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Economy UPPSC 2008 GS-I
Question

Name the Governor of Reserve Bank of India who also became Finance Minister.

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: C.D. Desmukh

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “C.D. Desmukh”.
CD Deshmukh was an Indian civil servant and the first Indian to be appointed the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India in 1943. He subsequently served as the Finance Minister in the Union Cabinet (1950–1956).

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