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

Answer: (B)

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.