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Consider the following regarding ISRO’s chairmanship history:

  1. G. Madhavan Nair and M. G. K. Menon were both Malayalees.

  2. Shailesh Nayak was a permanent chairman of ISRO.

  3. Dr. V. Narayanan is the current chairman of ISRO.

A1&2

B2&3

C1&3

DAll are correct

Answer:

C. 1&3

Read Explanation:

  • Correct Answer :Option C) 1 & 3

  • G. Madhavan Nair and M. G. K. Menon were both Malayalees - TRUE

  • G. Madhavan Nair is indeed a Malayalee who served as ISRO Chairman from 2003-2009. M.G.K. Menon was also from Kerala and served as ISRO Chairman briefly.

  • Shailesh Nayak was a permanent chairman of ISRO - FALSE

  • Shailesh Nayak was never a permanent chairman of ISRO. He served only as an interim chairman for a brief period after K. Radhakrishnan's term ended. He was primarily the Secretary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences.

  • Dr. V. Narayanan is the current chairman of ISRO - FALSE

  • Dr. S. Somanath is the current chairman of ISRO (as of 2023), not Dr. V. Narayanan. Dr. Narayanan is the Director of the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) of ISRO.


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