Who was the Minister of External Affairs as of January 2022?
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.
- Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar was the Minister of External Affairs as of January 2022.
- Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar joined Tata Sons Private Limited as President of Global Corporate Affairs in May 2018.
- Before that, he served as
- India’s Foreign Secretary from 2015 to 2018.
- His earlier diplomatic postings include Ambassador to the United States (2013–2015),
- Ambassador to China (2009–2013),
- High Commissioner to Singapore (2007–2009),
- Ambassador to the Czech Republic (2000–2004).
- He has also held assignments at Indian missions in Moscow, Colombo, Budapest, and Tokyo, and worked within the Ministry of External Affairs and the President’s Secretariat.
- He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2019.
Other Options:
- Piyush Vedprakash Goyal is a Union Cabinet Minister overseeing multiple portfolios, including Textiles; Commerce and Industry; and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
- Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma serves as Minister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, supporting policies and programs for India’s MSME sector.
- John Barla was elected to the Lok Sabha in the 2019 general election from the Alipurduars constituency in West Bengal as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.