Question
Consider the following statement about IMF’s
‘wall of former chief economists’. I. Gita Gopinath becomes the first woman to feature on this list. II. The first Indian to achieve the honour was Urjit Patel. III. Gita Gopinath is the First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as of January, 2022. Which of the above statement is/are not correct?Solution
Statement I is correct - : India-born Gita Gopinath became the first woman and second Indian to feature on the ‘wall of former chief economists’ of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Statement II is not correct - : The first Indian to achieve the honour was Raghuram Rajan who was Chief Economist and Director of Research of IMF between 2003 and 2006. Statement III is correct -: Gita Gopinath, the second Indian (First – Raghuram Rajan) and first female chief economist in International Monetary Fund history. Gopinath was appointed as IMF Chief Economist in October. Gita Gopinath is the First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as of January 21, 2022. IMF Headquarters: Washington, United States MD: Kristalina Georgieva
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