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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2015 — General Studies · Question 190 of 200

Q190
Current Affairs & General KnowledgeEconomy, Banking & Business
The first Indian to be appointed as Chief Economist of the World Bank in September, 2012 is -
  1. a.Amartya Sen
  2. b.Jagadish Bhagawati
  3. c.Kaushik Basu
  4. d.Vijay Kelkar

Answer: (C) Kaushik Basu

Kaushik Basu became the first Indian to be appointed as Chief Economist of the World Bank in September 2012. Prior to this role, he served as the Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India (2009–2012) during the UPA's second term. He is a distinguished development economist known for his work on labour markets and social choice theory.

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