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| 651. |
Who conferred with the Tata Literature Live Lifetime Achievement Award recently? |
| Answer» Actor-playwright Girish Karnad was honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding contribution in the field of theatre at the 8th edition of the Tata Literature Live in Mumbai. | |
| 652. |
Who is selected for Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development? |
| Answer» Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (85) was selected Indira Gandhi Prize for peace, disarmament, and development for his leadership of the country. He was unanimously chosen for the award by an international jury chaired by former President Pranab Mukherjee. The prestigious award accorded annually by Indira Gandhi Trust since 1986. It has been named after former prime minister Indira Gandhi. | |
| 653. |
Who Inaugurated World Fisheries Day Celebrations 2017? |
| Answer» On 21st November 1997, the working fishermen and women representing World Forum of Fish Harvesters & Fish Workers from 18 countries met at New Delhi and established the World Fisheries Forum (WFF) advocating for a global mandate of sustainable fishing practices and policies. To commemorate this occasion, every year 21st November is celebrated all over the world as World Fisheries Day. Shri Radha Mohan Singh, Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare inaugurated the World Fisheries Day Celebrations. | |
| 654. |
Who announced a new scheme offering Domestic Power Connections in rural areas On EMI? |
| Answer» Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced a new scheme offering Domestic Power Connections in rural areas On Equated Monthly Instalment (EMI). Currently it costs between Rs. 3000/- to Rs. 4000/- to get a domestic power connection. Under this new scheme, households in rural areas can pay just Rs. 200 and get a domestic power connection. The remaining amount can be paid in easy instalments of Rs. 100 to Rs. 200. | |
| 655. |
Who will inaugurate Manipur Sangai Festival? |
| Answer» President Ram Nath Kovind reached Imphal to inaugurate the Manipur Sangai Festival, 2017 this afternoon. He was accorded a warm welcome at the Imphal Airport by State Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh and his cabinet colleagues. The 10-day state festival will be opened today at the Bhagyachandra Open Air Theatre at Palace Compound in Imphal. He will open a two-day North-East Development Summit at the City Convention Centre in Imphal. | |
| 656. |
Who will inaugurate the 2017 International Gita Mahotsav (IGM)? |
| Answer» President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the International Gita Mahotsava-2017 in Kurukshetra, Haryana. Mauritius is the partner country and Uttar Pradesh is the partner state for this event. About 20 lakh people participated in Gita Mahotsav last year, which also included people from 35 countries. | |
| 657. |
Who has been appointed as new UNAIDS Special Ambassador for Adolescents and HIV? |
| Answer» Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim, an acclaimed South African Indian-origin AIDS researcher, has been appointed as a UNAIDS Special Ambassador for Adolescents and HIV. Professor Abdool Karim is one of the world's leading AIDS researchers and has made pioneering contributions to understanding the HIV epidemic among young people, especially among young women. She is a strong advocate for the rights of people living with and affected by HIV. In her new role as a UNAIDS Special Ambassador, Abdool Karim will focus on adolescents and HIV, while also championing the involvement of young women in science. | |
| 658. |
Who becomes world's highest paid model in 2017? |
| Answer» American model Kendall Jenner beat Gisele Bundchen to become the world's highest-earning model in 2017, as per Forbes Report. The 22-year-old model's earnings have been estimated to be $22 million (142crores). Gisele, who has been the highest-paid model since 2002, was ranked second in the list this year, with earnings of $17.5 million (113 crores). | |
| 659. |
Who becomes the first female pilot in Indian Navy? |
| Answer» Bareilly's Shubhangi Swaroop became the first-ever female pilot to be inducted into the Indian Navy. Swaroop who has been appointed in the Naval Armament Inspection (NAI) branch will now undergo pilot training at Dundigal Air Force Academy near Hyderabad. She is among the 328 cadets who passed out from the Indian Naval Academy's first batch of female officers. | |
| 660. |
Emmerson Mnangagwa sworns as the President of __________. |
| Answer» Zimbabwe's former Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa will be sworn in as the President of the country. Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda stated that the ruling ZANU-PF party has nominated him to fill the vacancy left by Mr. Robert Mugabe. | |
| 661. |
Who launched Umang - unified mobile app for new age app? |
| Answer» Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) laid down provisions to help Pensioners in submitting Jeevan Pramaan with ease. Those pensioners who have already submitted Jeevan Pramaan digitally for the previous year need not essentially submit digital Pramaan for the current year. Those who have not submitted Jeevan Pramaan digitally even once should submit it digitally in this month. This facility is available in all offices of the EPFO, pension disbursing banks, and common service centers. | |
| 662. |
Who has been apponted as the Chief Executive Officer of Swiss banking giant UBS's India operations? |
| Answer» ashish Kamat has resigned as the Chief Executive Officer of Swiss banking giant UBS's India operations. Aashish Kamat will be replaced by Harald Egger, who is currently head of group corporate services and sourcing at UBS. Aashish Kamat took over as UBS India head in 2011. He was previously the chairman of UBS' financial institutions group in Asia. | |
| 663. |
Who inaugurated the 5th edition of Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS)? |
| Answer» The 5th edition of Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS) has inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on November 23, 2017. The theme of the conference is "Cyber for All: A Secure and Inclusive Cyberspace for Sustainable Development". The main objective of the conference is to have mutual understanding of latest practices in cyberspace, more coordination and security measures. For the first time, the event is being organized in India. The representatives from 124 countries and 33 Ministerial delegates from 31 countries including Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremasinghe will attend the conference. nternational leaders, policymakers, industry experts, think tanks and cyber experts will deliberate on issues and challenges for optimally using cyber space. | |
| 664. |
Who wins fourth European Golden Shoe Award? |
| Answer» Lionel Messi drew level with Cristiano Ronaldo's tally of four European Golden Shoes after receiving the award at a ceremony in Barcelona, Spain. The FC Barcelona superstar claimed the prize - handed to Europe's top goalscorer for his 37 LaLiga strikes in 2016-17. It is the fourth time Messi has taken the honors, after his successes in 2010, 2012 and 2013. | |
| 665. |
Who is appointed as Andhra Pradesh DGP? |
| Answer» The Andhra Pradesh government appointed 1984-batch IPS officer N Sambasiva Rao as Andhra Pradesh DGP (Director General of Police). N Sambasiva Rao has been holding the DGPs post as "full additional charge" since July 23, 2016, while his actual position was DGP (Coordination). | |
| 666. |
Who chaired the 12th meeting of the Standing Committee of Inter-State Council (ISC), in Delhi recently? |
| Answer» The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh chaired the 12th meeting of the Standing Committee of Inter-State Council (ISC), in Delhi. Volumes-I & II were discussed during the eleventh meeting of the Standing Committee in April 2017 and Volumes-VI and VII will be discussed during the next meeting of the Standing Committee. | |
| 667. |
Who bags silver medal in U-23 World Wrestling Championship? |
| Answer» Indian female wrestler Ritu Phogat (48kg) bagged the silver medal in U-23 Senior World Wrestling Championship being held at Poland. Phogat defeated Bulgarian Wrestler Selishka by 4-2 points in the quarterfinal and defeated Chinese Wrestler Jiang Zhu by 4-3 points in the semifinal. Ritu had won the National championship in Indore this month. She also won a bronze medal at the Asian Championships in May this year. | |
| 668. |
Who launched an intensive program to train Elected Women Representatives (EWRs) of Panchayati Raj Institutions? |
| Answer» Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, the Minister of Women and Child Development, has launched an intensive training program for Elected Women Representatives (EWRs) of Panchayati Raj Institutions and Master Trainers in New Delhi on November 27, 2017. This capacity building program is being organized by National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) of the WCD Ministry which will ultimately train approximately twenty thousand EWRs covering nearly 50 EWRs from each district by March, 2018. The training program will include simple engineering skills will give EWRs an insight into women's issues as well as focus on education and financial matters. | |
| 669. |
Who become the first Indian to win Asian Marathon Championship? |
| Answer» Gopi Thonakal became the first Indian man to win Asian Marathon Championship after he won gold in the 16th edition of the Asian Marathon Championship, in Dongguan, China. He clocked 2 hours 15 minutes and 48 seconds and won the gold. Andrey Petrov of Uzbekistan bagged the silver with a timing of 2:15:51s and Byambalev Tseveenravdan of Mongolia won bronze by clocking 2:16:14s. | |
| 670. |
Who has won the women's singles title at the Hong Kong Super Series badminton tournament 2017? |
| Answer» Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei has won the women's singles title at the Hong Kong Super Series badminton tournament by defeating P V Sindhu in the final at Kowloon on November 26, 2017. This was Tai's 8th win against Sindhu in 11 meetings and fourth on the trot. This is also Sindhu's second loss in the four finals that she reached this season. She had lost to Japan's Nozomi Okuhara at the World Championship final, while clinched two titles at India and Korea. | |
| 671. |
Who inaugurated the International Ambedkar Conclave? |
| Answer» The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the International Ambedkar Conclave, organised by the Forum of SC and ST Legislators and Parliamentarians, in New Delhi. Dr Ambedkar is considered the Chief Architect, has given our democracy a strong framework. | |
| 672. |
Vineet Arora was appointed as MD and CEO of __________. |
| Answer» Aegon Life Insurance announced the appointment of Vineet Arora as the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer. Vineet Arora will replace K S Gopalakrishnan. Chief People Officer of Aegon Life Insurance, Saba Adil, will serve as the interim In-charge and Principal Officer. | |
| 673. |
Who Wins Abu Dhabi Grand Prix recently? |
| Answer» Valtteri Bottas won the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from pole position, beating his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton as Formula One's season finale petered out into a procession. The Finnish driver comfortably secured the third win of his F1 career, all this season since joining from Williams. It was his 22nd career podium and 13th with Mercedes. The third spot in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was occupied by Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel. This race took place at Yas Marina Cicuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). | |
| 674. |
Who won the Sportsman of the Year award at the first edition of Indian Sports Honours (ISH-2017)? |
| Answer» Ace shuttler Kidambi Srikanth, who won four Super Series titles in 2017, has won the Sportsman of the Year award at the first edition of Indian Sports Honours (ISH) in Mumbai on November 27, 2017. Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu was the Sportswoman of the Year award in the individual sport category. In the Team Sport category. Ravichandran Ashwin, who has became the fastest bowler to reach 'Club 300' in Test cricket, was awarded Sportsman of the Year award while women's cricket team skipper Mithali Raj was awarded Sportswoman of the Year award. The Indian Women's Cricket Team, which ended as runners-up in the ICC Women's World Cup, were named as the Team of the Year. | |
| 675. |
Who won gold medal in Asia Archery Championship? |
| Answer» Abhishek Verma won a gold medal and Jyothi Surekha Vennam a bronze medal at the Asian Archery Championship. The tournament began in 1980 and it was first hosted in India. Countries such as South Korea, China, Japan and India compete, with many of the world's leading archers representing them. | |
| 676. |
Who has been elected the new President of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis (IDSA)? |
| Answer» Nirmala Sitharaman, the Union Defence Minister, has been elected as the new President of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis (IDSA). The IDSA was set up in 1965 by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) as an autonomous think tank, and it is customary to have the Defence Minister as its President. The Minister chairs the Executive Council which governs the Institute. IDSA is funded by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and its faculty conducts research in military, foreign and strategic affairs. | |
| 677. |
Who is appointed as Chairman of National Anti-Profiteering Authority? |
| Answer» The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) appointed senior bureaucrat Badri Narain Sharma as Chairman of National Anti-Profiteering Authority. Sharma is 1985 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre. Prior to this appointment, he was an additional secretary of Department of Revenue, Finance Ministry. The Union Cabinet in November 2017 approved setting up of five-member NAA, mandated to ensure that the benefits of GST rate reduction. | |
| 678. |
Who has been appointed the chairman of the newly constituted National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) under GST regime? |
| Answer» Badri Narain Sharma, the 1985 batch IAS officer of the Rajasthan cadre, has been appointed the chairman of the newly constituted National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime. Prior to this appointment, Sharma was an Additional Secretary in the Department of Revenue. The NAA has been set up for a two-year period and is mandated to ensure that the benefits of input credit and the reduction in tax rates effected by the GST Council are passed on to the consumers. | |
| 679. |
Who has been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Air India? |
| Answer» Pradeep Singh Kharola, a 1985 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre, has been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Air India. He will succeed Rajiv Bansal, who has been serving as the interim CMD for a little over 3 months. Currently, Mr. Kharola is the Managing Director of Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. | |
| 680. |
Who inaugurated the 8th edition of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES-2017)? |
| Answer» Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President's adviser Ivanka Trump jointly inaugurated the 8th edition of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES-2017) in Hyderabad on November 28, 2017. The 3-day event is co-hosted by India and the USA and for the first time it is held in South Asia. The NITI Ayog in partnership with the US State Department and other agencies and in coordination with the Telangana state Government is organising the prestigious event. This year's theme "Women First, Prosperity for All" will demonstrate the commitment of the United States and Indian governments to the principle that when women are economically empowered, their communities and countries thrive. About 1500 delegates from over 150 countries are taking part in the three-day Summit. Ten countries are being represented by all women delegations. | |
| 681. |
Who won to win gold medal at 2017 World Weightlifting Championships? |
| Answer» Mirabai Chanu became only the second Indian (after Karnam Malleswari) to win the gold medal at the World Weightlifting Championships in Anaheim, USA. After achieving the feat Chanu was left in tears as he went up to the podium to collect her medal. Since last year's mediocre performance at the Rio Olympics Chanu put in a lot of effort in her game and is deservedly reaping the benefits. | |
| 682. |
Who has been appointed as the first-ever female UK Ambassador to United Nations (UN)? |
| Answer» Karen Pierce, the Foreign Office (FCO) political director, has been appointed the first-ever female UK ambassador to the United Nations (UN). She had previously served as Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN in New York, and more recently as the Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva. Pierce succeeded Matthew Rycroft under whom UK suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of India in the recent election to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). This is for the first time in 70 years that Britain would have no judge in the 15-member panel of the ICJ. | |
| 683. |
Who is appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Holy See? |
| Answer» Sibi George is an Indian Foreign Service (IFS) Officer of 1993 batch. He is presently Ambassador of India to Switzerland. He has been concurrently appointed the next Ambassador of India to the Holy See, with residence in Berne. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly. | |
| 684. |
Who has been appointed as the new Secretary-General of Lok Sabha? |
| Answer» Snehlata Shrivastava, a 1982 batch IAS officer from the Madhya Pradesh cadre, has been appointed as new Secretary-General of Lok Sabha. She succeeded Anoop Mishra on December 1 and her tenure will end on November 30, 2018. With this, she has become the first woman Secretary-General of Lok Sabha. Snehlata's appointment was approved by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan. Prior to this post, she was working as Secretary Law in Central government. Ms Shrivastava has 35 years of rich and varied administrative experience. | |
| 685. |
Who has inaugurated the 7th edition of 'Kathakar - International Storytellers Festival? |
| Answer» The 7th edition of 'Kathakar - International Storytellers Festival' has inaugurated by Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju in New Delhi on December 1, 2017. Kathakar is the only oral storytelling festival in India and is a part of Ghummakkad Narain- the Travelling Literature Festival which was started under the aegis of UNESCO in 2010. The Festival is an attempt not only to preserve the art form but also create new audiences for the same. This year festival will be hosted in Delhi, Gurugram, Noida and Mumbai. | |
| 686. |
Who Wins Gold in Asian Luge Championships? |
| Answer» The sole Indian participant and defending Asian champion Shiva Keshavan retained his title with a time of 55.60 seconds.India's veteran Winter Olympian Shiva Keshavan won a gold medal at the Asian Luge Championships at Altenberg, Germany. Due to technical reasons, the Asian Luge Championships took place at Altenberg in Germany. | |
| 687. |
Miss Korea Jenny Kim was conferred with the title __________. |
| Answer» Miss Korea Jenny Kim was crowned Miss Supranational 2017 on Friday in Poland. Tica Martinez of Colombia and Bianca Tirsin of Romania were named the first runner-up and second runner-up respectively. | |
| 688. |
Who secures IBSF World Snooker Championship title? |
| Answer» Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani grabbed the title of IBSF World Snooker Championship at Al-Arabi Sports Club in Doha, Qatar. He defeated Iran's Amir Sarkhosh in the finals and secured his 18th World Championship title. | |
| 689. |
Who to attend golden jubilee celebrations of Navy's Submarine Arm? |
| Answer» President Ram Nath Kovind Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces will be on a two-day visit to Visakhapatnam on December 7-8 to participate in the golden jubilee celebrations of the Navy's Submarine Arm. The Chief of Eastern Naval Command (ENC) Vice-Admiral Karambir Singh said in Visakhapatnam that President will arrive in the city on December 7 and will visit Andhra University in the afternoon. He will present colours to the Submarine Arm, as per the schedule. | |
| 690. |
Who inaugurated HT Leadership Summit in New Delhi? |
| Answer» Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit (HTLS) 2017 in New Delhi. The theme of this summit is "The Irreversible Rise of India". During the summit, eminent world leaders like former US President Barack Obama and Afghanistan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah shared their perspectives on India's rise in the world. | |
| 691. |
Who has been launched Deen Dayal Divyangajan Sahajya Scheme in Assam? |
| Answer» On the occasion of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu launched Deen Dayal Divyangajan Sahajya Scheme in Guwahati, Assam. Under this scheme, every differently abled person in Assam would be entitled to a one-time grant of Rs 5000 for their treatment. At the launch function, Vice President Naidu praised Assam Government for introducing 'Pranam Act' under which, all government employees can make contributions from their salaries for the welfare of elderly and differently abled family members. | |
| 692. |
Who was the chief guest of the Shared Value Summit (SVS-2017) in New Delhi? |
| Answer» Suresh Prabhu, the Union Minister of Industry and Commerce, was the chief guest for the Shared Value Summit 2017 in New Delhi on December 1. The summit was organised by Shared Value Initiative India, Institute for Competitiveness (India), and SoulAce & India Council on Competitiveness in association with BusinessLine. The theme of the summit was "Equity and Empowerment". The purpose of the summit is to encourage businesses to adopt the practice of shared value by imbibing the spirit of inclusivity in their business models. The summit aims to provide a platform to identify and address the barriers that exist to equality and empowerment in the Indian society. | |
| 693. |
Which leader interacts live with 7500 women workers via NaMo App? |
| Answer» Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with BJP's women wing members in Gujarat via his NaMo App. In a unique new innovation, the Prime Minister addressed over 7500 Mahila Morcha workers of the Gujarat. The App is one of the most popular apps by any political leader. It has already around 10 million downloads. | |
| 694. |
Who has been appointed as the new CEO and MD of Infosys? |
| Answer» Salil S Parekh has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD) of Infosys, with effective from January 2, 2018. Parekh joins Infosys from Capgemini, where he was a member of the Group Executive Board. He has Master of Engineering degrees in Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University, and a Bachelor of Technology degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay. | |
| 695. |
Who won bronze at 2017 Indoor Archery World Cup Stage 2 tournament? |
| Answer» Deepika Kumari from India has won bronze medal at the Indoor Archery World Cup Stage 2 that concluded in Bangkok, Thailand on December 3, 2017. She defeated 13th seeded Sayana Tsyrempilova of Russia 7-3 in the women's recurve bronze play-off. | |
| 696. |
Who has been elected as the mayor of Yuba city in California recently? |
| Answer» Preet Didbal has been elected as the mayor of Yuba city in California and has thereby become first Sikh woman elected as mayor in the United States (US). She is currently serving as vice-mayor. She will be sworn in as mayor on December 5, 2017. | |
| 697. |
Which country President Inaugurates First Phase of Chabahar Port? |
| Answer» The first phase of Chabahar port was inaugurated by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. The port located in Iran's southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan Province was inaugurated in the presence of representatives from India, Afghanistan and several other countries of the region. The port will open up a new strategic transit route between Iran, India and Afghanistan, bypassing Pakistan. The port is likely to ramp up trade between India, Afghanistan and Iran in the wake of Pakistan denying transit access to New Delhi for trade with the two countries. | |
| 698. |
Who is Only Indian on Fortune's Businessperson of the Year Top 20 List? |
| Answer» Aditya Puri, the Managing Director of HDFC Bank, is the only Indian on Fortune's 'Businessperson of the Year' list. The Businessperson of the Year list is an annual ranking of world's top 20 heads of companies. At the 18th position, Aditya Puri is the only head of an Indian company on the list. The Top 5 Businesspersons in the list are- Nvidia's Mr Jensen Huang, Global heavyweight's Mr Jamie Dimon, Salesforce's Mr Marc Benioff, Amazon's Mr Jeff Bezos, and Ulta Beauty's Ms Mary Dillion. | |
| 699. |
Who has been appointed as the UN Environment Global Goodwill Ambassador. |
| Answer» British singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding has been appointed a Global Goodwill Ambassador for UN Environment. She will attend the UN Environment Assembly on December 4, 2017 in Nairobi. ver 2,000 heads of state, ministers, business leaders, UN officials and civil society representatives are gathering at the meeting to find new ways to deal with pollution. Ellie is also backing UN Environment's Clean Seas campaign. | |
| 700. |
Who Launches the Book on Indian Cinema? |
| Answer» Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan launched a book based on Indian cinema in showbiz capital Mumbai. The book, titled 'Bollywood: The Films! The Songs! The Stars!', is a coffee table book, which provides historical insights, lesser-known facts and behind-the-scenes exclusives of the most iconic movies made in the history of the Indian film industry. The book is co-authored by S.M.M. Ausaja, Karan Bali, Rajesh Devraj and Tanul Thakur, the book on India's tinsel town is published by British multinational publishing company Dorling Kindersley (DK). | |