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| 1401. |
Who has become the first Sikh man to be hired as an anchor by a news channel in Pakistan? |
| Answer» In a first, a Sikh man has been hired as an anchor by a news channel in Pakistan. Harmeet Singh, who is a resident of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province's Chakesar city, has joined the Public News channel. | |
| 1402. |
Name of the Indian American women who has been appointed as the CEO of Committee of United States is __________. |
| Answer» The Democratic National Committee (DNC), the decision-making body of the Democratic Party in the US, has appointed Indian American Seema Nanda to serve as its new CEO. Nanda is currently the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the largest human and civil rights organisation in the US. She replaces interim CEO Mary Beth Cahill, who took the helm of the DNC in February. | |
| 1403. |
Who wins the 2018 Malaysia Open title? |
| Answer» Malaysian Lee Chong Wei beat Japanese shuttler Kento Momota 21-17, 23-21 to grab the Malaysia Open title for a historic 12th time. In the women's singles final, top seed Tai Tzu Ying from Taiwan saw off China's He Bingjiao. Indian campaign had ended with the defeat of PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth in their semi-finals. Lee Chong Wei is currently world number 6. | |
| 1404. |
Who won the title of Austrian Grand Prix Formula One 2018 recently? |
| Answer» Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the Austrian Grand Prix in Austria. Kimi Raikkonen was a close second, with teammate Vettel third. | |
| 1405. |
Who has been selected for the 2018 National Maritime Search and Rescue Award? |
| Answer» Milan Shankar Tare, a fisherman from Maharashtra's Palghar district, has been selected for the 2018 National Maritime Search and Rescue Award. The award recognises Tare's act of bravery at sea and selfless duty in sync with the highest traditions of maritime fraternity. On 9th May 2018, Tare saved the lives of 12 people from a sinking fishing boat named Shivneri. He used his judgement to locate the distressed boat in the dark. He also alerted other boats to join the rescue operation off the Satpati coast. The prestigious award consisting of a commendation certificate and cash prize will be presented to Tare in New Delhi on 5th July. | |
| 1406. |
Who has taken an additional charge as chairman and managing director of steel PSU Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)? |
| Answer» Senior bureaucrat Saraswati Prasad has taken over the additional charge as chairman and managing director of steel PSU Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL). | |
| 1407. |
Mark Zuckerberg becomes the World's __________ richest person. |
| Answer» Facebook Inc. co-founder Mark Zuckerberg has overtaken Warren Buffett as the world's third-richest person. Zuckerberg, who trails only Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos and Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates, eclipsed Buffett as Facebook shares climbed 2.4%, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. It's the first time that the three wealthiest people on the ranking made their fortunes from technology. | |
| 1408. |
Who has been appointed as the new chairman of Payments Council of India? |
| Answer» Payments Council of India (PCI), an apex body representing the companies in the payments and settlement system, has announced the appointment of Vishwas Patel, CEO of Infibeam Avenues, as its new chairman. Payments Council of India (PCI), an apex body representing the companies in the payments and settlement system, has announced the appointment of Vishwas Patel, CEO of Infibeam Avenues, as its new chairman. | |
| 1409. |
Name of the CM who launches a Special Drive Against Malnutrition: POSHAN Abhiyan is; |
| Answer» Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani launched 'Poshan Abhiyan'--a statewide mission to eradicate malnutrition among children by providing them nutritious food through Anganwadi centres. The CM also launched 'Purna' project to eliminate malnutrition among girls in the age group of 14 to 18. The government has allocated Rs 270 crore to control malnutrition among those girls who he said would become mothers in future. | |
| 1410. |
Who has been appointed as the new head of the crucial Drug Enforcement Agency? |
| Answer» Uttam Dhillon, an Indian-American top White House lawyer, has been appointed as the new head of the crucial Drug Enforcement Agency that combats the smuggling and use of narcotics in the US. Dhillon replaces Robert Patterson, who has retired after 30 years of service. Dhillon, who till recently worked in the White House as deputy counsel and deputy assistant to President Donald Trump, took up the role of Acting Director of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). | |
| 1411. |
Which union minister launched CMSMS and 'Khan Prahari' App in New Delhi? |
| Answer» Union Minister of Coal, Railways, Finance & Corporate Affairs, Piyush Goyal launched the Coal Mine Surveillance & Management System (CMSMS) and Mobile Application 'Khan Prahari' developed by CMPDI, Ranchi in New Delhi. The basic objective of CMSMS is reporting, monitoring and taking suitable action on unauthorised coal mining activities. Khan Prahari is a tool for reporting any activity taking place related to illegal coal mining like rat-hole mining, pilferage etc. | |
| 1412. |
__________ has been appointed new Chancellor of the University of Hyderabad (UoH). |
| Answer» Justice L Narasimha Reddy, the former Chief Justice of the Patna High Court, has been appointed as Chancellor of the University of Hyderabad for a period of three years. President Ram Nath Kovind in his capacity as Visitor of the University appointed Justice Reddy as Chancellor of of UoH. Justice Reddy, who is also the Chairman of the Central Administrative Tribunal, served as a Judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, between 2001 and 2015. | |
| 1413. |
Who was elected as the President of Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA)? |
| Answer» Journalist Rajat Sharma was elected the President of Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA). Rajat Sharma won 54.40 % of the total votes recorded. The DDCA elections were conducted between June 27 and June 30, 2018. Rakesh Kumar Bansal was elected as the Vice President with 48.87% votes. Former sports committee head Vinod Tiharawith 1374 votes became secretary. Rajat Sharma is a Padma Bhushan awardee journalist. He is the Chairman and Chief Editor of news channel INDIA TV. | |
| 1414. |
Who become the first-ever transgender woman to be crowned Miss Universe Spain? |
| Answer» Angela Ponce from Seville has created by becoming the first-ever transgender woman to be crowned Miss Universe Spain, after beating 22 contestants. She will representing her country at the 67th Miss Universe 2018 pageant in Philippines in December 2018. This comes six years after the Miss Universe organisation put an end to the ban on transgender contestants in the competition in 2012. | |
| 1415. |
Who won a gold medal in the 65kg category at the Tbilisi Grand Prix in Georgia? |
| Answer» Bajrang Punia won gold medal in the 65kg category at the Tbilisi Grand Prix in Georgia. Bajrang Punia defeated Iranian wrestler Mehran Nasiri in the finals and won gold medal in the 65kg category. He ecorded a 9-3 win over Mehran Nasiri and represent India in the 65kg after Wrestling Federation of India exempted him from trials. | |
| 1416. |
Who cuts luxury travel for ministers, announces 'one person, one car' policy? |
| Answer» In an attempt to reduce travel expenses of ministers and bureaucrats, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee also announced that foreign travel of ministers and state officials would be sanctioned only by her, apart from ordering cuts on hospitality expenses such as food and refreshments on an emergency basis. She further mandated economy class travel in low-cost airlines for all domestic air trips. Banerjee also formed a committee, to be headed by chief secretary Malay Kumar De, to supervise progress of government projects. | |
| 1417. |
Who bagged the bronze medal in the 2018 IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships at Tashkent? |
| Answer» Indian lifter Jhilli Dalabehera has bagged the bronze medal in the 2018 IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships at Tashkent. She lifted 167 kg in the 48 kg category to finish third on the podium. According to Indian Weightlifting Federation Secretary General Sahdev Yadav, Jhilli is the second woman lifter after Saikhom Mirabai Chanu in 2013 to win a medal in the Junior World Championships. | |
| 1418. |
Who is appointed as the MD of National Film Development Corporation? |
| Answer» Manoj Kumar Pingua, a joint secretary of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is appointed as the acting Manager of National Film Development Corporation (NFDC). The previous Managing Director of NFDC is Nina Lath Gupta. | |
| 1419. |
Who has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of the Hyderabad High Court for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh? |
| Answer» Justice Thottathil Bhaskaran Nair Radhakrishnan has been sworn in as new Chief Justice of the Hyderabad High Court for the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in Hyderabad. Governor of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh ESL Narasimhan administered the oath at a function in the Raj Bhavan on July 7, 2018. Justice Radhakrishnan was Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court before being shifted to Hyderabad. He was the Acting Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court for a brief period. | |
| 1420. |
Who become the oldest Indian woman to complete an Ironman Triathlon? |
| Answer» At 52, Anju Khosla has become the oldest Indian woman to complete an Ironman Triathlon - one of the toughest one-day sporting events. The New Delhi resident completed her first full Ironman Triathlon, in Carinthia, Austria, in 15 hours, 54 minutes and 54 seconds. | |
| 1421. |
Who won the first prize of National Human Rights Commission's logo design contest? |
| Answer» Bansi Lal Ketki from Mumbai in Maharashtra won the first prize of Rs 50,000 along with a certificate in the logo design contest. His design artistically adds the numerals '25' to the existing logo of the NHRC, using the theme of the tricolour. Tabrej Qureshi from Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh has bagged the top prize in the slogan/tagline contest. His tagline entry was: 'Awaaz Aapke Adhikar Ki' and slogan -- 'Desh may vikas ki aayge bahar, jab hoga surakshit manav adhikar. The NHRC was established on October 12, 1993, under the Protection of the Human Rights (PHR) Act, 1993. | |
| 1422. |
Who will lead the Indian Hockey Team at Asian Games 2018? |
| Answer» Indian goalkeeper PR Sreejesh will lead the 18-member Indian men's hockey squad while Chinglensana Singh Kangujam will serve as his deputy in the 18th Asian Games, which will begin in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia in August 2018. | |
| 1423. |
Who has been appointed as Asia's representative Athletes Advisory Commission of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF)? |
| Answer» India's ace squash player Dipika Pallikal has been appointed as Asia's representative in the prestigious Athletes Advisory Commission of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF). The CGF Athletes Advisory Commission is the body that represents and speaks on behalf of all Commonwealth athletes. | |
| 1424. |
Who received Knowledge Excellence Award at the 22nd International Conference on Non-Ferrous Minerals and Metals 2018? |
| Answer» Dr. Tapan Kumar Chand, CMD, NALCO, received Knowledge Excellence Award from Secretary, Ministry of Mines, Anil Gopishankar Mukim, for Outstanding Contribution in Aluminium Knowledge domain, at the 22nd International Conference on Non-Ferrous Minerals and Metals 2018 at Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Conference was organized by Corporate Monitor. It was inaugurated by Secretary, Ministry of Mines, Anil Gopishankar Mukim. A special NALCO (National Aluminium Company Limited) booklet on Sustainable Mining named 'Mine with Mind' was released. | |
| 1425. |
Who won the gold medal at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup 2018? |
| Answer» Dipa Karmakar clinched the gold medal at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup in Mersin, Turkey. She scored 14.150 to win the top prize. She had topped the qualification with a score of 13.400. Dipa has created a history and she is now the first Indian gymnast to win a gold in a world level event. | |
| 1426. |
Recently, Who has been named as the brand ambassador of Muthoot Pappachan Group? |
| Answer» The Muthoot Pappachan Group has named actress Vidya Balan as its brand ambassador. Vidya Balan has been appointed the brand ambassador for 2 years. The Muthoot Pappachan group will launch a new ad campaign, including TV commercials. | |
| 1427. |
Name of the Indian cricketer reached the milestone of playing 500 international matches during the second T20 International against England? |
| Answer» Mahendra Singh Dhoni has become the 3rd Indian after Sachin Tendulkar (664) and Rahul Dravid (509) to reach this milestone of playing 500 international cricket matches. This T20 International match against England was Mahendra Singh Dhoni's 92nd T20 match. He has played 90 Test matches and 318 One Day International matches. | |
| 1428. |
Who has been appointed a member of the Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC)? |
| Answer» Uday Kumar Varma is a former Information and Broadcasting secretary. He is a former IAS officer of 1976 batch from the Madhya Pradesh cadre. He was also a member of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT). He succeeds Wajahat Habibullah, whose term at the BCCC has ended recently. | |
| 1429. |
Dr. Sandeep Sancheti has taken the charge as a President of __________. |
| Answer» Dr. Sandeep Sancheti, Vice Chancellor of SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST) has assumed charge as the 97th President of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi. The AIU has currently more than 720 members represented by Vice Chancellors. Seen as the representative of all Universities of India, the AIU facilitates coordination and mutual consultation among Universities as well as acting as a liaison with Central and State governments. | |
| 1430. |
Who has been appointed as new MD and CEO of Mercedes Benz India? |
| Answer» Schwenk will take charge from November 1 by replacing Roland Folger, who will assume a new position for Mercedes-Benz's Thailand and Vietnam markets. Schwenk is currently the CFO of Beijing Mercedes-Benz Sales Service Co. in China. | |
| 1431. |
For which bank, T Latha was appointed as the Managing Director & CEO? |
| Answer» Dhanlaxmi Bank Limited has appointed T Latha as the Managing Director & CEO. She has taken over from G Sreeram, who has retired from the office on completion of his tenure. She has 35 years of banking experience with Punjab National Bank across a host of roles and responsibilities including Branch Management, Regional Management and National Level Credit Management handling a portfolio of around Rs 400 billion. | |
| 1432. |
Name of the mountainer who become the second Indian mountaineer to climb Mt Ojos del Salado after Malli Mastan Babu. |
| Answer» Satyarup Siddhanta has become the second Indian mountaineer after Malli Mastan Babu to climb Mt Ojos del Salado, the highest volcano in the world. Ojos del Salado is a stratovolcano (a volcano built up of alternate layers of lava and ash) in the Andes on the Argentina-Chile border and the highest active volcano in the world at 6,893 metres (22,615 ft). He also also set to be the first Indian to climb Mt Sidley, the highest volcano of Antarctica, which will help him realise the dream of scaling seven summits and seven volcanic summits. | |
| 1433. |
Vivek Sharma has beem appointed as the new MD of Indian Electricals Business for this company. |
| Answer» Anchor Electricals Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation announced that, Vivek Sharma has been appointed as the company's new Managing Director to head its electricals business. Vivek Sharma will drive the electricals arm and supervise growth of all businesses like wiring devices, switchgears, wires, cables and tapes, conduit pipes, lighting, solar, housing, power tools and indoor air quality. | |
| 1434. |
Sun Pharma Consumer Healthcare has named which actor as the brand ambassador of health supplement Revital H? |
| Answer» Sun Pharma CEO - India, Emerging Markets and Consumer Healthcare Kal Sundaram said that, Akshay Kumar will be a perfect ambassador for Revital H. A marketing campaign featuring Akshay Kumar was released on 9th July 2018. Revital H is one of India's leading and most trusted health supplement for over twenty years. | |
| 1435. |
For which state, Dipa Karmakar was named as the brand ambassador? |
| Answer» The BJP Tripura state committee proposed the government to appoint gold medal winner in the prestigious FIG World Challenge Cup in Mersin in Turkey Dipa Karmakar, as brand ambassador of the state. | |
| 1436. |
Who tops in the Forbes 2018 list of America's most successful women entrepreneurs? |
| Answer» Diane Hendricks, cofounder and chairman of ABC Supply, reclaims the top position on Forbes 2018 list of America's most successful women entrepreneurs, with a net worth of $4.9 billion. ? 20-yr-old Kylie Jenner youngest among US richest self-made women, with a net worth of $900 million. ? Two Indian-origin women featured on this list are Computer networking company Arista Networks CEO, Jayshree Ullal (ranked 18th with a fortune of $1.3 billion) and IT consulting firm Syntel Co-Founder Neerja Sethi (ranked 21st with $1-billion). | |
| 1437. |
Who receives lifetime achievement award at Seatrade 30th Anniversary? |
| Answer» Dr Ravi Mehrotra CBE, Chairman of Foresight Group International Ltd., was presented with a lifetime achievement award by Chris Hayman (Chairman, Seatrade) at the Seatrade 30th Anniversary Award Ceremony held at the Landmark, London. The award recognises recipients who have made a significant and lasting contribution to shipping and the maritime industry. | |
| 1438. |
Who bagged the gold at the IAAF World U20 Championship in the 400m event? |
| Answer» Hima Das bagged the gold at the IAAF World U20 Championship in the 400m event. She became the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at a track event on the world stage. She recorded a time of 51.13 at the National Inter State Championships in Guwahati, which is now the the Indian U20 national record. | |
| 1439. |
Who overtook the Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma to become Asia's richest person? |
| Answer» Mukesh Ambani is poised to overhaul Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma to develop into Asia's richest particular person as he positions Reliance Industries to disrupt the e-commerce area in India. Ambani has added $four billion to his fortune this 12 months as Reliance doubled its petrochemicals capability and traders cheered the success of his disruptive telecom upstart Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. Then earlier this month, the tycoon unveiled plans to leverage his 215 million telecom subscribers to increase his e-commerce choices, taking up the likes of Amazon.com Inc and Walmart Inc. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's has misplaced $1.four billion in 2018. | |
| 1440. |
Who inagurated the state-run power giant National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) 250 MW Solar Power Plant in Mandsaur? |
| Answer» Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan inaugurated state-run power giant National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) 250 MW Solar Power Plant in Mandsaur. This is one of the biggest solar plant developed using domestically manufactured Solar cells and modules under the Make in India initiative. According to NTPC, this project has been set up mainly on non-agricultural land and generation of electricity has been achieved without affecting the natural eco-system with zero carbon emission at an investment of about Rs 1,500 crore. | |
| 1441. |
Dr. TCA Raghavan was appointed as the Director General of this department. |
| Answer» Venkaiah Naidu, the Vice President of India and the President of the ICWA, has appointed Dr. TCA Raghavan as the Director General of the ICWA. Dr. Raghavan is an Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, 1982 batch. He has served as India's High Commissioner to Islamabad and Singapore. | |
| 1442. |
Who is the newly-appointed chairman of the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC)? |
| Answer» Shrimat Pandey is the newly-appointed chairman of the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) and will have tenure of five years. Justice Pradeep Nandrajog, the Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court, administered oath of office to Pandey. The Commission was established on 2nd January 2000 under the ERC Act, 1998 o play a more effective role in the development of energy sector. | |
| 1443. |
Who is the most followed world leader on Twitter? |
| Answer» US President Donald Trump is the most followed world leader on Twitter, with 52 million followers on his @realDonaldTrump account. Facebook is the second most popular platform among government leaders followed by Instagram. | |
| 1444. |
Who inagurated a multimedia exhibition organised by Regional Outreach Bureau of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB)? |
| Answer» Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated a multimedia exhibition organised by Regional Outreach Bureau of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) in Puri, Odisha. This would be an exhibition showcasing all the schemes launched in 48 months (4 years) by PM Narendra Modi. The exhibition is taking place at Saradhabali near Bholanath Vidyapith in Puri. | |
| 1445. |
Scientist RA Mashelkar proposed as the Chancellor of __________. |
| Answer» Reliance Foundation has proposed the name of eminent scientist Raghunath A Mashelkar as the Chancellor of yet-to-be established Jio Institute. He currently heads the National Innovation Foundation under the Department of Science and Technology, GoI. Dipak C Jain, former director of Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration in Bangkok, will serve as the Vice-Chancellor of the Institute. | |
| 1446. |
Name of the Indian Boy who has named as the "British Indian of the Year" for acheiving in Yoga. |
| Answer» An eight-year-old Indian-origin schoolboy, Ishwar Sharma who is the under-11 UK national yoga champion has been named the "British Indian of the Year" in the Young Achiever category for his achievements in the field of Yoga. He has won a gold medal representing Great Britain at the World Student Games 2018 in Winnipeg, Canada. | |
| 1447. |
Who was named as the 'NRI Of the Year 2018'? |
| Answer» Prem Watsa, founder of Fairfax Financial Holdings, was presented the Special Jury 'NRI of the Year Award' at the 5th edition of Times NOW & ICICI Bank NRI of the Year Awards 2018, in Mumbai. The NRI of the Year Awards honours global Indians who have achieved a mark for themselves worldwide. | |
| 1448. |
Harindra Rao has taken over additional charge of General Manager of ___________. |
| Answer» Harindra Rao, General Manager, Eastern Railway and Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) has taken over additional charge of General Manager South Eastern Railway. He was previously working as Chief Electrical Engineer in South Eastern Railway. Rao has previously worked in Eastern Railway, South Eastern Railway, Diesel Locomotive Works, East Central Railway and North Central Railway. | |
| 1449. |
Who bagged the gold medal in the Asia Junior Championship? |
| Answer» Indian badminton player Lakshya Sen bagged the gold medal after defeating world no. 1 Kunlavut Vitidsaran in the final match of the Badminton Asia Junior Championship held in Jakarata. The Indian shuttler created history by beating the top-seed 21-19 and 21-18, thus clinching the championship. | |
| 1450. |
Who launched a Student Police Cadet (SPC) programme in Haryana? |
| Answer» The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh launched the Student Police Cadet (SPC) programme for nationwide implementation at a ceremony in Gurugram, Haryana. According to Home Minister, SPC would lead to a silent revolution over the years by focusing on character building by imparting moral values to budding minds. | |