Who among the following is the Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Government of India, as of 1 March 2018?

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  1. Radha Mohan Singh
  2. Prakash Javadekar
  3. Harsha Vardhan
  4. Smriti Irani

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Option 2 : Prakash Javadekar
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The Correct Answer is Option 2 i.e Prakash Javadekar.

Prakash Javadekar is the Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Government of India, as of 1 March 2018.

Radha Mohan Singh
  • Radha Mohan Singh was the Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare from 2014 to 2019. 
Prakash Javadekar
  • Prakash Javadekar was the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs in 2014.
  • Prakash Javadekar was the Minister of Human Resource Development from 2016 to 2019.
  • Prakash Javadekar is currently Minister of Information & Broadcasting, Environment, Forest & Climate Change and Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises from 2019 to present.
  • The current HRD minister is Ramesh Pokhriyal.
Harsh Vardhan
  • Harsh Vardhan was the Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change from 2017 to 2019.
  • Harsh Vardhan is currently serving in these following departments:
  1. Chairman of WHO Executive board from 2020 to present,
  2. Minister of Health and Family Welfare from 2019 to present,
  3. Minister of Science and Technology from 2014 to present and
  4. Minister of Earth Sciences from 2014 to present
Smriti Irani
  • Smriti Irani was the Minister of Human Resource Development from 2014 to 2016.
  • Smriti Irani was the Minister of Information and Broadcasting from 2017 to 2018.
  • Smriti Irani is currently serving as Minster of Women and Child Development from 2019 and Minister of Textiles from 2016 to present.
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