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2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who has assumed charge as the 24th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 4 September 2016.
A
N. S. Vishwanathan
B
R. Gandhi
C
Urjit Patel
D
S. S. Mundra
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Dr. Urjit R. Patel assumed charge as the twenty-fourth Governor of the Reserve Bank of India effective September 4, 2016 after serving as Deputy Governor since January 2013.

Detailed explanation-2: -The committee had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the “measures to be taken to tackle the problem of black money in India”. It had also marked a copy of the letter to the then finance minister Arun Jaitley and RBI governor Rajan.

Detailed explanation-3: -Who appointed the RBI governor? RBI governor appointed Under Section 8 of the RBI Act 1934, the central government has the power to appoint Governors and Deputy Governors to the Reserve Bank of India. Recently, Shaktikanta Das has been appointed the Governor of RBI for a period of three years.

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