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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who is the author of ‘RN Kao:Gentleman Spymaster’?
A
Nitin Anant Gokhale
B
Rohinton Mistry
C
Anita Desai
D
Shashi Deshpande
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -R.N. Kao: Gentleman Spymaster is a biography of Rameshwar Nath Kao , the founding chief of India’s external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW). Written by Nitin A. Gokhale, the book was published by Bloomsbury India in November 2019.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rameshwar Nath Kao (R.N. Kao) (10 May 1918 – 20 January 2002) was an Indian spymaster and the first chief of India’s external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) from its founding in 1968 to 1977. Kao was one of India’s foremost intelligence officers, and helped build R&AW.

Detailed explanation-3: -During the nine-year tenure of its first Secretary, Rameshwar Nath Kao, R&AW quickly came to prominence in the global intelligence community, playing a role in major events such as accession of the state of Sikkim to India. Headquartered in New Delhi, R&AW’s current chief is Samant Goel.

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