Question: Former chief secretary of Uttarakhand, Shatrughna Singh was recently sworn-in as the Chief Information Commissioner of which of the following state?
(a) Punjab
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans.(c)
Related facts:
- On 19 November 2016 Former chief secretary of Uttarakhand, Shatrughna Singh was sworn-in as the state’s Chief Information Commissioner(CIC).
- He was administered the oath of office by Governor K K Paul at Raj Bhawan auditorium in the presence of Chief Minister Harish Rawat.
- The CICs post was laying vacant for a year since N S Napalchayal stepped down in 2015 after completing his five-year term.
- His term of office is of 5 years or until attaining the age of sixty-five years.
Reference:
http://uic.gov.in/CIC%20SS%20Notification.pdf
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/shatrughna-singh-sworn-in-as-uttarakhand-cic/1/814648.html