Who was the first chairman of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council?
- Prakash Javadekar
- Suresh Prabhu
- Arun Jaitley
- Rajnath Singh
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Correct answer: C. Arun Jaitley
1. The GST Council is chaired ex officio by the Union Finance Minister.
2. When GST was introduced, the Finance Minister was Arun Jaitley.
3. Hence Arun Jaitley was the first chairman of the GST Council.
_Source: RRB Group D CEN-02/2018 PYQ, Q.65._