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Which one of the following statements about Nandan Nilekani is not correct ?<\/p>\n

[amp_mcq option1=”He is the co-founder of Infosys Technologies Limited” option2=”He wrote a book, titled \u201cImagining India\u201d in which he passionately called for governmental and cultural reforms” option3=”Recently he is appointed as the Member of the Planning Commission of India” option4=”He is given the rank of Cabinet Minister in July, 2009″ correct=”option3″]<\/p>\n

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\nNandan 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.
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\n– Nandan Nilekani co-founded Infosys and is the author of “Imagining India”.
\n– In July 2009, he was appointed Chairman of the UIDAI with the rank of Cabinet Minister.
\n– 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.
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\nNilekani 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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