Question: Who has been appointed as Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University?
(a)Kasturirangan
(b)M.S. Swaminathan
(c)Vijay Kumar Saraswat
(d)S Kiran Kumar
Ans (c)
Related facts:
- On May 12, 2017, Scientist and former director general of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), V K Saraswat, was appointed as Chancellor ofJawaharlal Nehru
- Saraswat succeeds ISRO chairman K Kasturirangan.
- He has been appointed for a term of five years.
- He was awarded the Padmashri in 1998, and Padmabhushan in 2013.
- Currently, he is also serving as a member of NITI Aayog.
- He has also held the posts of Scientific Advisor to the Defence Minister, and secretary to Department of Defence (research and development).
Reference:
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/v-k-saraswat-appointed-new-jnu-chancellor-4651920/
http://www.ndtv.com/education/v-k-saraswat-named-as-new-jnu-chancellor-1693114
http://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/former-drdo-chief-vijay-kumar-saraswat-named-as-new-chancellor-of-jnu/969225