GK
BANKING AWARENESS AND SEBI
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Mihir Sen
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Osborne Smith
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Nagendra Singh
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James Braid Taylor
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sir Osborne Smith was the first Governor of the Reserve Bank. A professional banker, he served for over 20 years with the Bank of New South Wales and 10 years with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia before coming to India in 1926 as a Managing Governor of the Imperial Bank of India.
Detailed explanation-2: -Arundhati Bhattacharya may become India’s 1st woman RBI governor, and her profile is unmatched. Since Raghuram Rajan announced on 18 June that he wouldn’t be seeking reappointment as RBI governor, rumours have been flying regarding his successor.
Detailed explanation-3: -In a big milestone for India, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, earlier this week, was awarded the ‘Governor of the Year’ award for 2023 by the international publication Central Banking.