{"id":87924,"date":"2025-06-01T06:57:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T06:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=87924"},"modified":"2025-06-01T06:57:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T06:57:03","slug":"who-among-the-following-is-appointed-as-the-tenth-chairman-of-the-indi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/who-among-the-following-is-appointed-as-the-tenth-chairman-of-the-indi\/","title":{"rendered":"Who among the following is appointed as the tenth Chairman of the Indi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Who among the following is appointed as the tenth Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) recently?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;A. S. Kiran Kumar&#8221; option2=&#8221;K. Sivan&#8221; option3=&#8221;K. Radhakrishnan&#8221; option4=&#8221;S. Somanath&#8221; correct=&#8221;option4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC NDA-1 &#8211; 2022<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-nda-1-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-nda-1-2022\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nS. Somanath was appointed as the tenth Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nS. Somanath, a prominent rocket scientist, was appointed as the Chairman of ISRO and Secretary of the Department of Space in January 2022, succeeding K. Sivan. 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