Poonam Gupta has become the first female to be named as the new Director-General of the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER). She will take over from whom in May 2021?

• A. Shekhar Shah
• B. Rajendra S Pawar
• C. Ashish Dhawan
• D. Tarun Bajaj

Answer: (A)

The World bank economist Poonam Gupta has been appointed as the new Director General of the policy think tank "National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER)".She would succeed Shekhar Shah.