GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Sir Chintaman Dwarakanath Deshmukh, CIE, ICS (14 January 1896 – 2 October 1982) was an Indian civil servant and the first Indian to be appointed the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India in 1943 by the British Raj authorities. He subsequently served as the Finance Minister in the Union Cabinet (1950–1956).

Detailed explanation-2: -Dr. Manmohan Singh (Sep 16, 1982 to Jan 14, 1985) An economist by profession, Dr. Manmohan Singh (born 26 September 1932) was the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 1982 to 1985, the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India from 1985 to 1987 and the Finance Minister of India from 1991 to 1996.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh, also known as C D Deshmukh, was the first Indian Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. He joined RBI in 1939 and served as its Secretary to the Board, Deputy Governor and the Governor. In August 1943, he was appointed as Governor of the RBI and served in that position till 1949.

Detailed explanation-4: -Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses Central Board of Directors of RBI. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressed the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India in the customary post-budget meeting on February 11.