPSC Mains. Q. Who is the longest serving Governor of Reserve Bank of India? Notes: Sir Benegal Rama Rau, a member of the Indian Civil Service, was the longest serving Governor of the Bank from 1949 to 1957.
Detailed explanation-2: -Shri Shaktikanta Das, IAS Retd., former Secretary, Department of Revenue and Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India assumed charge as the 25th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India effective December 12, 2018.
Detailed explanation-3: -The person who served as RBI Governor for the longest time was Benegal Rama Rao. He worked for 7 years from July 1, 1949, until January 14, 1957. Amitabh Ghosh served as RBI Commander for the shortest time, only for 20 days from 15 January 1985 to 4 February 1985.
Detailed explanation-4: -Sir Benegal Rama Rau CIE, ICS (1 July 1889 – 13 December 1969) was the fourth Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 1 July 1949 to 14 January 1957.