SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 41

SSC CGL - 4th March 2020 Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q41

Who was appointed as Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund in October 2019?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 2 i.e Kristalina Georgieva

1. The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) selected Kristalina Georgieva to serve as IMF Managing Director and Chair of the Executive Board for a five-year term starting on October 1, 2019.

2. Ms Georgieva, who succeeds Christine Lagarde, is the first person from an emerging market economy to lead the IMF since its inception in 1944.