Question: Who has been appointed the Chief Information Commissioner of India?
(a) Girish Chandra Murmu
(b) Neeraj Kumar Gupta
(c) Suresh Chandra
(d) Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha
Answer: (d)
Related facts:
- On 7 November 2020, Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha took oath as the Chief Information Commissioner of India.
- He will have a tenure of three years as CIC.
- In 2019, he was appointed Information Commissioner to the Central Information Commission(CIC).
- The post of Chief Information Commissioner was lying vacant after Bimal Julka retired in August 2020.
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay
Links:
http://newsonair.com/News?title=Yashvardhan-Kumar-Sinha-takes-oath-as-Chief-Information-Commissioner&id=403829#:~:text=Yashvardhan%20Kumar%20Sinha%20today%20took,of%20three%20years%20as%20CIC.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/yashvardhan-kumar-sinha-appointed-new-chief-information-commissioner/story-IKpsL1CZdVtLMYGAXmJgTM.html