Who among the following former governors of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was appointed as the Vice-President of The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in January 2022?
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 1 i.e Urjit Patel.
- Former RBI Governor Urjit Patel has been appointed as a Vice President of the Beijing-based multilateral funding institution AIIB.
- India is a founding member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) with the second highest voting share after China.
- It is headed by former Chinese vice minister for finance Jin Liqun.
- Patel had taken over as the 24th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) succeeding Raghuram Rajan on September 5, 2016.