Indian Organizations and Regulatory Bodies

Question 1

RBI

Answer 1

Established: 1 April 1935
Nationalised: 1949
Governor: Shaktikant Das
First Governor: Osborne Smith

Question 2

SEBI

Answer 2

Established: 1988
Nationalised: 1992
Chairman: Ajay Tyagi

Question 3

___ was merged with SEBI

Answer 3

Forward Market Commission

Question 4

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI)

Answer 4

Established: 1999
Chairman: Subash Khuntia

Question 5

Telecom Regulatory Body of India

Answer 5

Established: 1997
Chairman: PD Vaghela

Question 6

Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority [PFRDA]

Answer 6

Established: 2003
Chairman: Supratim Bandopadhyay

Question 7

Central Board of Film Certification [CBFC]

Answer 7

Established: 1951
Chairman: Prasoon Joshi

• aka Censor board

Question 8

Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)

Answer 8

Established: 1927
Chairperson: Uday Shankar

Question 9

Confederation of Indian Industries (CII)

Answer 9

Established: 1895
Chairperson: Uday Kotak

Question 10

UGC

Answer 10

Established: 1946
Chairperson: DP Singh

Question 11

Directorate General of Civil Aviation [DGCA]

Answer 11

Director Gen: Arun Kumar

Question 12

Founder of Moody’s

Answer 12

John Moody

Acquired by Dun & Bradstreet in 1962

Question 13

When was Standard & Poor’s founded?

Answer 13

1860

Question 14

Founder of Fitch Ratings

Answer 14

John Fitch in 1975

HQ in New York

Question 15

Major shareholder of CRISIL

Answer 15

S&P

• CRISIL was founded in 1987

Question 16

CIBIL

Answer 16

Founded: 2000
MD: Satish Pillai