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Who presented the Union Budget 2024-25 in the Parliament on 23 July 2024?
Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw
Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman
Shri Shaktikanta Das
Shri Bhupender Yadav
Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman
Associate 'Union Budget Presentation' directly with the Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman, who holds this official portfolio.
Parliament session date: 23 July 2024, Event: Presentation of Union Budget 2024-25
Union Budget 2024-25⟹Finance Minister: Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman
Associate 'Union Budget Presentation' directly with the Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman, who holds this official portfolio.
Confusing the Finance Minister with other Cabinet Ministers (like Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw) or the RBI Governor (Shaktikanta Das).
Identify the Core Event
The question asks for the name of the official who presented the Union Budget for the fiscal year 2024-25 in the Indian Parliament on 23 July 2024.
Event=Union Budget Presentation (2024-25)
Recall Constitutional Portfolio Assignment
Under Article 112 of the Constitution of India, the Annual Financial Statement (Union Budget) is laid before Parliament by or on behalf of the Union Finance Minister.
Portfolio=Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs
Verify Official Position Holder
Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman has served as the Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs since May 2019 and presented her seventh consecutive budget on 23 July 2024.
Finance Minister (July 2024)=Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman
B is correct because Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2024-25 in Parliament on 23 July 2024 in her capacity as the Union Minister of Finance.
Questions regarding current Cabinet portfolios frequently appear in GK and Current Affairs sections; remember that Article 112 refers to the budget as the 'Annual Financial Statement'.