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| 701. |
Which Indian Cricketer Named India's Captain for 2018 U-19 World Cup? |
| Answer» Prithvi Shaw has been named the captain of the Indian Under-19 team for the 2018 U-19 World CupThe tournament is scheduled to be held in New Zealand starting January 13, 2018. This comes after Shaw slammed three tons and two fifties in five Ranji Trophy matches this season. Punjab's Shubman Gill has been named as Shaw's deputy. | |
| 702. |
Who is the newly appointed President of National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI)? |
| Answer» Rahul Singh, Founder & CEO of The Beer Cafe, has taken over as the new President of the National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) in New Delhi. The appointment was made unanimously after Riyaaz Amlani, CEO & MD, Impresario Entertainment & Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. Resigned from his duties due to health reasons. The NRAI represents independent & chain of Restaurant/Bars/Cafe owners and operators of India. | |
| 703. |
Which Indian cricketer has launched UNICEF-ICC's adolescent campaign "Power of Sports to Shape the Future of Adolescents"? |
| Answer» Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh has launched the UNICEF-ICC's adolescent campaign "Power of Sports to Shape the Future of Adolescents" in Colombo, Sri Lanka to promote a UNICEF sports initiative for youngsters in South Asia. | |
| 704. |
Who inagurates the Mid-term Review of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-20 in New Delhi? |
| Answer» The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Suresh Prabhu released the Mid-term Review of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-20 in New Delhi. The FTP will focus on exports from labour intensive and MSME sectors by way of increased incentives in order to increase employment opportunities. Export incentives under Merchandise Exports from India (MEIS) have been increased by 2 percent across the board for labour intensive MSME sectors leading to additional annual incentive of Rs. 4,567 crore. Further, incentives under Services Exports from India Scheme (SEIS) have also been increases by 2% leading to additional annual incentive of Rs. 1,140 crore. | |
| 705. |
Who Inaugurated B R Ambedkar International Centre? |
| Answer» Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Dr Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi. There are three auditoriums and an extensive library with a rich digital repository. He will also launch Dr Ambedkar International Centre For Socio-Economic Transformation. The institution will show the way and further discussions on vital issues as well as encourage research, original thinking among the youth. | |
| 706. |
Vishal Bhatia was appointed as the CEO of New Supply Business for which company? |
| Answer» Online food delivery start-up Swiggy (Bundle Technologies Pvt. Ltd) has appointed Vishal Bhatia as a chief executive officer for its new supply business. Bhatia comes with 19 years of experience in consumer goods firms like Reckitt Benckiser Group, PepsiCo and Britannia. | |
| 707. |
Who has been named Person of the Year for 2017 by the Time magazine? |
| Answer» Time magazine has named 'The silence breakers' its Person of the Year for 2017 referring to those individuals, mostly women, who came forward this year to publicly expose patterns of sexual harassment and assault by powerful public figures in America. Those recognized by Time range from famous actresses who took on disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein to ordinary women who shared their stories of abuse using the hashtag #MeToo and its foreign language equivalents. One of the figures singled out by Time, Ashley Judd was the first actress to come forward on the record to make accusations against the 65-year-old Weinstein. | |
| 708. |
Which union minister asks 5 eastern states to check influx of Rohingyas through porous Indo-Bangla border? |
| Answer» Union Home Minister affairs Rajnath Singh asked five eastern states sharing boundaries with Bangladesh to be extra vigilant against the influx of Rohingyas and illegal immigrants through the porous Indo-Bangla border. At a meeting of Chief Ministers and Home Ministers of West Bengal, Assam, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Tripura in Kolkata yesterday, A border protection grid on the lines of Unified Command set up in insurgency-hit states will soon come up in these states to check illegal infiltration. | |
| 709. |
Azar A.H.Khan was appointed as the next ambassador of India to __________. |
| Answer» Shri Azar A.H.Khan, presently Consul General in the Consulate General of India, Istanbul has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Turkmenistan. | |
| 710. |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi ranked __________ among global leaders by Gallup International survey. |
| Answer» The annual survey of Gallup International has placed Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 3rd rank among world leaders. | |
| 711. |
Who has been ranked first in the latest Gallup international annual survey "Opinion of Global Leaders"? |
| Answer» French President Emmanuel Macron has been ranked first in the latest Gallup international annual survey "Opinion of Global Leaders", followed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and PM Narendra Modi. The survey was conducted across 50 nations and interviewed 53,769 people. In each country a representative sample of around 1,000 men and women was interviewed either face-to-face, or via phone, or through online mediums. The field work was conducted during October-December 2017. The survey shows that PM Modi is a popular leader in the Indian subcontinent with 69% of respondents in Afghanistan and 51% in Bangladesh holding a favourable view towards him. | |
| 712. |
Who became the first Indian to win the 1st World Para Swimming Championship Gold? |
| Answer» Nagpur's Kanchanmala Pande created history as she became the first Indian to secure pole position at the World Para-Swimming Championship in Mexico. The 26-year-old Reserve Bank of India employee won gold in the 200-metre medley event in the S-11 category and was also the only Indian to qualify for the women's category. | |
| 713. |
Who has won the 2017 Ballon d'Or award for the year's best player? |
| Answer» Cristiano Ronaldo has been awarded the Ballon d'Or for world player of the year for the fifth time to equal Lionel Messi's achievement. The award was handed out by magazine France Football, for the second consecutive year. Ronaldo collected the trophy in a ceremony at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, presented by former France player David Ginola on 7th December 2017. Lionel Messi came second while Paris' Neymar Jr, came third, Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon finished fourth and Luka Modric came fifth. | |
| 714. |
Who has created three national records in IWF Championships 2017 recntly? |
| Answer» Gurdeep Singh created three new senior national records in +105kg weight category in the IWF (International Weightlifting Federation) World Weightlifting Championships 2017 at Anaheim in USA. He finished 13th overall with a total lift of 388kg (172 + 216) but created national records in snatch, clean and jerk, and the total lift. | |
| 715. |
A Public Procurement Portal 'MSME Sambandh was launched by __________. |
| Answer» On 8th December 2017, a Public Procurement Portal 'MSME Sambandh' (http://msefc.msme.gov.in) was launched by Giriraj Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for MSME (Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises). By creating an online portal, the Ministries and the CPSEs (Central Public Sector Enterprises) can assess their performance. Giriraj Singh highlighted the fact that this portal would enable the ease of doing business and 'Make in India' initiatives of the Government of India. | |
| 716. |
Who has named as the world's richest YouTuber? |
| Answer» The Forbes Magazine has named former Tesco supermarket worker Dan Middleton as the world's richest YouTuber after he made a fortune of $16.5 million this year. The 26-year-old shares videos of himself playing video games and describes gameplay and strategies on his YouTube channel, DanTDM. | |
| 717. |
Mateusz Morawiecki was appointed as the new prime minister of __________. |
| Answer» Poland's prime minister resigned and will be replaced by Finance Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. As the conservative ruling party took the risk of trading a popular leader for a former international banker who seemed better-suited to representing Poland to critics outside the country. | |
| 718. |
Who unveils India's first mobile food testing lab in Goa? |
| Answer» India's 'first' mobile food testing laboratory, which will enable on-the-spot food safety tests to be conducted in Goa, would be launched by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on 10th December 2017. This is the first ever 'Food Safety on Wheel' mobile laboratory in India. The vehicle is equipped to conduct on-the-spot tests to check the food quality. It will also check the hygiene level of water. The results can be received within 15 minutes. | |
| 719. |
Who has been named the top Indian actor of 2017 by Internet Movie Data Base (IMDb)? |
| Answer» Actor Shah Rukh Khan has been named the top Indian actor of 2017 by Internet Movie Data Base (IMDb). The list is based on IMDb's StarMeter stats and pageviews, and also takes into consideration which actor stayed at the top and for how long. Aamir Khan and Salman Khan occupied the second and third spots. | |
| 720. |
Who has been appointed as the President of Para-Sports Foundation (PSF), India? |
| Answer» Communication expert, Sarvesh Kumar Tiwari, was appointed as the President of Para-Sports Foundation (PSF), India. The announcement was made at the National Award for Divyangjan 2017 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Para Sports Foundation is a non-profit organization working towards the social welfare of persons with disabilities. | |
| 721. |
Who has been chosen for the 27th edition of Vyas Samman-2017? |
| Answer» Mamta Kalia, the renowned Hindi scholar and writer, has been chosen for the 27th edition of Vyas Samman-2017 for her novel "Dukkham Sukkham". According to the KK Birla Foundation, which instituted the award in 1991, Vyas Samman is given annually to an outstanding work of Hindi literature by an Indian citizen published in the last 10 years. The award includes a cash prize of Rs 3.50 lakh. "Dukkham Sukkham" is a saga of a lower middle-class family's three generations. The literary work focuses on the transition in relations and situations of our society. | |
| 722. |
Who has been honoured with Mother Teresa Memorial award for social justice 2017? |
| Answer» Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra has been honoured with Mother Teresa Memorial award for social justice 2017. Priyanka Chopra received the award for her contribution towards lending her support to social causes, such as her recent visit to Syria, where she met and interacted with refugee children. She is also UNICEF's Goodwill Ambassador and is known for supporting various philanthropic activities. Her mother Madhu Chopra, received the award on her behalf. | |
| 723. |
With whom Heena Sidhu win a bronze at Asian Championships? |
| Answer» Pistol aces Jitu Rai and Heena Sidhu bagged a bronze each to continue India's medal charge at the 10th Asian Championship 10m Rifle/Pistol in Wako City, Japan. Jitu won an individual bronze in the men's 10m Air Pistol, which also helped the Indian team comprising Shahzad Rizvi and Omkar Singh besides Jitu, to bag the Team gold in the event. Heena claimed an individual bronze in the women's 10m Air Pistol. Her effort, along with teammates Shri Nivetha Paramantham and Harveen Srao, helped the Team clinch a silver. | |
| 724. |
Who of the follwing has been appointed as the Performance Director for women's boxing recently? |
| Answer» Italian coach Raffaele Bergamasco, has been elevated to the position of Performance Director for India's senior women pugilists. Raffaele Bergamasco has been appointed as Performance Director for women's boxing. He will now also be a part of the team coaching the elite women along with coaching the Youth Womens team. He was the man behind India's best ever medal haul at the recently-concluded AIBA Womens Youth Boxing Championship. | |
| 725. |
Who Inaugurates Bodhi Parva BIMSTEC Festival of Buddhist Heritage? |
| Answer» Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State for Culture (Independent Charge), inaugurated 'Bodhi Parva: BIMSTEC Festival of Buddhist Heritage' in New Delhi on December 08, 2017. India is hosting this three-day festival as part of celebrations of 20th anniversary of BIMSTEC. Bodhi Parva: BIMSTEC Festival of Buddhist Heritage', is expected to create awareness of BIMSTEC's rich and common heritage. | |
| 726. |
Who Takes Over as Air India CMD? |
| Answer» Senior IAS officer Pradeep Singh Kharola took charge as the Chairman and Managing Director of Air India. Kharola assumed charge from Rajiv Bansal. He was the managing director of Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited since February 2015. | |
| 727. |
Who is appointed as RBI Executive Director? |
| Answer» Uma Shankar, chief general manager (CGM) in charge of the Reserve Bank of India's financial inclusion and development department has taken over as executive director (ED) in the central bank. He has been elevated after Meena Hemchandra the executive director in charge of the central bank's supervision department retired recently. | |
| 728. |
An eminent scientist Lalji Singh who passed away is the father of __________. |
| Answer» Lalji Singh (70), the eminent scientist and the father of DNA fingerprinting in India, has passed away in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh on December 10, 2017. He was the founder of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) & also served as its director. Singh also found various institutes and laboratories that included laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES), Genome Foundation that aims to diagnose and treat genetic disorders affecting the underprivileged people, especially in rural India. | |
| 729. |
Who is leading the Indian delegation at the 11th Ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO)? |
| Answer» The 11th Ministerial conference of the 164-member World Trade Organization (WTO) has started in Buenos Aires, Argentina on December 10, 2017. At the meeting, India is represented by Union Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu who will be pushing for a permanent solution to the public food stock-holding issue which is crucial for operating the food security programme. In it, he will not only have to safeguard the interests of Indian farmers, but will also have to put his foot down on blocking introduction of new issues such as e-commerce. During the course of the 4-day deliberations, the developing nations will resist the efforts by the developed nations to formally set aside the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) and place new issues including e-commerce on the negotiating table. | |
| 730. |
Who won Joburg Open recently? |
| Answer» 21-year-old Indian Golfer Shubhankar Sharma claimed European Tour victory in the Joburg Open, in South Africa. He has defeated South Africa's Erik Van Rooyen. This was a maiden European Tour win for Shubhankar Sharma. He has five victories on the professional tour of India and he now has a European Tour title to add to his list of achievements. England's Marcus Armitage was the top British finisher in Joburg. | |
| 731. |
Who will be the chief guest at the valedictory function of the World Telugu Conference (WTC-2017)? |
| Answer» President Ramnath Kovind would be the chief guest at the valedictory function of the World Telugu Conference (WTC), which will be organized at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium in Hyderabad by the Telangana government from December 15 to 19, 2017. According to official release, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu will be the chief guest for the inaugural session of the Conference and the Telangana Sahitya Akademi will be the nodal agency for the conference. The conference will focus on how the Telugu language is preserved, protected, enriched in the Telangana region. It will provide the data related to Telugu Conferences (Telugu Maha Sabhalu) and eminent Telugu Personalities across the Globe. | |
| 732. |
Recently, whose statue opened in Kolkata? |
| Answer» Football legend Diego Maradona unveiled a statue of himself at a grand Indian reception in Kolkata. Diego Maradona, former Argentine World Cup hero was honoured with a massive 12ft, bronze replica in Kolkata. He unveiled the statue of his likeness holding the 1986 World Cup trophy and it would be erected at a park named after him and he handed out cheques worth Rs 10,000 each to 11 cancer patients and flagged off an air-conditioned ambulance. | |
| 733. |
Who has been elected the new chairman of the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India? |
| Answer» Nakul Chopra, currently President of AAAI and Senior Advisor at Publicis Communications, has been elected as the new Chairman of Television ratings agency Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India. He will succeed Sudhanshu Vats, chief executive officer (CEO) at Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Chopra will be the 3rd chairman of the agency and has been on the board of BARC since September 2016. The BARC India is a joint industry body formed to design, commission, supervise and own country's television audience measurement system. | |
| 734. |
Who become the only cricketer to have scored three double centuries in ODIs? |
| Answer» Rohit Sharma is the only cricketer to have scored three double centuries in ODIs. Out of the three double centuries two of them have come against the same opponent Sri Lanka. | |
| 735. |
Who has been elected as the new secretary general of the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC)? |
| Answer» Buddhist monk Dhammapiya from Tripura has been elected as the new secretary general of the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC). He was elected on the post at the second general assembly of the IBC held in New Delhi, said a statement from the organisation. The IBC is a global Buddhist forum for preservation and development of heritage sites of the religion in India and other parts of the world. | |
| 736. |
Whom to inaugurate World Telugu Conference recently? |
| Answer» Telangana government under the leadership of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is gearing up for the five- day long mega literary festival of World Telugu Conference beginning from tomorrow. For the first time after the bifurcation of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh, the international convection is being organized at Hyderabad. Around 8,000 delegates and 250 cultural organizations across the globe would be participating in the five-day long Conference at LB Stadium. The amount of Rs 50 crore has already been sanctioned by the Telangana government. | |
| 737. |
Who is Named as ABCs Best Youth Boxer? |
| Answer» World youth champion Sachin Siwach was named the Asian Boxing Confederation's best youth boxer of the year 2017 after winning an online poll conducted by the continental body. Siwach polled 36.2 % votes in this category. Siwach claimed the Asian youth championships silver this year besides a gold at the Youth Commonwealth Games. India also fetched the Best Asian International Technical Official (ITO) award with Lenny D'Gama winning the online poll. D'Gama polled 45.5%. | |
| 738. |
Who is World's Highest-Paid Athlete of All Time? |
| Answer» As per Forbes, Michael Jordan named as the highest-paid athletes of all time. The 54-year-old has a whopping $1.7 billion in the bank. Former world number one golfer Tiger Woods is standing at the second spot. Late America golfer Arnold Palmer is at No.3 with incredible $1.4 billion to his name. | |
| 739. |
Who addresses FICCI's 90th Annual General Meet (AGM) in New Delhi? |
| Answer» Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) 90th Annual General Meeting at the Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi. Rashesh Shah, the Chairman & CEO of Edelweiss Group took charge as FICCI President. The theme for this year's AGM is 'Indian Business in a New India'. Highlights of PM Modi's address: Over 5 crore toilets were built in the last three years. There have been 3 crore new entrepreneurs in the last three years. | |
| 740. |
Who won Silver at Dubai World Badminton Superseries Finals? |
| Answer» Top Indian shuttler P V Sindhu won the Silver medal in women's singles summit clash of the Dubai World Super Series Final in Dubai. She went down fighting against World No. 2 Akane Yamaguchi of Japan. In the prestigious season-ending tournament finale, Sindhu lost in three games, 21-15 12-21 19-21, to Yamaguchi in the final. | |
| 741. |
Who has been named as BBC overseas sports personality of the year 2017? |
| Answer» Roger Federer has been voted BBC overseas sports personality of the year for a record fourth time. Roger Federer is 36 years old. This season he has won two Grand Slam titles and ranked world number two behind his rival Rafael Nadal. Roger Federer previously won the award in 2004, 2006 and 2007. Muhammad Ali and Usain Bolt have each won it three times. | |
| 742. |
Who takes charge as Director National Institute of Nutrition? |
| Answer» R Hemalatha appointed as the new Director of the country's premier National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Hyderabad. Hemalatha is a medical graduate of Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad. She assumes office at a historic moment as the institute enters its centenary year. She has served as secretary of the Nutrition Society of India, is a fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences and a fellow of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences. | |
| 743. |
Who inaugurates 60-Megawatt Tuirial Hydro power Project in Aizawl, Mizoram? |
| Answer» Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 60-megawatt Tuirial hydroelectric power project from Aizawl, Mizoram. Mizoram had become the third power- surplus state in the north-east after Sikkim and Tripura. The hydropower project would produce "251 million units" of electrical energy every year. The Tuirial project, which was announced and cleared in 1998 by the then Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. It was the first major central project to be successfully commissioned in Mizoram. Prime Minister also inaugurated the Shillong - Nongstoin Rongjeng Tura road. | |
| 744. |
Who bagged the title of Peter England Mr India 2017 recently? |
| Answer» Jitesh Singh Deo bagged the title of Peter England Mr India 2017. The first runner up was Abhi Khajuria and the second runner up was Pavan Rao. The winners were felicitated by actor Kangana Ranaut. Jitesh will represent India at the Mister World 2020 contest in 2020 and Prathamesh Maulingkar of Goa titled Mr India Supranational 2017 and will represent the nation at Mr Supranational 2018 | |
| 745. |
Who laid the foundation stone of the NYAYA GRAM project in Allahabad? |
| Answer» President Ram Nath Kovind, laid the foundation stone of the NYAYA GRAM project of the High Court of Allahabad, in Allahabad. NYAYA GRAM is a model township of the Allahabad High Court. The state government has nominated the Public Works Department, Uttar Pradesh, as the construction agency for the project. | |
| 746. |
Who Clinches Gold at Commonwealth Wrestling Championships? |
| Answer» Double Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar clinched a gold medal at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championships in South Africa. In Johannesburg, Sushil defeated New Zealand's Akash Khullar via a pinfall in the final of the 74kg freestyle category to clinch the medal. Parveen Rana also won a bronze medal in the same category. Another Olympic medalist, Sakshi Malik also clinched a gold medal in the championships. Sakshi defeated New Zealand's Tayla Tuahine Ford in the final of the 62kg women's freestyle category. | |
| 747. |
Bengali poet Joy Goswami was honoured with this award. |
| Answer» Bengali poet Joy Goswami will be honoured with the Moortidevi Award for the year 2017. The Moortidevi annual award is given for an expressive and perceptive work which highlights human values written in any Indian languages or English. The Moortidevi Award consists of a Saraswati Statue, a Citation Plaque and cash award of Rs 4 lakh. It is the first time the Moortidevi Award is given to a Bengali poet. | |
| 748. |
Who has won the 2017 presidential election of Chile? |
| Answer» Sebastian Pinera has won the 2017 presidential election of Chile on December 17, 2017. With 98.44% of the ballots counted, Pinera had won 54.57% in the run-off vote, to 45.43% for senator Guillier, a wider than expected margin in a race that pollsters had predicted would be tight. Pinera has pledged support and stable funding for Chile's state-run miner Codelco , and has promised to slash red tape which had bogged down projects under Bachelet. | |
| 749. |
Who of the follwing was crowned as 'Miss India USA 2017' recently? |
| Answer» Shree Saini was crowned 'Miss India USA 2017' at the pageant held at Royal Alberts Palace in Edison, New Jersey. Shree Saini is a resident of Washington state. She is 21 years old. She is a student at the University of Washington and an anti-bullying activist. First runner up for this title was Prachi Singh from Connecticut. Second runner-up was Fareena from North Carolina. | |
| 750. |
Who inaugurated the first national-level training of trainers programme for Sendai Framework in New Delhi? |
| Answer» Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, inaugurated the first national-level training of trainers programme for Sendai Framework in New Delhi. Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR), 2015-2030, adopted in March 2015 is an agreement among United Nations Member countries to prevent new and reduce existing disaster risks. The three-day training programme has been organised to familiarise various Central Government Ministries and Departments on utilisation of Sendai Monitor for developing act ion plans for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). It has been organised by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction-Global Education and Training Institute (UNISDR-GETI). | |