General Awareness- Important Establishments
1- IRDAI – Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
Headquarters: Hyderabad
Sector: Insurance
Head: Chairman – T.S. Vijayan
2- FIPB – Foreign Investment Promotion Board
Headquarters: New Delhi
Sector: Foreign Direct Investment
Head: Chairman (Secretary, Dept. of Economic Affairs, GOI) – Shaktikanta Das
3- NHB – National Housing Bank
Headquarters: New Delhi
Sector: Financing Housing
Head: MD & CEO : Sriram Kalyanaraman
4. PFRDA – Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority
Headquarters: New Delhi
Sector: Pension
Head: Chairman: Hemant Contractor
5- BCCI – Board of Control for Cricket in India
Headquarters: Mumbai
Sector: Cricket
Head: President : Vinod Rai
Secretary : Amitabh Chaudhary
6- BIS – Bureau of Indian Standards
Headquarters: New Delhi
Sector: Standards & Certification
Head: Director General : Alka Panda
7-ASCI – Advertising Standards Council of India
Headquarters: Mumbai
Sector: Advertising
Head: Chairman – Narendra Ambwani
8-EEPC – Engineering Export Promotional Council of India
Headquarters: Kolkata
Sector: Trade and Investment
Head: Chairman – Rakesh Shah
Vice Chairman – V S Anand
9-AMEI – Association of Mutual Funds
Headquarters: Mumbai
Sector: Mutual Funds
Head: C.V.R Rajendran
10- EICI – Express Industry Council of India
Headquarters: Mumbai
Sector: Trade
Head: Chairman – R.K Saboo
Vice Chairman – Taarek Hinedi
11-OPPI – Organisation Of Plastic Processors of India.
Headquarters: Mumbai
Sector: Manufacturing
Head: President -Achal Thakkar
Vice President – Dharmendra Gandhi
12-FIEO – Federation of Indian Export Organisation
Headquaters: Mumbai
Sector: Export
Head: Dr. Ajay Sahai
13-INSA – Indian National Shipowners’ Association
Headquarters: Mumbai
Sector: Shipping
Head: President – Sumati Morarjee
14- ISSDA – Indian Stainless Steal Development Association.
Headquarters: Haryana
Sector: Growth and Development
Head: K.K Pahuja
15-MAIT – Manufacturers’ Association for Information Technology
Headquarters: New Delhi
Sector: IT
Head: V.J Ramamurthy
16-ICC – India Chemical Council
Headquarters: Mumbai
Sector: Manufacturing
Head: Mr. Ravi Kapoor
17- PEPC – Project Exports Promotion Council of India.
Headquarters: New Delhi
Sector: Trade
Head: Chairman – Sandip Baran Das
Vice Chairman – Rajeev Mahna