Question

Why has Dr. Akshata Krishnamurthy been in the news recently?

• A. She is the first Indian citizen to be heading the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer.
• B. She is the first Indian citizen to lead the Big Bang Observatory
• C. She is the first Indian citizen appointed to the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory.
• D. She is the first Indian citizen to command a rover mission on Mars.
• E. She is the first Indian citizen to make a major breakthrough in the genome sequencing of Jamun.

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

She is the first Indian citizen to be heading the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer.

Answer 2

Step 1: Recognize the role of Dr. Akshata Krishnamurthy.

Dr. Akshata Krishnamurthy was recently appointed as the head of Pfizer, a leading pharmaceutical company, marking a historic achievement as the first Indian citizen to hold this position.

Step 2: Analyze the options.

• Option 4, 2, and 3: Incorrect; no such announcements were made.
• Option 1: Correct; she recently took charge at Pfizer.
• Option 5: Incorrect; there was no mention of genome sequencing of Jamun.

Final Answer: She is the first Indian citizen to be heading the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer.