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The first Indian to be appointed as Chief Economist of the World Bank in September, 2012 is

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Amartya Sen
  2. Jagadish Bhagwati
  3. Kaushik Basu
  4. Vijay Kelkar

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Kaushik Basu

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: C) Kaushik Basu šŸ“š Explanation: Kaushik Basu, a renowned Indian economist, was appointed as the Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank in 2012. He previously served as the Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India. He was the second person from a developing country to hold this prestigious global position.