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| 1851. |
Who is the author of the book "Notes of a Dream: The Authorized Biography of A.R. Rahman"? |
| Answer» Oscar-winning musician A.R. Rahman, whose biography Notes of a Dream: The Authorized Biography of A.R. Rahman was launched in Mumbai says the book has been a journey for him and took him to those corners of his life which have remained candid for a long time. Written by author Krishna Trilok, the biography in association with Landmark and Penguin Random House was launched in Mumbai. | |
| 1852. |
Who was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Lao People's Democratic Republic? |
| Answer» Dinkar Asthana was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Lao People's Democratic Republic. Dinkar Asthana is an Indian Foreign Service Officer (IFS) of the 1990 batch. Currently, he is Additional Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs. He has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Lao People's Democratic Republic. He replaces Mr. Ravi Shankar Aisola. He will take up this assignment. | |
| 1853. |
Name of the gymnast who won the 13th world championship gold medal? |
| Answer» Simone Biles became the first ever gymnast to win 13 world championship gold medals, by winning her 13th gold medal at the world gymnastics championships in Doha, Qatar. Simone Biles has surpassed the previous all-time record of 12 world championship gold medals by Belarusian Vitaly Scherbo, made in 1996. She won her 13th career gold medal in the individual vault competition. She won a total of the 3 gold medals and 1 silver medal, in the championship at Doha. She won gold in the team and all-around events. She won silver medal in the uneven bars event. | |
| 1854. |
Who will be awarded the Maharashtra government's Natvarya Prabhakar Panshikar Lifetime Achievement award? |
| Answer» Marathi actor Jayant Sawarkar will be awarded the Maharashtra government's Natvarya Prabhakar Panshikar Lifetime Achievement award in the field of theatre. Also, Tabla artist Vinayak Thorat will be awarded the Sangeetacharya Annasaheb Kirloskar Lifetime Achievement. Both the awards consist of cash prizes of Rs 5 lakh, citation and memento each. Dates for the presentation of the awards have not yet been announced. Jayant Sawarkar started his career in Marathi theatre as a backstage artist. His role as a clown in "Samrat Singh" fetched him fame. | |
| 1855. |
Angad Vir Singh won __________ medal in shooting in the 8th Asian Shotgun Championship. |
| Answer» Angad Vir Singh Bajwa won the gold medal in the men's skeet final of the 8th Asian Shotgun Championship on 6 November 2018. He became the first Indian skeet shooter to win a gold medal at any continental or world level event. Di Jin of China won the silver medal while Saeed Al Maktoum of UAE won the bronze medal. | |
| 1856. |
Who will be conferred with the Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award by the Press Council of India (PCI)? |
| Answer» Journalist and the Hindu Group of Publications Chairman N Ram has been chosen for the Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award, presented by the Press Council of India (PCI), for his contribution to journalism. The award will be presented on November 16, 2018, on the occasion of the National Press Day. | |
| 1857. |
Who became the first cricketer in history to score 4 T20 hundreds? |
| Answer» Rohit Sharma has become India's highest run-scorer in T20 international cricket. He has scored 2203 runs in 86 T20 matches. Virat Kohli, who has scored 2102 runs in 62 T20 matches, held the record previously. Rohit Sharma has also scored 4 centuries in T20I format. He also scored three double hundreds in one-day internationals. | |
| 1858. |
Who was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Islamic Republic of Iran? |
| Answer» Gaddam Dharmendra was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Islamic Republic of Iran. Gaddam Dharmendra is an Indian Foreign Service Officer (IFS) of 1990 batch. At present, he is Additional Secretary at Headquarters of Ministry of External Affairs. He has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Islamic Republic of Iran. He will succeed Saurabh Kumar, who was appointed India's ambassador to Myanmar in October 2018. He will take up the assignment soon. | |
| 1859. |
Who has been appointed as the nee Chairman of Electric carmaker Tesla? |
| Answer» Electric carmaker Tesla has appointed Robyn Denholm as the Chairman of the company's board of directors, replacing Elon Musk. She will also be leaving her role as CFO and Head of Strategy at Telstra, Australia's largest telecommunications company. She has been on the Tesla board as an independent director since 2014. Elon Musk will remain the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tesla. | |
| 1860. |
Who won the fourth annual "Breakthrough Junior Challenge" for 2018, a US-based global science video competition? |
| Answer» Samay Godika won the fourth annual "Breakthrough Junior Challenge" for 2018, a global science video competition. Samay Godika is 16 years old. He is a native of Boston. He now lives in India and studies at the National Public School-Koramangala in Bengaluru. He submitted a video in the life sciences category on circadian rhythms for the US-based Breakthrough Junior Challenge. He will receive $400,000 (nearly Rs. 2.92 crore) in educational prizes for himself, his teacher and his school. He will receive a $250,000 college scholarship. His ninth and tenth grade science teacher Pramila Menon will get $50,000. His school will receive an advanced science lab worth $100,000. | |
| 1861. |
Who was sworn in as the chairperson of Meghalaya's first Lokayukta? |
| Answer» Justice (Retd) of Gauhati High Court, Pranoy Kumar Musahary, was sworn in as the chairperson of Meghalaya's first Lokayukta. Upon appointment, he urged the Conrad Sangma government to speed up the appointment of 4 other members of the Lokayukta. The Lokayukta is empowered to probe allegations of corruption against public functionaries. | |
| 1862. |
The first Indian woman who was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Strathclyde of United Kingdom in Glasgow, Scotland is; |
| Answer» Arunima Sinha was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Strathclyde of United Kingdom in Glasgow, Scotland. She has been awarded for her inspirational achievements in mountaineering. She is 30 years old. In 2013, she became the world's first woman amputee to climb Mount Everest. She is a former Indian national Volleyball player. Her left leg was amputated below the knee after being thrown from a train while resisting a robbery. | |
| 1863. |
Who won the 2018 Men's Singles title at the Rolex Paris Masters? |
| Answer» In Tennis, Karen Khachanov has lifted the 2018 Men's Singles title at the Rolex Paris Masters with a stunning win over World No. 2 Novak Djokovic. In the title clash, Khachanov defeated Djokovic in straight sets by 7-5, 6-4 to end the Serb's 22-match unbeaten run. With the victory, Khachanov has become the first Russian since Nikolay Davydenko in 2009 to win a Masters 1000 title. | |
| 1864. |
Gaddam Dharmendra was appointed as the Ambassador of India to __________. |
| Answer» Gaddam Dharmendra, a 1990-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, has been appointed India's new Ambassador to Iran. He will succeed Saurabh Kumar, who was appointed India's ambassador to Myanmar. Dharmendra's appointment comes at a time when the global focus is on oil imports from Iran as the US has recently imposed "the toughest ever" sanctions aimed at altering the Iranian regime's "behaviour". | |
| 1865. |
Indian shooter who has won the historic men's skeet gold at the Asian Shotgun Championship 2018 in Kuwait. |
| Answer» In the 8th Asian Shotgun Championship 2018 in Kuwait, Angad Vir Singh Bajwa has won the men's skeet gold with a perfect score of 60 - a World record - in the final on November 7. With this, he became the first Indian skeet shooter to win a continental or world level event. Angad shot a perfect 60 out of 60 in the final round to claim top spot ahead of China's Di Jin who shot 58. UAE's Saeed Al Maktoum won bronze with a score of 46. In the concurrently held 11th Asian Air Gun championship, Indian team of Elavenil Valarivan and Hriday Hazarika won the mixed air rifle gold with a world junior record of 502.1. The other Indian team of Mehuli Ghosh and Arjun Babuta bagged the bronze. | |
| 1866. |
Who inagurated the Indian War Memorial on a three-day visit to France? |
| Answer» Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu is on a three-day visit to France. He inaugurated Indian War Memorial at Villers Guislain. Earlier the Vice President attended the Indian community reception in Paris. The main ceremony at Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris was presided over by the French President Emmanuel Macron. The Vice President also met the Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay. | |
| 1867. |
Indian Wrestler who becomes World No.1 in 65 kg category is; |
| Answer» Star Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia touched a new high in his career by achieving the number one rank in the world in the 65kg category. The 24-year-old Bajrang, who has won five medals this season, including CWG and Asian Games gold and a silver at the World Championship, was placed atop the ranking table with 96 points in the UWW list. It has turned out to be a remarkable season for Bajrang, who was also the only Indian grappler to be given a seeding at the Budapest World Championship. | |
| 1868. |
Who was appointed the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Madagascar? |
| Answer» Abhay Kumar was appointed the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Madagascar. He is an Indian Foreign Service Officer (IFS) of the 2003 batch. At present he is Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) at the Indian Embassy of Brasilia. He has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Madagascar. He will replace Subir Dutta. He will take up this assignment soon. | |
| 1869. |
India's Food and Agro Buyer-Seller Meet (BSM) was held in Jeddah. It was inaugurated by ___________. |
| Answer» Food and Agro Buyer-Seller Meet (BSM) was held in Jeddah. It was inaugurated by Md. Noor Rahman Sheikh, Consul General of India in Jeddah and Hassan Ibrahim Dahlan, Secretary General of Jeddah Chamber. It was organized by Consulate General of India in Jeddah in association with Jeddah Chamber and Trade Promotion Council of India (TPCI). 25 Indian companies from food and agricultural products sector met the Saudi importers at the BSM. | |
| 1870. |
Who was conferred with France's highest civilian honour 'Knight of the Legion of Honour'? |
| Answer» Jawahar Lal Sarin was conferred with France's highest civilian honour 'Knight of the Legion of Honour'. It was given by French Ambassador to India Alexandre Ziegler. He received the honor due to his outstanding contribution to enhancing Indo-French cultural cooperation and promoting the French language. He is currently the president of the governing body of Alliance Franaise. | |
| 1871. |
Who will be the chief guest at the 2019 Republic Day parade of India? |
| Answer» South African president Cyril Ramaphosa will be chief guest at the 2019 Republic Day parade of India. With this, Ramaphosa would become 2nd leader from his country to attend the event. Former president Nelson Mandela was the chief guest at the 1995 parade. An anti-apatheid activist and a Mahatma Gandhi follower, Ramaphosa became the 5th president of South Africa after the resignation of Jacob Zuma in December 2017. In April 2018, he led around 5,000 people at the annual 'Gandhi Walk' event in Lenasia near Johannesburg, to promote community awareness and fitness. Hence, the move to invite Ramaphosa also coincides with Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary. South Africa is also a key BRICS association partner for India. Generally, chief guests of the parade are heads of states of countries that are strategically important to India, or heads of neighbouring countries. | |
| 1872. |
Who launched the LEAP and ARPIT Programmes For Higher Education faculty? |
| Answer» Satya Pal Singh, Minister of State for Human Resource Development, launched two new initiatives, namely, the Leadership for Academicians Programme (LEAP) and the Annual Refresher Programme In Teaching (ARPIT) for higher education faculty. LEAP is a three weeks flagship leadership development training programme for the second level academic functionaries in higher education institutions and ARPIT is a unique initiative of online professional development of 15 lakh higher education faculty. | |
| 1873. |
Justice Govind Mathur, was appointed as the Chief Justice of ___________ High Court. |
| Answer» The Central government cleared the appointment of Chief Justices of 4 High Courts namely: Allahabad, Patna, Madhya Pradesh and Tripura. The most senior judge of the Rajasthan High Court, Justice Govind Mathur, was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court. | |
| 1874. |
Name the Indian CM who launched GPS Mapping of Government Schools and Personnel Location System in the state? |
| Answer» Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio launched GPS Mapping of Government Schools and Personnel Location System in Kohima. This would help in computerization and digitization of records of all the government schools. This is a first in the country initiative and was under taken by the School Education Department of the state. | |
| 1875. |
Name of the Indian cricketer has been appointed captain of the United States national cricket team? |
| Answer» Saurabh Netravalkar, a former Mumbai medium pacer and India U-19 cricketer, has been appointed captain of the United States national cricket team. Saurabh Netravalkar is a 27-year-old software engineer. He had left to United States from India, to study computer science in Cornell University. He was India's highest wicket-taker in the 2010 U-19 World Cup. He also played Ranji Trophy for a season. | |
| 1876. |
Who has been appointed the new chairperson of Competition Commission of India (CCI)? |
| Answer» Ashok Kumar Gupta, a 1981 Tamil Nadu cadre IAS officer, has been appointed as new chairperson of Competition Commission of India (CCI). His tenure as the CCI Chairman will be till October 25, 2022, i.e. when attains the age of 65 years, or until further orders, whichever is earlier. He will succeed acting chairperson Sudhir Mittal. The CCI is a Quasi-judicial statutory body , established in October 2003 under the Competition Act of 2002, that keeps a tab on unfair business practices across sectors. It is the duty of the Commission to eliminate practices having adverse effect on competition, promote and sustain competition, protect the interests of consumers and ensure freedom of trade in the markets of India. | |
| 1877. |
Who has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the MP High Court? |
| Answer» The Central government appointed the senior-most judge of the Madhya Pradesh HC, Justice S K Seth, as the Chief Justice of the MP High Court. And The most senior judge of Himachal HC, Justice Sanjay Karol, was appointed as the Chief Justice of Tripura HC and Justice A P Sahi, was appointed the Chief Justice of Patna HC. | |
| 1878. |
The first Indian who climb Mt Giluwe, the second highest mountain in Papua New Guinea is? |
| Answer» Indian mountaineer Satyarup Siddhanta became the first Indian to climb Mt Giluwe, the second highest mountain in Papua New Guinea. Satyarup reached the summit of the mountain which is at an elevation of 4,367 metres. Satya now has scaled 5 of the 7 volcanic summits. | |
| 1879. |
Whom has been appointed as the new Enforcement Directorate Director (ED)? |
| Answer» Indian Revenue Service officer Sanjay Mishra was appointed as the new Enforcement Directorate Director (ED) in an additional capacity for three months. He has replaced Karnal Singh. He has also been appointed as the Principal Special Director in the same agency. | |
| 1880. |
Who won the Brazilian Grand Prix title in Brazil? |
| Answer» Five-time world champion Lewis Hamilton won Brazilian Grand Prix in Brazil. This is Lewis Hamilton's 10th victory of 2018 and 72nd victory of his career. Mercedes won the constructors championshipfor the 5th consecutive season. | |
| 1881. |
Siddharth Tiwari was joining as the Chief Representative for Asia and the Pacific. This announcement was approved by; |
| Answer» The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) announced a new addition to its team, with Siddharth Tiwari joining as the Chief Representative for Asia and the Pacific. He succeeds Eli Remolona, who was the previous Chief Representative of the Asian Office who held this position from 2008 to 2018. | |
| 1882. |
International Symposium to Promote Innovation & Research in Energy Efficiency INSPIRE 2018 was inagurated by; |
| Answer» R K Singh, Union Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy inaugurated the 'International Symposium to Promote Innovation & Research in Energy Efficiency' (INSPIRE 2018) on 11 November 2018. It is being organised by Energy Efficiency Services Limited and World Bank. It will focus on enhancing grid management, e-Mobility, and technologies for energy efficiency in India. | |
| 1883. |
Recently, Who released the book 'Yoga and Mindfulness' by Mansi Gulati? |
| Answer» Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu released the book 'Yoga and Mindfulness' authored by Yoga exponent, Ms. Mansi Gulati, at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Conference Hall, Vice President's House, in New Delhi. This book stresses that, yoga is not just asanas, but anything you do with mindfulness and dedication is yoga. This book helps in making yoga a part of your daily day life. It explains the link between physical exercises and mindfulness. It helps in understanding the philosophy behind yoga and also explains how various asanas are performed, with the help of pictures. It also lists the benefits of every asana. | |
| 1884. |
Who get an additional charge of the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers? |
| Answer» After the demise of Union Minister Ananth Kumar, Union Minister DV Sadananda Gowda has got the additional charge of the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers and Narendra Singh Tomar was assigned the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. Currently, DV Sadananda Gowda holds the portfolio of Statistics and Programme Implementation, while Narendra Singh is Minister of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Mines. Mr Ananth Kumar passed away recently due to multiple organ failure. | |
| 1885. |
Who won Munin Barkotoki Literary Award? |
| Answer» Munin Barkotoki Literary Award 2018 in Assam has been given to young writer-critic Dr Debabhuson Borah for his book on literary criticism titled 'Nirbochon'. The Munin Barkotoki Memorial Trust announced the annual Award instituted to encourage young and promising writers in Assamese. | |
| 1886. |
Who addressed the world's largest financial technology festival Fintech in Singapore? |
| Answer» Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the world's largest financial technology festival Fintech in Singapore. Addressing the gathering, Prime Minister stated Fintech is a celebration of belief in the spirit of innovation and power of technology. Mr Modi is the first Head of Government to deliver his address at Singapore in the event. About 30 thousand people attended the keynote address of Mr. Modi at this Festival. | |
| 1887. |
Who has been honoured with the "Lifetime Achievement Award" at the 6th Indian Social Work Congress in New Delhi? |
| Answer» Late Dr. Martha Farrell has been honoured with the "Lifetime Achievement Award" at the 6th Indian Social Work Congress in New Delhi. Dr. Farrell was recognized for her lifelong work towards gender equality, women's empowerment and prevention of sexual harassment at workplace. She was among 14 people killed in a terrorist attack on a guest house in Kabul, Afghanistan on May 13, 2015. Suheil Tandon, Martha's son along with the team of Martha Farrell Foundation received the award. | |
| 1888. |
Ashish Chowdhary was appointed as the operation head of this company? |
| Answer» Ashish Chowdhary is Chief Customer Operations Officer at Nokia Networks. He will leave Nokia Networks at the end of 2018. He will take charge as Apple's India operation head in January 2019. He has 25 years of international experience in the enterprise and telecom sectors. | |
| 1889. |
Who was appointed as a non-executive director of Vodafone Group? |
| Answer» Vodafone Group appointed Sanjiv Ahuja as a non-executive director with immediate effect. Sanjiv Ahuja is the Chairman of Tillman Global Holdings, which was founded by him in 2013. He was Chief Operating Officer and President of Telcordia Technologies. He held various roles in Orange Telecommunications namely Chief Operating Officer, Chief Executive and Chairman. He was CEO and Chairman of wireless broadband companies LightSquared and Augere. He also founded and chaired Eaton Towers, a telecom infrastructure company, in Africa. He was on the boards of Telenor ASA, Network Appliance, Cadbury Schweppes and Williams Sonoma. | |
| 1890. |
Who has been appointed as the cheif Product Officer of Bharti Airtel? |
| Answer» Bharti Airtel has appointed Adarsh Nair as Chief Product Officer, who will be the custodian of company's digital products and platforms, and play a pivotal role in digital transformation. | |
| 1891. |
BharatMatrimony announced whom as its brand ambassador? |
| Answer» Online matrimony service provider Bharat Matrimony Monday said it has roped in cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni as its brand ambassador. | |
| 1892. |
Who is appointed as UNICEF India's Youth Ambassador at Asian Games gold medalist? |
| Answer» Asian Games gold medalist Hima Das appointed as UNICEF India's Youth Ambassador. She won a silver medal in the 400 meters sprint and also a gold in the 4X400 meters relay at the Asian Games in Jakarta this year will work towards supporting various initiatives by UNICEF. | |
| 1893. |
Which minister launched NCDC's new scheme to promote young entrepreneurs in cooperatives? |
| Answer» Union Agriculture Minister launched NCDCs new scheme to promote young entrepreneurs in cooperatives. The main objective is to provide cheaper loans to startups in the cooperative sector. This scheme will be implemented by National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) by linking it to Rs 1000 crore 'Cooperative Start-up and Innovation Fund (CSIF) created by it. More incentives will be provided for cooperatives of North Eastern region, Aspirational Districts and cooperatives with women or SC or ST or PwD members. | |
| 1894. |
O.P. Bhatt quits from the search and selection committee of this bank. |
| Answer» O.P. Bhatt, former SBI chairman, has resigned from the search and selection committee of Yes Bank which was set up to identify a new Managing Director and CEO. He cited conflict of interest. Mr. Bhatt has attended three meetings of the search committee. Yes Bank stated that the Nomination and Remuneration Committee (NRC) has decided to continue with the existing members to complete the process as per the timeline communicated by RBI. | |
| 1895. |
Jayesh Sanghrajka was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of __________. |
| Answer» India's second largest IT services firm Infosys named Jayesh Sanghrajka as its interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The current CFO, MD Ranganath, step down after an 18-year career with the company. Sanghrajka has spent 13 years in Infosys over two stints and is currently Executive Vice President and Deputy Chief Financial Officer. | |
| 1896. |
Who inaugurated the National Press Day celebrations in New Delhi? |
| Answer» Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will inaugurate the National Press Day celebrations in New Delhi. Press Council of India Chairman CK Prasad the winners of the National Awards for Excellence in Journalism will be honored on the occasion. Eminent journalist and Chairman of the Hindu Publishing Group, N Ram has been selected under prestigious award category of Raja Ram Mohan Roy award. Ruby Sarkar, Chief Correspondent of Deshbandhu, Bhopal and Rajesh Josh of Daily Pudhari in Ratnagiri will share the award in the category of Rural Journalism. The selection of the awardees was carried out by a jury comprising eminent working journalists, and senior editors, among others. The Delegates from neighboring Press Councils of SAARC countries - Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives will be present on the occasion. | |
| 1897. |
Who has been honoured with the 2018 Munin Barkotoki Literary Award? |
| Answer» Young writer-critic Dr Debabhuson Borah has been honoured with the prestigious Munin Barkotoki Literary Award 2018 in Assam for his book on literary criticism titled 'Nirbochon' The annual award, which carries a cash prize of Rs 50,000 along with a citation and a plaque, was instituted in the memory of renowned writer, critic and journalist Munin Barkotoki to encourage young and promising authors writing in Assamese. The Awards for the years 2017 and 2018 will be given away at a function to be held here in February 2019. It must be noted that Short-story writer Dalim Das has been selected for the 2017 award for his collection 'Hari Jadu Madhu'. | |
| 1898. |
Name of the Indian boy who won the World u-12 open chess championships in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. |
| Answer» International Master, D.Gukesh, with 10 points, won the World u-12 open chess championships in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Around 851 participants from 86 federations took part in the Championship event. Volodar Murzin of Russia finished second by securing 8.5 points and Nico Chasin of USA settled for third place by securing 8.5. India stood second with two golds, while China and USA took the 1st and 3rd spot. | |
| 1899. |
Who won the Tata Steel's Chess India Blitz Tournament in Kolkata? |
| Answer» Viswanathan Anand won the inaugural Tata Steel Chess India Blitz Tournament in Kolkata. In the play-off, Viswanathan Anand beat Hikaru Nakamura 1.5-0.5 and won the inaugural Tata Steel Chess India Blitz Tournament title. | |
| 1900. |
Who won gold in the 62nd National Shotgun championship in Rajasthan? |
| Answer» Mohd. Asab and Ahvar Rizvi defeated Ankur Mittal, the reigning World champion, and won the double trap gold and silver in the 62nd National Shotgun championship held at Jaipur, Rajasthan. Asab shot 134 to beat Ahvar by one point and Ankur shot 128. | |