2020
Question
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Principal Scientific Adviser to the GoI stated that in order to succeed against the COVID-19 pandemic, a large number of parallel efforts are being taken. Who is Principal Scientific Adviser to the GoI?
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Jitendra Patel
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Santosh Kumar
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Vinod Paul
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K. Vijay Raghavan
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Parvinder Maini, Scientific Secretary, Office of Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India.
Detailed explanation-2: -UPSC Mains. Q. Who has been appointed as the Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to the Indian Government (in 2022)? Notes: Veteran physicist Ajay Kumar Sood has been appointed as the principal scientific advisor (PSA) to the Government of India.
Detailed explanation-3: -The current PSA is Ajay Kumar Sood. The ‘Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser’, through the Prime Minister’s Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC) helps scientific cross-sectoral synergy across ministries, institutions and the industry.
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