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2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who is the head of New Science And Technology Council?
A
Shri K Vijay Raghavan
B
Shri Naresh Karthick
C
Shri Vignesh Kumar
D
Shri Suresh Prabhu
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Arati Prabhakar serves as Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and as Assistant to the President for Science and Technology.

Detailed explanation-2: -In practice, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) oversees the NSTC’s ongoing activities. The NSTC was established by Executive Order on November 23, 1993.

Detailed explanation-3: -The membership of the NSTC is made up of the Vice President, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Cabinet Secretaries and Agency Heads with significant science and technology responsibilities, and heads of other White House offices.

Detailed explanation-4: -Union Minister of S&T, Dr Jitendra Singh launched India’s first truly indigenously developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus developed by KPIT-CSIR in Pune on 21 August 2022.

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