Match List-I (Person) with List-ii (Position) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists

(Person) | (Position)
A. A. M. Damodaran | 1. Chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
B. M.K. Narayanan | 2. Head, Nuclear Command Authority
C. R. Chidambaram | 3. National Security Advisor
D. S.R. Hashim | 4. Chairman, Union Public Service Commission
| 5. Election Commissioner, Election Commission

The correct answer is Option 1 (A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4). This match accurately reflects the administrative and constitutional positions held by these distinguished individuals during the mid-2000s.

• M. Damodaran (A-1): He served as the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) from 2005 to 2008, overseeing significant capital market reforms.
• M.K. Narayanan (B-3): A former Intelligence Bureau chief, he served as India's National Security Advisor (NSA) between 2005 and 2010.
• R. Chidambaram (C-2): As a renowned nuclear scientist and Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government, he played a pivotal role in the Nuclear Command Authority, which manages India’s nuclear arsenal.
• S.R. Hashim (D-4): An eminent economist, he served as the Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) from 2002 to 2006.

Other options are incorrect because they misalign these specific professional profiles. For instance, M.K. Narayanan was never the UPSC Chairman, and M. Damodaran’s primary leadership role in this context was with the financial regulator, SEBI, not the Nuclear Command Authority.