Appointments on 16th March 2021

Current Context: Deepak Mishra: He is appointed as Director and Chief Executive of the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER). He is serving as Economist and Practice Manager at the World Bank.

• Static Part: 
• HQ of ICRIER: New Delhi
• Chairman of ICRIER: Pramod Bhasin
• Hardeep Singh Brar: He is appointed as the National Head of Sales and Marketing for Kia Motors India Ltd.
• Union Minister Prahlad Singh Patel: He is appointed as head of the committee which is set up by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to have the multidisciplinary study of the Sarasvati River.
• Static Part: 
• HQ of ASI: New Delhi
• DG of ASI: V Vidyavathi

Question: 

Q.1 Who among the following is appointed as Director and Chief Executive of the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)?
a. Deepak Mishra
b. Ligia Noronha
c. Manpreet Vohra
d. Michael Philip Carruth