Who heads the panel on National Education Policy constituted in June 2017 by the Human Resource Development Ministry?

The correct answer is C) K. Kasturirangan (the option is printed here as 'Kasturiranjan'). He was the former ISRO chairman, and the June 2017 panel on the New Education Policy was set up under his chairmanship by the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

Why the others are wrong: the question tests whether you can link a named panel to its chair. None of the other three names is the chair of this committee, so the choice rests on that single fact. Do not reason from the names alone.

• Core concept: Education policy in India is shaped by expert committees before it becomes a government policy. The 2017 panel produced the draft that later became the National Education Policy 2020.
• Syllabus link: Know the chain of draft, committee, and final policy. NEP 2020 replaced the 10+2 structure with a 5+3+3+4 structure. This is a strong Mains theme on education reform and governance.

Trap: Aspirants mix up the 2017 committee with the 2019 draft or the 2020 final policy. The committee chair remains the same for the draft, but the policy was approved in 2020 under a different name. Keep the year and the sequence clear.