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| 601. |
Who wins 2017 Young Scientist Challenge for water contamination detection device? |
| Answer» Indian-American Gitanjali Rao, 11, was announced the winner of Discovery Education's 3M Young Scientist Challenge. The sensor-based device detects the quality of water and shares the results to a mobile application via Bluetooth. There are over 5,000 water systems in the US alone with lead contamination issues. Detection and preventive action can help mitigate the problem. | |
| 602. |
Who is appointed as World Business Council for Sustainable Development Chairman from 2018? |
| Answer» The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) appointed NRI businessman Sunny Verghese, co-founder, and CEO of Singapore-based Olam International, as its new chairman from 2018. He succeeds Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever as the Chairman. It is a global network of more than 200 CEOs who are responsible for a combined revenue of more than $ 8.5 trillion and 19 million employees. | |
| 603. |
Which minister inaugurates 1st phase of PNG supply system in Bhubaneswar? |
| Answer» Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the first phase of Piped Natural Gas supply system in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. In the first phase, 255 houses in Nalco Nagar in Chandrasekharpur of Bhubaneswar were supplied with environment-friendly PNG. As part of the City Gas Distribution project, around 25 thousand households in twin-city Bhubaneswar and Cuttack would get PNG connection by end of next year. | |
| 604. |
Who receives Blue Planet Prize recently? |
| Answer» Environmental scientist Hans Joachim Schellnhuber received Blue Planet Prize, world's most prestigious award for pioneers in environmental science. He is the second recipient of the Blue Planet Prize. She has been awarded for her research about biodiversity and natural capital. Blue Planet Prize was instituted by Asahi Glass Foundation ( an affiliate of Asahi Glass manufacturing company of Japan) in 1992. | |
| 605. |
Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Switzerland? |
| Answer» Sibi George was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Switzerland. Sibi George will replace Smita Purushottam as the ambassador of India to Switzerland. Sibi George is an Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer of 1993 batch. He has also served as deputy chief of mission of Indian embassy in Saudi Arabia. | |
| 606. |
Who Lifts Denmark Open Superseries Trophy 2017? |
| Answer» Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth lifted the Denmark Open Superseries trophy at Odense, Denmark. He defeated South Korea's Lee Hyun-il in straight games, 21-10, 21-5 to bag his third Super Series title of the year and fifth overall. He recently (June 2017) won Australia Open Super Series title. | |
| 607. |
Who become the top run-scorer at the 200 ODI-mark? |
| Answer» Indian skipper Virat Kohli has become the top run-scorer at the 200 ODI-mark, after taking the field against New Zealand in the first ODI at Mumbai, on today. In his 200th ODI, Virat has 8,767 runs, 146 more than second-placed AB de Villiers. Virat is the 14th Indian cricketer to play 200 ODIs. | |
| 608. |
Which Indian-American personality has won the 2017 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge? |
| Answer» Indian-American Gitanjali Rao has won the 2017 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge for her prototype water lead contamination detector 'Tethys'. The sensor-based device detects the quality of water and shares the results to a mobile application via bluetooth. The aim of the competition, open to citizens of the US who are enrolled from Class 5 to 8, is to identify a solution to an everyday problem that directly impacts either the contestant or the global population. The winner of the competition is awarded $25,000 along with the title of 'America's Top Young Scientist 2017'. | |
| 609. |
What is the name of the Indian-origin teenager who become UK's youngest millionaire? |
| Answer» An Indian-origin teenager Akshay Ruparelia, has become UK's youngest millionaire by selling houses through his online estate agency www.doorsteps.co.uk. His company became the 18th biggest estate agency in the UK, just 16 months after his website went live. The firm already employs 12 people and is set to double in size with an investment of 500,000 pounds. | |
| 610. |
How many projects will be inagurated by Sushma Swaraj in Bangladesh? |
| Answer» Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj is expected to inaugurate 15 projects financed by New Delhi during her two-day trip to Bangladesh from October 23. India is planning to fund massive development projects in Bangladesh as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'neighbourhood first' policy. | |
| 611. |
Which bank appoints Jayant Rikhye as CEO India? |
| Answer» The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) announced the appointment of Jayant Rikhye as the Chief Executive Officer for India. He succeeds Stuart Milne. Mr. Rikhye is currently Head of International, Asia-Pacific, responsible for 11 markets in the region. | |
| 612. |
Who is Appointed as CBI Special Director? |
| Answer» Gujarat-cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana was appointed the special director of the Central Bureau of Investigation. (CBI). Asthana, a 1984-batch IPS officer, had been serving in the Central Bureau of Investigation as additional director. He is among eight senior police officers promoted by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. | |
| 613. |
Who has been appointed as the Government of India (GoI) representative to hold sustained dialogue on Jammu and Kashmir (J&K)? |
| Answer» Former IB Chief Dineshwar Sharma, a 1976 batch Kerala cadre IPS officer, has been appointed as the Government of India (GoI) special representative to hold sustained dialogue on Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) with all stakeholders. He will hold the position of a Cabinet Secretary. As an interlocutor, he will hold peace talks with Assam's insurgent groups, including the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and will be free to decide whom to talk to. Sharma is retired as director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) on December 31, 2016. | |
| 614. |
Who won the 2017 Denmark Open Superseries Badminton tournament? |
| Answer» Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth has won the 2017 Denmark Open Superseries Badminton trophy by defeating South Korea's Lee Hyun-il in straight games 21-10, 21-5 on October 22 at Odense. With this, he bagged his third Super Series title of the year and 5th overall. It was the first time Srikanth and Lee had faced each other. | |
| 615. |
Who has been appointed as the ex-IB chief? |
| Answer» Dineshwar Sharma, the Former director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) taken charge as the interlocutor, for peace talks with Assam's insurgent groups, including the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA). He addressed to the media that the rank of the former IB Director, Dineshwar Sharma, will be equivalent to that of a Cabinet Secretary. The appointment of Dineshwar Sharma and intention towards the unrest prevailing in Jammu and Kashmir. | |
| 616. |
Who is leading Indian delegation in the 4th ASEAN Defence Minister's Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) -2017? |
| Answer» The 4th edition of ASEAN Defence Minister's Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) meeting has started in Philippines from October 23, 2017.The purpose of the 2-day conference is to promote mutual trust and confidence between defence establishments through greater dialogue and transparency. The conference is also likely to discuss enhancing maritime security cooperation among the member countries. The Indian delegation will be lead by Union defense minister Nirmala Sitharaman. During her three-day stay, Ms Sitharaman is also likely to hold bilateral talks with her counterparts from a number of countries. The ADMM-Plus is a platform for ASEAN and its eight dialogue partners to strengthen security and defence co-operation for peace, stability, and development in the region. | |
| 617. |
Who has been appointed as the CBI Special Director? |
| Answer» The Government promoted senior IPS officer Rakesh Asthana as Special Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Other appointments were also made as a part of bureaucratic reshuffle. It has promoted Gurbachan Singh as Special Director of Intelligence Bureau (IB). Earlier he was Additional Director in IB. Deepak Kumar Mishra and Sudeep Lakhtakia have been promoted as Special DG in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Earlier they were earlier Additional DG in CRPF. | |
| 618. |
Which organisation appoints Suresh Sethi as its MD & CEO? |
| Answer» India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) appointed Mr. Suresh Sethi, the former MD of Vodafone M-Pesa Ltd. as its Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Sethi takes over from the dynamic leadership of Mr. A.P. Singh who had been the interim MD & CEO of IPPB since January 2017. | |
| 619. |
Who is the Second Indian-Origin Player to be Signed by NBA G-League Side? |
| Answer» Gokul Natesan is the 97th pick in the NBA draft to became only the second Indian-origin player to be signed by an NBA G-League side. Amjyot Singh recently became the third Indian to walk into the National Basketball Association (NBA) league. The Managing Director for India of NBA is Yannick Colaco. | |
| 620. |
Who become the first Indian to top ITTF Junior Circuit standings? |
| Answer» Manav Thakkar has become the first Indian to occupy the top spot (3,455 points) on the ITTF World Junior Circuit standings. He was previously placed at No. 5 position. He has reached the top position of top ITTF Junior Circuit standings after finishing runner-up at the 2017 Serbian Junior and Cadet Open, Belgrade. | |
| 621. |
Who will be head of the newly constituted task force of RBI on Public Credit Registry (PCR)? |
| Answer» The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has formed a 10-member task force on Public Credit Registry (PCR) for India to improve market efficiency. The task force will be headed by M Deosthalee, former chairman of L&T Finance Holdings. The terms of reference of the task force include, reviewing the current availability of information on credit in the country, assessing gaps in India that could be filled by a comprehensive public credit registry and suggesting a "roadmap including the priority areas, for developing a transparent, comprehensive and near-real-time" public credit registry for India. | |
| 622. |
Who inaugurated Global Conference on Consumer Protection recently? |
| Answer» Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a global conference on consumer protection in New Delhi. This is the first time that an international conference on consumer protection is being organized by India for countries of the region. The conference is deliberated upon steps taken by Asian countries to implement the UN guidelines on consumer protection as well as challenges faced by consumers of financial services and e-commerce. | |
| 623. |
Who addressed 3rd Global Investors'India Forum in New Delhi? |
| Answer» Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, R. K. Singh addressed the 3rd Global Investors'India Forum in New Delhi. It was organized by Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM). Theme of this event was 'Ideate, Innovate, Implement and Invest in India'. | |
| 624. |
Who launches first set of solar plants with capacity of 5 MW recently? |
| Answer» Railway Minister Piyush Goyal launched the first set of solar plants with a total capacity of 5 megawatt in New Delhi area. The project is part of the government's National Solar Mission in which Indian Railways plans to commission one thousand Megawatt solar plants across its network. The railways are working towards speeding up its electrification and road-map for identifying various solutions to achieve larger goal of transforming Railways as a 100 per cent de-carbonised and most energy efficient. | |
| 625. |
Who inagurates Int l Conference on Consumer Protection in New Delhi? |
| Answer» Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated two-day International Conference on Consumer Protection for east, south and Southeast Asian countries in New Delhi. This conference is being hosted by the Department of Consumer Affairs under Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Theme of this conference is Empowering Consumers in New Markets . | |
| 626. |
Who inaugurates Special Centre for Disaster Research at JNU? |
| Answer» Minister of State for Home Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju inaugurated the Special Centre for Disaster Research at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi. The centre will offer Masters and Doctorate programmes in Disaster Risk Management (DRM). For the first year, the centre will focus on disaster research in North Eastern states of India. | |
| 627. |
Who has been honoured with the Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award 2017? |
| Answer» Veteran writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar has been honoured with the 2017 Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award at an event in Mumbai which marked the 28th anniversary of Hridayesh Arts and the 80th birthday of veteran music composer Hridaynath Mangeshkar. | |
| 628. |
Which businessman Replaces Gates as World's Richest Person with $90.6-bn Fortune? |
| Answer» According to Forbes magazine, Jeff Bezos surpassed Bill Gates as the richest person in the world. The fortune of Amazon's founder reached some $90.6 billion, compared with the $90.1 billion that the online edition of the magazine attributes to Gates. | |
| 629. |
Who has been appointed as the Karnataka's first woman Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG-IGP)? |
| Answer» Neelmani N. Raju, a 1983 batch IPS officer, has been appointed as the Karnataka's first-ever woman Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG-IGP). She will take over from Rupak Kumar Dutta, who is retiring from service. | |
| 630. |
To which field Aditi Ashok is related to? |
| Answer» Indian golfer Aditi Ashok won the Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Open in Abu Dhabi, UAE and has thereby won her third Ladies European Tour (LET) title in less than twelve months. | |
| 631. |
Who has been appointed the new Special Secretary in Union commerce ministry? |
| Answer» Binoy Kumar, a 1983-batch IAS officer of the Telangana cadre, has been appointed the new Special Secretary in commerce ministry. He is the Director General of Directorate General of Supplies and Disposals (DGS&D), the procurement arm of the central government that closed on October 31. | |
| 632. |
Who has been designated as the new Finance Secretary of India? |
| Answer» Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia has been designated as the new Finance Secretary of India. Adhia is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre. The post was vacant after former Finance and Expenditure Secretary Ashok Lavasa retired on October 31, 2017. | |
| 633. |
Who has been appointed the new Director General of Police (DGP) of Telangana State Government? |
| Answer» Hyderabad Police Commissioner M Mahender Reddy has been appointed the new Director General of Police (DGP) of Telangana State. He will be the second DGP of the state after its formation in 2014. | |
| 634. |
Who won the posthumous Lifetime Achievement award 2017? |
| Answer» Eminent classical singer late Girija Devi will be honoured with the prestigious Sumitra Charat Ram Award for Lifetime Achievement on 17th November 2017 in New Delhi. | |
| 635. |
Who is leading the Indian delegation in the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit 2017 (ABIS 2017)? |
| Answer» The ASEAN Business and Investment Summit 2017 (ABIS 2017) has started in Manila, Philippines from November 12 to serve as a platform for conversations among regional and global stakeholders in the ASEAN Economic Community. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leading the Indian delegation in the 3-day summit. | |
| 636. |
Who is appointed as the Chief Innovation Officer for Telangana state? |
| Answer» Phanindra Sama has been appointed as Chief Innovation Officer for Telangana state. Phanindra Sama hails from Nizamabad, Telangana. | |
| 637. |
Who represented India at 'UN Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial: Vancouver 2017'? |
| Answer» Dr. Subhash Bhamre, the Raksha Rajya Mantri, has represented the Government of India at the 'UN Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial: Vancouver 2017', which is held between November 14-15, 2017. | |
| 638. |
Who became the first transgender to be inducted into Rajasthan Police? |
| Answer» Ganga Kumari, the resident of Raniwara in Jalore district of Rajasthan, has become the first transgender to be appointed in Rajasthan Police. | |
| 639. |
Manu Sharma, the noted author has passed away. He hails from which state? |
| Answer» Manu Sharma alias Hanuman Prasad Sharma (89), the noted author and Padma Shri awardee, has passed away in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh on November 9, 2017. | |
| 640. |
Who has been appointed as the president of the 36th International Geological Congress (IGC - 2020)? |
| Answer» Scientist Dr Vijay Prasad Dimri has been appointed as the president of the 36th International Geological Congress (IGC), a global platform for the advancement of earth science, to be held in New Delhi from March 2 -8, 2020. He succeeded Shailesh Nayak. | |
| 641. |
Kunwar Narayan, who passed away recently, was associated with which field? |
| Answer» Kunwar Narayan (90), the renowned poet in Indian literature, has passed away in New Delhi on November 15, 2017. He was honoured with many awards such as Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi (1995), Jnanpith Award (2005) and Padma Bhushan (2009). | |
| 642. |
Which Indian personality has been appointed as advisory board member of the Financial Stability Institute (FSI) of the BIS? |
| Answer» RBI Governor Urjit Patel has been appointed as advisory board member of the Financial Stability Institute (FSI) of the Bank of International Settlement (BIS). | |
| 643. |
Who will be honoured with the Personality of the Year Award at the IFFI 2017? |
| Answer» Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured with personality of the year award at the 2017 International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa. | |
| 644. |
The International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2017) will set up Next Gen-Bioscope Village in which city to allow non-delegates to watch films? |
| Answer» The International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will set up Next Gen-Bioscope Village at Panaji in Goa on 21st November 2017, as part of the IFFI Next Gen side bar program aimed at involving greater participation from the local Goan audience. It will be inaugurated by actress Shraddha Kapoor. | |
| 645. |
Who has won a national championship crown at the 61st National Shooting Championship - 2017? |
| Answer» Shagun Chowdhary from Rajasthan has bagged a national champion crown on winning the women's trap event at the 61st National Shooting Championship in New Delhi on November 16, 2017. | |
| 646. |
Who has been appointed the new chairman of Bombay Stock exchange (BSE)? |
| Answer» Sethurathnam Ravi, the noted chartered accountant, has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Bombay Stock Exchange with effect from November 13, 2017. | |
| 647. |
Who has been chosen for Prof. Yashwantrao Kelkar Youth Award 2017? |
| Answer» Gopinath R., the famous Child Care activist from Bengaluru, has been chosen for Prof. Yashwantrao Kelkar Youth Award 2017 in appreciation of his work for "Child care, protection and development. The award will be given to him at the 63rd National Conference of ABVP at Ranchi, Jharkhand on December 2. The award consists of Rs 50,000/- in cash, a certificate and a memento. It was instituted by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in memory of Late Prof. Yashwantrao Kelkar. | |
| 648. |
Who has been appointed as the new ambassador of World Packaging Organisation (WPO)? |
| Answer» Chakravarthi AVPS, Hyderabad-based packaging professional, has been appointed as Ambassador of World Packaging Organisation (WPO) at the 99th board meeting of WPO in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The recognition is bestowed on him for his contribution to the Indian and global packaging industry for over 30 years. With this, he has become the first Asian to be appointed as ambassador of WPO. Chakravarthi is the CEO and managing director of Hyderabad-based Ecobliss India. He has the distinction of working for several companies, including Ballarpur Industries, Akerlund & Rausing, Huhtamaki, Pragati among others. | |
| 649. |
Who takes Charge as SEBI Executive Director? |
| Answer» Anand Rajeshwar Baiwar has taken charge as an executive director. An Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the 1990 batch, Baiwar assumed office on November 16. The Other executive directors are P K Nagpal, S Ravindran, S V Murali Dhar Rao, S K Mohanty and Ananta Barua. | |
| 650. |
Who won the 67th edition of the Miss World crown? |
| Answer» India's Manushi Chhillar won the 67th edition of the Miss World pageant which was held on 18 November 2017 at the Sanya City Arena in Sanya, China. Around 108 women from across the world participated in the beauty pageant. Andrea Meza, who is Miss Mexico was the first runner up and Stephanie Hill from England was second runner up. She is the sixth Indian woman to win the coveted title of Miss World. | |