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Recently, Dr. Ajay Kumar has become UPSC chairman. What position did he hold before becoming UPSC Chairman?

Foreign Secretary

Chief Election Commissioner

Defence Secretary

Finance Secretary

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Correct option 3: Defence Secretary

Dr. Ajay Kumar, a 1985-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from the Kerala cadre and former Defence Secretary of India, has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Dr. Kumar is a retired Indian Administrative Service officer from the 1985 batch of the Kerala cadre. He previously served as the Defence Secretary from August 2019 to October 2022.