GK
HONOURS AND AWARDS
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Question
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Who was the winner of the Best Central Bank Governor of the Year 2014?
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Janet Yellen
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Raghuram Rajan
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Mario Draghi
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Ben Bernanke
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -2: In October, 2014, Rajan was conferred with the Best Central Bank Governor award for 2014 by Euromoney magazine. According to the magazine, Rajan’s tough monetary medicine mitigated the storm ravaging the deficit-ridden economy in the recent emerging market crisis.
Detailed explanation-2: -Interestingly, Rajan’s salary during his tenure was Rs 1.69 lakh per month, which means that the RBI spent more on transporting his household goods (Rs 71 lakh) than what they paid him as salary for the entire three years (Rs 61.2 lakh approximately).
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