The Union Public Service Commission constituted a committee in July 2000 to review the civil services examination under the chairmanship of:

The correct answer is (D) Professor Yoginder Kumar Alagh.

• In July 2000, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) constituted an expert committee to review the system of Civil Services Examination under the chairmanship of Professor Yoginder Kumar Alagh (Y.K. Alagh).
• The primary objective of the Alagh Committee was to examine various aspects of the civil services examination scheme, including the structure of papers, syllabus, optional subjects, and the medium of examination to ensure fairness and suitability for contemporary administrative requirements.
• Professor Sukhadeo Thorat, Professor Deepak Kumar Srivastava, and Professor M. Jagadesh Kumar were associated with different academic, administrative, or educational bodies, but the specific 2000 review committee for civil services was chaired by Professor Y.K. Alagh.