NPCIL - Current Affairs Questions and Answers

1)   Which scientist has been appointed as NPCIL CMD?

a. VK Sharma
b. AK Sharma
c. JK Sharma
d. SK Sharma
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: SK Sharma

Explanation:
Renowned scientist S K Sharma on 23 May 2016 was appointed the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL).

  • Sharma will be responsible for design, construction, commissioning and operation of nuclear power reactors. He has been appointed to the new post for a period of five years.
  • At present, Sharma is working as Distinguished Scientist and Director (Operations) in NPCIL.
  • NPCIL is administered by the Department of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India (DAE) and was created in September 1987 under the Companies Act 1956.