Question

Governor of RBI at the time of demonetization (8th Nov, 2016)

• A. Raghuram Rajan
• B. Urjith Patel
• C. Shaktikanta Das
• D. Duvvuri Subbarao

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Urjith Patel

Governors of RBI:

• Governor Signed in 2 languages - Hindi and English
• The first Governor of RBI was Osbone Smith - First resigned Governor in 1937
• Second Governor - James Taylor - First Governor who signed in currency note (1938)
• Third Governor - C.D.Deshmukh - First Indian Governor of RBI, at the time of RBI Nationalisation
• Fourth Governor - Benagal Rama Rao - Longest serving RBI Governor (First Governor in independent India)
• 8th Governor - LK Jha - RBI Governor during first face of Nationalisation
• 14th Governor -I.G.Patel - RBI Governor during second face of Nationalisation
• 15th - Manmohan Singh Governor of RBI (September 1982) who later became the Prime minister of India
• 16th - Amitav Khosh - Shortest serving RBI Governor
• 23rd - Raghuram Rajan - I do what I do - His book
• 24th - Urjith Patel - Governor of RBI at the time of demonetization (8th Nov, 2016) (Resigned Governor), he signed 2000 rs notes)
• First Chief Financial Officer of RBI - Sudha Balakrishnan