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Who is the Chairman of the ‘Knowledge Commission’ constituted by the Government of India ?
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- Dr. M. S. Swaminathan
- Dr. P. M. Bhargava
- Dr. Sam Pitroda
- Dr. R. A. Mashelkar
- Dr. M. S. Swaminathan
Correct Option: C
National Knowledge Commission, is an Indian think-tank charged with considering possible policies that might sharpen India’s comparative advantage in the knowledge-intensive service sectors. It was constituted on 13 June 2005, by the Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh. The National Knowledge Commission (NKC) consists of the following eight members: Sam Pitroda, Chairman; Dr. Ashok Sekhar Ganguly, Corporate leader; Nandan Nilekani, Chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI); Dr. Deepak Nayyar, former Vice-chancellor, University of Delhi; Dr. Jayati Ghosh, economist at Jawaharlal Nehru University; Dr. Sujatha Ramdorai, internationally reputed algebraic number theorist and professor of mathematics at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research; Dr. Padmanabhan Balaram, director of Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore; and Prof. Amitabh Mattoo, Former Vice Chancellor, Jammu University.