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2022

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

For The first time in the history of CSIR, a female Director general has been appointed. Name the newly appointed women DG of the organisation?

A	Nina Singh
B	Vijay Laxmi Saxena
C	Manju Sharma
D	Nallathamby Kalaiselvi

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Dr. Kalaiselvi had started her career in research as an entry-level scientist at the same institute. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has, for the first time in its 80-year-old history, appointed a woman Director-General .

Detailed explanation-2: -Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has appointed Dr Nallathamby Kalaiselvi as the first woman director general (DG). She succeeds Dr Shekhar Mande, who retired from the post in April 2022.

Detailed explanation-3: -Breaking the glass ceiling, Dr. Nallathamby Kalaiselvi, a senior electrochemical scientist, has become the first woman to be appointed as the Director General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

Detailed explanation-4: -N. Kalaiselvi as the new Director General, CSIR & Secretary, DSIR. Council of Scientific & Industrial Research | CSIR | GoI.

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