Which one of the following statements about Nandan Nilekani is not cor

Which one of the following statements about Nandan Nilekani is not correct ?

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He is the co-founder of Infosys Technologies Limited

He wrote a book, titled “Imagining India” in which he passionately called for governmental and cultural reforms

Recently he is appointed as the Member of the Planning Commission of India

He is given the rank of Cabinet Minister in July, 2009

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Nandan Nilekani is indeed a co-founder of Infosys (Statement A is correct). He wrote the book “Imagining India: The Idea of a Renewed Nation” which discusses India’s future and reforms (Statement B is correct). He was appointed as the head of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) in July 2009, with the rank of Cabinet Minister (Statement D is correct). While he had served as a member of the Planning Commission, his major appointment in July 2009 was heading the UIDAI, not just being appointed *recently* as a member of the Planning Commission, which he had been since 2008. The statement C is misleading or incorrect depending on the interpretation of “recently” in the context of July 2009, as his major appointment *at that time* was the UIDAI head. He was a Planning Commission member from 2008 until 2013, when he resigned to contest elections. However, the specific statement about *recently* being appointed *as a member* in July 2009 is less precise than his appointment as UIDAI head with Cabinet rank in the same month. Comparing C and D, D is the more precise and significant event in July 2009 related to Nilekani’s governmental role.

– Nandan Nilekani co-founded Infosys and is the author of “Imagining India”.
– In July 2009, he was appointed Chairman of the UIDAI with the rank of Cabinet Minister.
– While he was a member of the Planning Commission (from 2008), the statement about being *recently appointed as a Member* specifically in July 2009 is less accurate than his UIDAI appointment at that time.

Nilekani oversaw the rollout of the Aadhaar project as the head of the UIDAI. He later contested the Lok Sabha elections from Bangalore South constituency in 2014 but was unsuccessful.

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