Multiple choice

Who among the following was appointed as the first Chief Information Commissioner of India?

  1. Vijay Shankar

  2. T.N. Seshan

  3. Wajahat Habibullah

  4. Mathew Varghese

  5. M.H. Baig
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Explanation

Wajahat Habibullah was indeed appointed as the first Chief Information Commissioner of India in 2005 under the Right to Information Act. He served until 2010. The other options are all notable Indian bureaucrats but not the first CIC - Vijay Shankar (former Cabinet Secretary), T.N. Seshan (famous former Chief Election Commissioner), Mathew Varghese, and M.H. Baig.

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