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  • Question
  • Name the person who has been included recently as the member of the Advisory Council to the 15th Finance Commission headed by N.K. Singh.


  • Options
  • A. Arvind Panagariya
  • B. Amit Mitra
  • C. Abhijit Banerjee
  • D. Krishnamurthy Subramanian

  • Correct Answer
  • Krishnamurthy Subramanian 

    Explanation
    The Chief Economic Adviser (CEA), Dr. Krishnamurthy Subramanian has been included as the member of the Advisory Council to the 15th Finance Commission headed by N.K. Singh. The Advisory Council now has 12 members after inclusion of Chief Economic Adviser Dr. Krishnamurthy Subramanian. Other members include Dr. D.K. Srivastava, Dr. Indira Rajaraman, Dr. Arvind Virmani, Dr. Surjit S. Bhalla, Dr. Sanjeev Gupta, Prof. Pinaki Chakraborty, Sajjid Chinoy, Neelkanth Mishra, Prachi Mishra, Dr. M. Govinda Rao, and Dr. Omkar Goswami. The 15th Finance Commission was constituted in November 2017. The role of Commission is to give recommendations for devolution of taxes and other fiscal matters to the central government for 5 years, commencing from April 1, 2020.

  • More questions

    • 1. By what percent does the bank credit grows for the financial year 2018-19, as per the Reserve Bank of India(RBI)?

    • Options
    • A. 12.24%
    • B. 12.54%
    • C. 13.24%
    • D. 13.54%
    • Discuss
    • 2. EV charging stations to be established in which Indian city?

    • Options
    • A. Bengaluru
    • B. Kolkata
    • C. Chennai
    • D. Hyderabad
    • Discuss
    • 3. Union government launched the Blue Revolution programme at a total expenditure of what amount?

    • Options
    • A. Rs 48000 lakh
    • B. Rs 52000 lakh
    • C. Rs 55000 lakh
    • D. Rs 62000 lakh
    • Discuss
    • 4. Union Minister for Urban development and housing M. Venkaiah Naidu launched which of the following app with MSEFC portal?

    • Options
    • A. MyMSME
    • B. MKisan
    • C. MEAIndia
    • D. mKavach
    • Discuss
    • 5. Who has been appointed as the Member of the Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal of London?

    • Options
    • A. Anantkumar Surendraray Dave
    • B. K. G. Balakrishnan
    • C. K. S. Radhakrishna Panicker
    • D. S. J. Mukhopadhaya
    • Discuss
    • 6. The Union government has launched a new comprehensive scheme to boost the development of which sector?

    • Options
    • A. Handloom
    • B. Powerloom
    • C. Tourism
    • D. Education
    • Discuss
    • 7. Carme Chacon, who passed away recently, was the Defence Minister of which European country?

    • Options
    • A. France
    • B. Germany
    • C. Italy
    • D. Spain
    • Discuss
    • 8. Name the director who was the first African American and the youngest-ever film-maker nominated in Oscar Awards, passed away recently.

    • Options
    • A. Denise LaSalle
    • B. Frankie Muse Freeman
    • C. John Singleton
    • D. Edwin Hawkins
    • Discuss
    • 9. Name of the musician who won the special lifetime achievement award from the Music Academy?

    • Options
    • A. Lalgudi G Jayaraman
    • B. Kamala Lakshminarayanan
    • C. Hariprasad Chaurasia
    • D. Vikku Vinayakram
    • Discuss
    • 10. IMF Cuts India's GDP Growth Forecast is __________.

    • Options
    • A. 7.3%
    • B. 7.4%
    • C. 7.2%
    • D. 7.5%
    • Discuss


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