Appointments, Resignation and Brand Ambassador on 19th Sep 2020

Current Context: Lt Gen Rajesh Pant: He is appointed as head of the committee to look into and examine the reports of digital surveillance on prominent Indian Nationals by Chinese firm Shenzhen Zhenhua Data Information Technology Company Ltd. 

• Ajay Tirkey: He is appointed to head the committee to prepare the roadmap to regularize the land leasing activity in agriculture sector. He is secretary of department of land resources, under rural development ministry.
• Harsimrat Kaur Badal: She is the Union Minister and offered her resignation from Union Minister of food processing industries, which was accepted by President Ram Nath Kovind with immediate effect. 
• Suresh Raina: He is appointed as brand ambassador for 9stacks which is the online poker platform. 

Question: 

Q.1 Harsimrat Kaur Badal, resigned as union minister for which of the following?
a. Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers
b. Union Minister of Food Processing Industries
c. Union Minister of Tribal Affairs 

d. Union Minister of Textiles