The Indian scientist who led the international team of scientists on Inter-governmental Panel in Climatic Change was ___________.
A
C.V.Raman
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B
U.R. Rao
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C
Madhavan Nair
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D
R.K. Pachauri
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Solution
The correct option is D R.K. Pachauri
Rajendra Kumar Pachauri was the chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and was succeeded by Hoesung Lee. He held the post from 2002 until his resignation in February 2015. The IPCC was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize during his tenure.
On 20 April 2002, Pachauri was elected Chairman of the United Nations established Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and during his tenure the IPCC received the Nobel Peace Prize. Hence, option D is the correct answer.