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| 251. |
Ved Marwah 87 years old passed away on 5 June 2020. He was Former Police commissioner of which State/UT? |
| Answer» Former Delhi Police commissioner Ved Marwah passed away on 5 June 2020. He was 87 years old. The former Governor of Mizoram, Manipur, and Jharkhand also served as the director-general of the National Security Guard (NSG), and as an adviser to governors in J&K and Bihar. | |
| 252. |
Which Kannada actor passed away at 39 due to a cardiac arrest at a private hospital in Bengaluru on 9 June? |
| Answer» Kannada actor Chiranjeevi Sarja passed away at 39 due to a cardiac arrest at a private hospital in Bengaluru. He is the grandson of Kannada late actor Shakti Prasad & the nephew of multilingual actor Arjun Sarja. | |
| 253. |
Which Abu Dhabi based sovereign wealth funds, has invested Rs 5,683.50 crore for a 1.16 % stake in Jio platforms, a subsidiary Reliance Industries Ltd? |
| Answer» Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), one of the world's biggest sovereign wealth funds, has invested Rs 5,683.50 crore for a 1.16 % stake in Jio platforms, a subsidiary of Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries Ltd. With this investment, a total of Rs 97,885.65 crore has been invested for 21.06% equity in Jio platforms through 8 investments. The investment began with Facebook on April 22,2020 followed by additional investments by Silver Lake (2 investments), Vista Equity Partners, General Atlantic, KKR and Mubadala in the past nearly seven weeks. | |
| 254. |
Arjun Charan Sethi passed away at 79 due to his brief illness in a private hospital at Bhubaneswar. He was a famous? |
| Answer» Former Union Water Resources Minister(2000 to 2004) Arjun Charan Sethi passed away at 79 due to his brief illness in a private hospital at Bhubaneswar. He is an 8-time member of parliament from Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency. He was born on 18 Sep 1941 & hails from Bhadrak, Odisha. | |
| 255. |
A. Vaidyanathan passed away at the age of 88 in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. He was a famous? |
| Answer» The former member of the Planning Commission, advocate of data quality and economist, Dr. A. Vaidyanathan passed away at the age of 88 in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. He worked as a professor at the Madras Institute of Development Studies and the Centre for Development Studies .He joined the National Council of Applied Economic Research in 1956. He worked at the Food and Agricultural Organisation at Rome and World Bank from 1972 to 1976. | |
| 256. |
Which Bollywood Actor was found dead at his residence in Mumbai's Bandra? |
| Answer» Actor Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead at his residence in Mumbai's Bandra. The actor was found dead at his sixth floor apartment in Bandra. While the police have confirmed that he has died by suicide, no 'note' was found from his residence. | |
| 257. |
J. Anbazhagan passed away at the age of 61 years after he tested positive for COVID-19 in Chennai. He was a famous? |
| Answer» Three-time DMK MLA, J. Anbazhagan passed away at the age of 61 years after he tested positive for COVID-19 in Chennai, who represented the Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency in the Assembly. | |
| 258. |
Anand Mohan Zutshi 'Gulzar' Dehlvi passed away at 93 due to cardiac arrest at his residency in Noida after his recovery from COVID-19. He was a famous? |
| Answer» On June 12, 2020 Veteran Urdu poet & freedom fighter Anand Mohan Zutshi 'Gulzar' Dehlvi passed away at 93 due to cardiac arrest at his residency in Noida after his recovery from COVID-19. He was born in Gali Kashmeerian, Old Delhi in 1926. Anand Mohan Zutshi 'Gulzar' Dehlvi was the editor of the 1st Urdu science magazine, Science ki Duniya, published by the Government of India in 1975. | |
| 259. |
Former cricketer Matt Beresford Poore(all rounder- right hand batsman and off spinner)passed away at 90. He was from which country? |
| Answer» Former New Zealand cricketer Matt Beresford Poore(all rounder- right hand batsman and off spinner)passed away at 90 in North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand. He was born on June 1, 1930, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. | |
| 260. |
B.P.R. Vithal Baru passed away at 93 in Hyderabad due to old age-related ailments. He was a famous person of which field? |
| Answer» Veteran economist & member of the 10th Finance Commission,IAS B.P.R. Vithal Baru passed away at 93 in Hyderabad due to old age-related ailments. He was born in 1926. B.P.R. Vithal Baru served as a Secretary, Finance and Planning, government of Andhra Pradesh, from 1972 to 1982. He was a Deputy Chairman, State Planning Board. | |
| 261. |
Dinu Ranadive passed away at 95 in his residency in Dadar,Maharashtra due to illness. He was a famous person of which profession? |
| Answer» Veteran journalist and freedom fighter Dinu Ranadive passed away at 95 in his residency in Dadar,Maharashtra due to illness. He was born in 1925 in Dahanu tehsil of adjoining Palghar district, Maharashtra. | |
| 262. |
Which Indian Veteran Bollywood Choreographer died of Cardiac arrest at Gurunanak Hospital, Bandra, Maharashtra? |
| Answer» Veteran Bollywood Choreographer, Saroj Khan (71) died of Cardiac arrest at Gurunanak Hospital, Bandra, Maharashtra where she was admitted before one week with complaint of breathing issues.She was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra. | |
| 263. |
Amadou Gon Coulibaly, who died recently belongs to which country? |
| Answer» Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Ivory Coast's prime minister and the governing party's candidate for an October presidential election, died just days after returning from two months of medical treatment in France. He was 61. | |
| 264. |
Nagindas Sanghvi, veteran writer and journalist, died recently belongs to which state? |
| Answer» Veteran Gujarati writer and journalist Nagindas Sanghvi dies at 100.He was awarded Padma Shri in 2019. | |
| 265. |
Avad Bin Hassan Jami, who recently passed away, belongs to which profession? |
| Answer» Renowned Gujarati cartoonist, Avad Bin Hassan Jami passed away. He was popularly known as "Jami".Cartoons of Avad Bin Hassan Jami were published in Gujarati magazine "Abhiyan" for over two decades. | |
| 266. |
Brahm Vasudeva, who passed away recently, belongs to which profession? |
| Answer» Hawkins Cookers Chairman, Brahm Vasudeva passed away. Vasudeva was appointed as Vice Chairman and Managing Director on the board of the company in 1968 and became the Wholetime Chairman and Managing Director in 1984. | |
| 267. |
Jyotsna Bhatt, who recently passed away, belongs to which profession? |
| Answer» Renowned ceramic artist, Jyotsna Bhatt passed away. Bhatt was born in Kutch in 1940, and she shifted to Mumbai to join the J.J. School of Arts. Bhatt was a key contributor to the field of contemporary ceramics in India. | |
| 268. |
Wim Suurbier, who passed away recently, belongs to which game? |
| Answer» Dutch Football legend Wim Suurbier passed away. He was a key member of the 1970s squad of Netherlands who played in two World Cup finals. Suurbier also achieved the rare feat of playing in consecutive FIFA World Cup Finals in year 1974 and 1978, that his country lost to West Germany and Argentina. He ended his national team career spanning 12 years with 60 caps. | |
| 269. |
Suresh Amonkar, who passed away at 68 due to COVID-19 infection, was former minister of which state/UT? |
| Answer» Former Goa health minister, Suresh Amonkar passed away at 68 due to COVID-19 infection, while undergoing treatment at ESI hospital in Margao. He was born on May 15, 1952 in Amona, Goa. | |
| 270. |
C S Seshadri, who passed away, belongs to which profession? |
| Answer» One of the eminent Indian mathematicians of the post-Independence era, Professor C S Seshadri, has passed away. He was 88. | |
| 271. |
Ramesh Tikaram, who has passed away of coronavirus, belongs to which game? |
| Answer» Ramesh Tikaram, a former star para-badminton player and an Arjuna awardee has passed away of coronavirus. He was 51.Ramesh was the first para-badminton player in India to be honoured with an Arjuna award in the year 2002. | |
| 272. |
Rajat Mukherjee, who passed away, belonged to which profession? |
| Answer» Bollywood director Rajat Mukherjee passed away. He was known for directing films like Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya which was released in 2001 and Road starring Vivek Oberoi and Antara Mali which was released in 2002. | |
| 273. |
Rev Cordy Tindell Vivian, who passed away recently, belonged to which field? |
| Answer» A civil rights veteran, The Rev Cordy Tindell Vivian who worked alongside the Rev Martin Luther King Jr, passed away. Vivian led the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and became its interim president in 2012. He also helped in organizing the Freedom Rides to integrate buses across the south and trained waves of activists in non-violent protest. | |
| 274. |
The Actor Anil Murli passed away at the age of 51 belongs to which state? |
| Answer» Anil Murali, Veteran Malayalam actor who acted in more than 200 movies in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu, passed away at the age of 51 at the hospital in Kochi, Kerala where he was admitted due to liver ailments on 22nd July 2020. He hails from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. | |
| 275. |
Novelist Juan Marse passed away recently. He belongs to which country? |
| Answer» Spanish novelist, Juan Marse passed away. He was one of Spain's most-respected novelists over the past few decades and the winner of the 2008 Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's top literary award. | |
| 276. |
Padma Shri awardee Sonam Tshering Lepcha died at 92 in Kalimpong, West Bengal belongs to which field? |
| Answer» Folk Musician, composer, Lyricist and Padmashree awardee Sonam Tshering Lepcha passed away at the age 92, at Kalimpong, West Bengal due to old age ailments. He was born on 3rd January, 1928 at Bong Busty, Kalimpong, West Bengal. He played a major role in reviving and promoting the Lepcha Culture which is one of the indegenious culture of Sikkim. | |
| 277. |
Somendra Nath Mitra who passed away in July 2020 is the former Lok Sabha MP from which state? |
| Answer» President of West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee, Somendra Nath Mitra died at the age of 78 in Bellevue Hospital, Kolkata due to Kidney and heart ailments. He was born on 31st December 1941, Katorah, Jessore, Bangladesh. He served as the member of the 15th Lok Sabha, elected from the Diamond Harbour constituency in West Bengal state in 2009 as a Trinamool Congress candidate. | |
| 278. |
Viktor Chizhikov, who passed away recently, belonged to which profession? |
| Answer» The creator of the brown bear mascot "Misha" for the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics, Viktor Chizhikov passed away. The artist's drawings were used in popular magazines, including "Young Naturalist", "Twinkle", "Funny Pictures" and "Murzilka". | |
| 279. |
Amala Shankar, who passed away, belonged to which profession? |
| Answer» Eminent danseuse and choreographer Amala Shankar passed away. She was honored with the West Bengal government's Banga Bibhusan award in 2011 for her contributions to art. First performance of Amala Shankar was in Kaliya Daman which was staged in Belgium in 1931. She also acted in the film "Kalpana" which was released in 1948. | |
| 280. |
Annie Ross, who passed away recently, belongs to which profession? |
| Answer» Legendary Jazz Singer, Annie Ross passed away. She was a popular jazz singer in the 1950s before crossing over into a successful film career. Ross appeared in "Superman III," "Throw Momma from the Train" and Robert Altman's films "The Player" and the Oscar-nominated "Short Cuts." In 2014, Ross released the album "To Lady with Love," a tribute to Billie Holiday. | |
| 281. |
Benjamin Mkapa, who died recently, was former president of which country? |
| Answer» Tanzania's former president Benjamin Mkapa (81), died at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on 24 July 2020, where he was admitted for an undisclosed illness. He was born on November 12, 1938. His death was announced in a televised speech by the President of Tanzania, John Magufuli. | |
| 282. |
Nusrat Zaheer passed away in Saharanpur. He was a writer of which language? |
| Answer» Renowned Urdu writer and translator Nusrat Zaheer passed away in Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh at the age of 69. He spent most of his life in active literary journalism and had his own unique identity in the Urdu world. He wrote columns for Roznama Sahara for a long time. | |
| 283. |
Achyuta Rao, who succumbed to Covid-19 at a private hospital in the city in Hyderabad, belonged to which profession? |
| Answer» Prominent child-rights activist and founder of Balala Hakula Sangam, a child rights organisation, Achyuta Rao succumbed to Covid-19 at a private hospital in the city in Hyderabad . He was 58. | |
| 284. |
Olivia de Havilland, two time Oscar Winner died at the age of 104 in Paris, France. For which movie she won her first oscar award? |
| Answer» On March 13, 1946, Olivia won an Oscar award for the movie 'To Each His Own' under the category Best supporting actress.Again in the year 1949 she won the second Oscar award for the movie "The Heiress'.She was known as a doe-eyed actress. She was born on 1st July 1916, in Tokyo, Japan. She served as the last surviving lead of the movie 'Gone with the Wind'. | |
| 285. |
Annabella Allan Short (@Annie Ross) who passed away recently was known for her work in which field? |
| Answer» Annabella Allan Short popularly known as 'Annie Ross,' a British-American jazz vocalist, and actress of the 1950s, passed away at the age 89 in New York, United States. She suffered from emphysema and heart disease. She was born on 25 July 1930, in London, United Kingdom. | |
| 286. |
John Saxon,best known for his role in "Enter the Dragon" (1973) starring Bruce Lee passed away at the age of 83. He was from which country? |
| Answer» On 25th July 2020, the American actor, John Saxon passed away at the age of 83 at his residence in Murfreesboro, Tennessee due to pneumonia. He was born on 5th August 1936 as Carmine Orrico in Brooklyn, New York, United States of America. | |
| 287. |
Veteran Bollywood actor Kumkum passed away at the age of 86 who starred in the first Bhojpuri film.What is the name of first Bhojpuri film? |
| Answer» Veteran Bollywood actor Kumkum passed away. Her real name was Zaibunnissa.She has featured in over 100 Hindi films like Mother India, Kohinoor, Ek Sapera Ek Lootera, Naya Daur, Ujala, Raja Aur Runk, Lalkar, Aankhen, Geet, among others.Kumkum also starred in the first Bhojpuri film "Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo" in 1963. Some of the popular songs featuring Kumkum includes "Kabhi aar, Kabhi paar" and "Mere Mehboob Qayamat Hogi'. | |
| 288. |
The First Muslim Women Rights Day was celebrated on __________. |
| Answer» 1st August 2020 was recorded as the first Muslim Women Rights Day across India. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) observed the first anniversary of the passage of Muslim Women Act (Protection on Rights on Marriage Act) on 1st August 2019 which criminalised the act of triple talaq or talaq-e-biddat and help to achieve gender equality for Muslim women as Muslim Women Rights Day. | |
| 289. |
Kamal Rani Varun who passed away in August 2020 is the cabinet minister of which state? |
| Answer» Minister of Technical Education of Uttar Pradesh, Kamala Rani Varun had passed away at the age of 62 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh due to the infection of COVID-19. She was born on 3 May, 1958 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. She had been admitted in the hospital on July 18,2020 after testing positive on COVID-19 virus at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Kamal Rani served as the Member of Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh from 11 March 2017 to 2nd August 2020. (Constituency: Ghatampur) (Preceding: Indrajeet Kori). | |
| 290. |
Which iconic interior designer passed away recently? |
| Answer» An iconic interior designer best known for her fine work with The Taj Mahal hotel and other Taj properties, Elizabeth Kerkar passes away at the age of 80. | |
| 291. |
Nobel Peace Prize Winner John Hume Passed Away at what age? |
| Answer» The Nobel Peace Prize winner(1998) and prominent Northern Ireland politician John Hume passed away at 83 in a Londonderry nursing home due to a long period of illness on August 3, 2020. He was born on January 8, 1937 in Derry(Londonderry), Northern Ireland(a part of the United Kingdom- UK).He is the only person to receive the three major peace awards(Gandhi Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize & Martin Luther King Award). | |
| 292. |
Sadia Dehlvi, who died recently, belonged to which profession? |
| Answer» On August 5, 2020 the writer and activist Sadia Dehlvi died of cancer at the age of 63 at Delhi. She was born in 1957, came from the royal ‘Shama’ family, edited the Urudu women’s journal Bano. Dehlvi, writing focuses on women, minorities, Islamic spirituality, and Delhi’s heritage and culture. Her grandfather, Hafiz Yusuf Dehlvi, founded Shama, an iconic Urdu film in 1938 and literary monthly. | |
| 293. |
Sadia Dehlvi, who passed away, in August 2020 was related to which profession? |
| Answer» Noted Delhi-based writer and activist Sadia Dehlvi has passed away after a prolonged battle with cancer. She was 63. Sadia was admitted to a city hospital recently where she was undergoing treatment.. | |
| 294. |
Shirley Ann Grau, a Pulitzer Prize-winning fiction writer passed away recently. She hailed from which country? |
| Answer» Shirley Ann Grau, a Pulitzer Prize-winning fiction writer whose stories and novels told of both the dark secrets and the beauty of the Deep South, has passed away. She was 91. | |
| 295. |
Leader Nandi Yellaiah dies at 85 in Hyderabad, belongs to which Political Party? |
| Answer» Senior Congress leader and six-time member of Lok Sabha Nandi Yellaiah passed in Hyderabad at the age of 85 on August 8, 2020. He was the MP of Nagarkurnool constituency from 2014 to 2019. Before that he was elected as the Lok Sabha MP from Siddipet five times and was also a member of Rajya Sabha twice. | |
| 296. |
Renowned Rahat Indori, who passes away at 70, belongs to which profession? |
| Answer» On August 11, 2020, Urdu Poet & Lyricist, Rahat Indori who was being treated for COVID-19 died of Heart Attack at Aurobindo Hospital, Indore.He was born as Rahat Qureshi on 1 January, 1950 in Indore. He taught Urdu literature at Devi Ahilya University, and was awarded PhD from Bhoj University in Madhya Pradesh for his thesis titled 'Urdu Main Mushaira'. | |
| 297. |
Uttar Pradesh Minister Chetan Chauhan passes away at 73.He belongs to which sports? |
| Answer» Former Indian cricketer and Uttar Pradesh minister Chetan Chauhan has passed away due to multiple organ failure. He was 73. Chauhan played 40 Tests matches for India, during his 12-year-long cricket career, scoring 2084 runs with 16 half-centuries and two wickets. He was honoured with the Arjuna Award in 1981. Chauhan played Ranji Trophy for Maharashtra and Delhi. He was Minister for youth and sports in the state of Uttar Pradesh Cabinet in 2018 and has also served as Minister of Sainik Welfare, Home Guards, PRD and Civil Security in the UP Cabinet. | |
| 298. |
Bhaskar Maity passed away at 67, he belonged to which profession? |
| Answer» On 19th August, 2020 Former India Goalkeeper turned Coach, Bhaskar Maity passed away at the age of 67 due to massive stroke at a hospital in Navi Mumbai. Maity represented India against Iraq at the 1978 Asian Games in Bangkok. At the domestic level, he represented Maharashtra in Santosh Trophy from 1975-1979. | |
| 299. |
Gopalaswamy Kasturirangan dies of heart attack at 89. He belonged to which profession? |
| Answer» Former Cricketer, Administrator and Pitch Curator Gopalaswamy Iyenger Kasturirangan passed away at the age 89 due to heart attack at his Bangalore Residence.He was born on 12th October 1930 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. | |
| 300. |
Pascal Lissouba was the Ex president of which nation? |
| Answer» On 24th August 2020, Pascal Lissouba, former President of Republic of Congo, which is also known as Congo-Brazzaville passed away at the age of 88 in Southern France due to illness. He was born in Tsinguidi, Republic of Congo.He belonged to the Pan-African Union for Social Democracy (UADS) party. | |