Question: Recently the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the appointment of retired IAS officer Shakti Sinha to the post of director, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, It is located in-
(a) Jaipur
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Allahabad
(d) New Delhi
Ans: (d)
Related facts:
- On 29 September 2016 the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the appointment of retired IAS officer Shakti Sinha to the post of director, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library in New Delhi.
- He will replace Mahesh Rangarajan.
- The Nehru Memorial Museum & Library (NMML) is a museum and library in New Delhi, India.
- It is an autonomous institution under the Indian Ministry of Culture, and was founded in 1964 after the death of India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.
Reference:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/shakti-sinha-to-head-nehru-memorial-museum-and-library/article9163918.ece
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/ex-ias-officer-shakti-sinha-is-new-nehru-memorial-director-3056909/
http://bureaucracybuzz.com/2016/09/30/retired-ias-officer-shakti-sinha-appointed-directornehru-memorial-museum-and-library/