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| 2001. |
Name the Union Minister who resigned recently? |
| Answer» Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) Chief Upendra Kushwaha resigned as Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development. This comes a day ahead of the start of the Parliament's Winter Session, triggering a realignment of political equations in Bihar. | |
| 2002. |
Vanessa Ponce de Leon won the Miss World 2018 crown. She belongs to the country of; |
| Answer» Mexico's Vanessa Ponce de Leon won the coveted Miss World 2018 crown at a grand event held in the Chinese city, Sanya. Thailand's Nicolene Pichapa Limsnukan was declared the runner-up. Former Miss World Manushi Chillar (India) presented the crown to the new winner during the pageant in which 118 contestants participated. India's Anukreethy Vas failed to make a mark at the pageant as she could not even make it to the top 30. | |
| 2003. |
Who was appointed as the Economic Advisor, recently? |
| Answer» The government appointed Dr. Krishnamurthy Subramanian as the new Chief Economic Advisor. Dr. Subramanian will have a tenure of three years. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has cleared his name. He is currently working as an Associate Professor at the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad. A Ph.D. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a top-ranking IIT-IIM alumnus, Subramanian is one of the world's leading experts in banking, corporate governance and economic policy. | |
| 2004. |
Name of the first Indian who wins Mister Supranational title in Poland. |
| Answer» Goa's Prathamesh Maulingkar has created history by becoming the first Asian/Indian to win Mister Supranational title in a competition held at Krynica-Zdroj, Poland. The 27-year-old defeated 37 contestants from all over the world in the final round to win the coveted title. At the same pageant, Mister Supranational Poland was adjudged first runner-up, Mister Supranational Brazil was adjudged second runner-up and Mister Supranational Thailand was announced as the third runner-up. | |
| 2005. |
Who has become the youngest Indian golfer to win Asian Tour Order Of Merit? (Marks: 0) |
| Answer» Shubhankar Sharma has become the fifth and the youngest Indian golfer to clinch the Asian Tour Order of Merit after a groundbreaking year of achievements. With this achievement, He joined the exclusive club of Indians who have achieved the feat in the past - Jyoti Randhawa (2002), Arjun Atwal (2003), Jeev Milkha Singh (2006 and 2008) and Anirban Lahiri (2015). | |
| 2006. |
Who was elected as the 14th chairman of the Coca-Cola Company? |
| Answer» James Quincey was elected as the 14th chairman of the Coca-Cola Company, succeeding Muhtar Kent, who plans to retire in April after a Coca-Cola system career that started in 1978. Quincey, currently serves as president and CEO of the Coca-Cola Company and will become chairman following the company's annual meeting in April 2019. Brian Smith will become president and chief operating officer of the company on Jan. 1, 2019. The company also announced that Sam Nunn, the Coca-Cola director, will also retire and Maria Elena "Mel" Lagomasino, will succeed Nunn as an independent director. | |
| 2007. |
Who has been honoured with this year's Sanctuary Wildlife Service Award? |
| Answer» Hyderabad-based conservationist Imran Siddiqui has been honoured with this year's Sanctuary Wildlife Service Award, which is India's most prestigious award. Siddiqui, who is an Assistant Director for Conservation Science at WCS-India monitors tiger in 10,000 sq km, including Nagarjunasagar Srisailam, Amrabad and Kawal Tiger Reserves, and corridors connecting to Tadoba and Tirupati Forests. | |
| 2008. |
Who is appointed as the Chief Business Officer of Walmart India? |
| Answer» Walmart India, the U.S. retail major, appointed Sameer Aggarwal as its Chief Business Officer. Mr.Sameer has been elevated from his position as EVP, chief strategy and administrative officer to the Chief Business Officer with immediate effect. Aggarwal will now lead strategy, merchandising, cost analytics, e-commerce, technology, marketing, and replenishment. Walmart India also appointed Anuj Singh as Head-Category Merchandising. The announcement followed after the resignation of Executive Vice-President (EVP) and Chief Operating Officer (COO) Devendra Chawla. Mr.Chawla had joined Walmart India in July last year from Future Consumer, a part of Kishore Biyani-led Future Group. | |
| 2009. |
Ashok Gehlot was sworn in as the Chief Minister of this state, recently. |
| Answer» The Congress party has picked old guard Ashok Gehlot over Sachin Pilot as Chief Minister of Rajasthan. Pilot will be the deputy CM of Rajasthan and will also continue as the state Congress chief. India's Grand Old Party won 99 seats of the 199 in the Rajasthan Assembly, just one short of the halfway mark to form the government. | |
| 2010. |
Who became the youngest and the fifth Indian to win the Asian Tour Order of Merit in golf? |
| Answer» Shubhankar Sharma became the youngest and the fifth Indian to win Asian Tour Order of Merit in golf. The Indian won it even before the finish of the last two events of the year. Before Sharma, Jyoti Randhawa (2002), Arjun Atwal (2003), Jeev Milkha Singh (2006 and 2008) and Anirban Lahiri (2015) had achieved the feat. With the win, Shubhankar Sharma also captured the Asian Tour Habitat for Humanity Standings title after a ground breaking year of achievements. The 22 years old Sharma's Order of Merit win was confirmed after he managed to secure total prize money of $755,994 on the Asian Tour for 2018. He will be officially crowned as Asian Tour's No. 1 during the BNI Indonesia Masters competition scheduled next week in Jakarta, Indonesia. Shubhankar Sharma was also honoured with the Arjuna Award 2018, which was presented to him by the President of India. | |
| 2011. |
According to the Yahoo Year in Review list, Who has retained the position of top newsmaker in India in the year 2018? |
| Answer» Prime Minister Narendra Modi was once again the top newsmaker in India in the year 2018, according to the Yahoo Year in Review list. Modi has featured at the top of the list for at least a couple of years now and is followed this year by Congress president Rahul Gandhi. Former Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra wrote his way into the list with third position after landmark verdicts on triple talaq and Article 377. | |
| 2012. |
Who was appointed as additional director on the board of Axis Bank? |
| Answer» Axis Bank inducted Amitabh Chaudhry as additional director on its board. He will replace incumbent Shikha Sharma whose fourth term has been curtailed by the RBI by nearly two-and-half years. The board also gave its nod for the reappointment of Samir Barua, Som Mittal and Rohit Bhagat as independent directors. Amitabh Chaudhry, the former MD and CEO of HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company, was in September named the MD and CEO of Axis Bank for a period of three years, with effect from January 1, 2019. | |
| 2013. |
Who presented the lifetime achievement award at the Trinity Arts Festival in Chennai? |
| Answer» Sundaram Finance Managing Director T T Srinivasaraghavan was presented the lifetime achievement award at the Trinity Arts Festival in Chennai. The award was presented by publisher and former Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu, and the Press Trust of India, Chairman, N Ravi. He was awarded for his leadership qualities that made Sundaram Finance as one of India's most trusted non-banking finance companies. Over the last 13 years, he has been organising mikeless kutcheries for children aged below 15 years which got him an entry into the Limca Book of Records for the longest open air kutcheri in the country. | |
| 2014. |
Name the Union Minister who launched a National Challenge for Youths, "Ideate for India - Creative Solutions using Technology", in New Delhi. |
| Answer» Union Minister for Electronics & IT, Law & Justice, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, launched a National Challenge for Youths,"Ideate for India - Creative Solutions using Technology", in New Delhi. The Challenge has been designed and launched by: The National e-Governance Division, Ministry of Electronics & IT in collaboration with Intel India, with support from the Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSE&L), Ministry of Human Resource Development. The DoSE&L will propagate the challenge to State Education Departments, NVS, KVS and CBSE authorities. The National Challenge will be open to at least 1 million students of classes 6 - 12 all across the country - all 29 States and 7 Union Territories over the next 3 months ending in March 2019. | |
| 2015. |
The world's largest Arabic audio library launched in __________. |
| Answer» Crown Prince of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, launched the Dubai Audio Library, the largest Arabic audio library in the world, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The library, targets seven million visually impaired people in the Arab world, and is an initiative undertaken by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) of Dubai in collaboration with the website Bookshare.org. The first book uploaded to the Dubai Audio Library, Zayed Diwan, is a collection of 87 poems written by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai. The library will provide 300,000 books in Arabic and more than 10,000 volunteers will convert Arabic books into digital format and edit them before uploading them to the website. | |
| 2016. |
Whom has been honoured with the title "Meethoileima" by the Manipur Government? |
| Answer» Manipur Government honored AIBA World Women Boxing Gold medalist MC Mary Kom with the title "Meethoileima" (par excellent queen) at a function in Imphal, Manipur. On the occasion, State Chief Minister N. Biren Singh handed over a cheque of ten lakh rupees to her. The Chief Minister also declared that the Imphal West DC Road towards Game Village will be named as MC Mary Kom Road. | |
| 2017. |
Kamal Nath was sworn as the Cheif Minister of this state recently. |
| Answer» Congress party has chosen MP statue unit president Kamal Nath as the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh. He will replace outgoing Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. A one-line resolution has been passed at the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting in Bhopal to choose the Madhya Pradesh chief minister. Congress party high command will now take the final decision. | |
| 2018. |
Name the Indian personality who has been appointed as Vice-Chair of UN Panel of Auditors for 2019. |
| Answer» Rajiv Mehrishi, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, has been appointed as Vice-Chair of UN Panel of Auditors for the year 2019. The United Nations Panel of Auditors consists of External Auditors of the United Nations and its agencies. Presently, the panel consists of 11 countries -- India, Germany, Chile, Canada, France, Italy, Philippines, Ghana, Indonesia, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Currently, the panel is chaired by CAG of the UK. The panel held its annual meeting in New York from 3 to 4 December 2018 and discussed various issues concerning audit of United Nations and the agencies under the United Nations System.The panel also elected the CAG of the UK as Chair of the Panel for another term (2019). The next meeting of the panel will be held in in Bonn, Germany in November-December 2019. | |
| 2019. |
Who was awarded the International Table Tennis Federation's (ITTF) Breakthrough Star Award 2018? |
| Answer» Manika Batra, India's star paddler, was awarded the International Table Tennis Federation's (ITTF) Breakthrough Star Award 2018 during a ceremony at the Grand Hyatt Hotel. In the Commonwealth Games 2018 at Gold Coast, Manika won four medals including a historic women's singles gold, team gold, women's doubles silver (with Mouma Das) and mixed doubles bronze (with G.Sathiyan). She had also bagged the bronze in mixed doubles (with A. Sharath Kamal) at the 2018 Asian Games. | |
| 2020. |
Name of the Actress who conferred with the tittle named India's Hottest Vegetarians by PETA. |
| Answer» Actors Anushka Sharma and Kartik Aaryan have been named India's Hottest Vegetarians, according to votes on the official website of People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India. Anushka Sharma is the only woman to bag this title twice. She previously won in 2015. Rajkummar Rao, Alia Bhatt were named India's Hottest Vegetarians by PETA last year. | |
| 2021. |
Who resigned from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC)? |
| Answer» Indian economist Surjit Bhalla announced his resigned from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC). His resignation is effective from December 1, 2018. After the resignation, he joined the CNN IBN group. Also he released a book called Citizen Raj: Indian Elections 1952-2019, focusing on Indian elections since 1952. | |
| 2022. |
Who will be the head of the group constituted by the government to vet the recommendations of a high-level panel on stressed power projects? |
| Answer» The government has constituted a Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to vet the recommendations of a high-level panel on stressed power projects. The panel, headed by Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha, had submitted its report in November 2018. The other members of the GOM are Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal and Power Minister R K Singh. | |
| 2023. |
Uncrowned Glory - An exhibition of Ethnic Ornaments of Himachal Pradesh inaugurated in New Delhi. It was inagurated by; |
| Answer» Dr Dharmendra Singh Gangwar, Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Culture inaugurated the third exhibition of the 2nd series of collection titled "Uncrowned Glory - An exhibition of Ethnic Ornaments of Himachal Pradesh" in National Museum, New Delhi. This exhibition aims to showcase the silver and gold ornaments, from different communities and regions of Himachal Pradesh,through photographic prints. This also help in preserving and transmitting the intangible aspects of the communities through generations. The exhibition will be open for public till the 31st of December 2018. | |
| 2024. |
Who inagurated a 'Kala Utsav' in New Delhi on 12 December 2018? |
| Answer» 'Kala Utsav' was inaugurated by Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Prakash Javadekar in New Delhi on 12 December 2018. Kala Utsav is an initiative of the Department of School Education and Literacy of the Ministry of Human Resource Development. The aim of the festival is to promote arts in education by nurturing and showcasing the artistic talents of school students. | |
| 2025. |
Who was appointed as the new president of the Film and Television Institute of India? |
| Answer» Producer-director Brijendra Pal Singh was appointed as the new president of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) and chairman of the institute's governing council by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Mr Singh, best known as the producer-director of popular TV series 'CID', is currently the vice-chairman of the FTII governing council. He succeeds veteran actor Anupam Kher, who had stepped down as the chairman citing "international commitments". | |
| 2026. |
Who has been honoured with Jnanpith Award for 2018? |
| Answer» Noted English author Amitav Ghosh has been honoured with Jnanpith Award for 2018, an award for outstanding contribution to literature. The decision was taken in a meeting of Jnanpith Selection Board chaired by eminent novelist, scholar and Jnanpith laureate Pratibha Ray. Ghosh, one of the most prominent contemporary Indian writers, is known for a series of novels such as "Shadow Lines", "The Glass Palace", "The Hungry Tide", and Ibis Trilogy - "Sea of Poppies", and "River of Smoke". He has become the first English author to be honoured with the award. | |
| 2027. |
Name of the IAS Officer who took Oath of Office and Secrecy as Member of Union Public Service Commission. |
| Answer» Shri Bharat Bhushan Vyas, IAS officer from Jammu and Kashmir cadre of 1986 batch was administered the Oath of Office and Secrecy as Member, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) by Shri Arvind Saxena, Chairman, UPSC. Born in 1957, Shri Bharat Bhushan Vyas has served in State & Centre in various capacities, retired as Chief Secretary, Jammu & Kashmir and was serving as Adviser to the Governor, Jammu & Kashmir before assuming the charge as Member, UPSC. | |
| 2028. |
Who has been appointed as the presiding officer in the Securities Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai? |
| Answer» Justice Tarun Agarwala retired Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court has been appointed as the presiding officer in the Securities Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai. Justice Agarwala will remain presiding officer for a period of five years or till the age of 70 years, whichever is earlier. The Securities Appellate Tribunal is a statutory body established under the provisions of Section 15K of the Securities and Exchange Board of India(SEBI) Act, 1992, to hear and dispose of appeals against orders passed by the SEBI or by an adjudicating officer under the Act. Justice Agarwala had graduated from the Allahabad University with a law degree. He started practicing as an advocate in the Allahabad High Court in 1981 in the matters of Civil Law, Constitutional, Taxation, Labour, Testamentary and Corporate Affairs matters. | |
| 2029. |
Who has been appointed as a Secretary of NCST? |
| Answer» Ashok Kumar Singh, Lok Sabha Secretariat Service, Additional Secretary, Lok Sabha Secretariat has assumed charge as Secretary, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST). | |
| 2030. |
Who launched a mobile app for farmers in Myanmar? |
| Answer» President Ram Nath Kovind launched a mobile app developed for farmers in Myanmar and dedicated a centre and a bio park to promote agriculture research and education to the people. App provides crop and livestock knowledge and information apart from cropping guidelines based on location. The app links farmers with more than 2,000 experts. | |
| 2031. |
Who was appointed as the deputy managing director of Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd? |
| Answer» Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd appointed retired Indian Administrative Service official Bijay Kumar as its deputy managing director. | |
| 2032. |
Name the Indian junior golfer who won the U.S. Kids Junior Golf World Championship? |
| Answer» The 14 year old, Indian junior golfer Arjun Bhati bagged the first position against America's Aksel Moe during the three-level final match in the U.S. Kids Junior Golf World Championship held in Malaysia. To claim 1st position in the championship, Arjun Bhati scored a total of 222 points followed by America and Vietnam at 2nd and 3rd position with 225 and 226 points respectively. Indian Junior Golfers bagged 11 medals, including 4 Gold, scripting history by hallmarking India's name at the US Kids Golf World Championship. The gold medallists of India include Arjun Bhati (boys' 13-14 group), Aarnav Nath (boys' 12 group), Gurnavjeet Singh Bhatia (boys'11group) and Kartik Singh (boys' 8 group). The winners list also included Harjai Milkha Singh, son of India's most famous golfer Jeev Milkha Singh. Harjai won bronze in the category for Boys-8 years. The competitions started from Under-7 and went right up to the age group of 15-16 for both boys and girls. | |
| 2033. |
Who takes over charge as Deputy Chief of Integrated Defense Staff Operations recently? |
| Answer» Air Marshal Rajeev Sachdeva has taken over as the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations) on 26 December 2018. Prior to this, he was the Senior Air Staff Officer at Southern Air Command headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram. He was an Air Force examiner and also commanded a frontline transport squadron, a transport base, and the College of Defence Management. | |
| 2034. |
Who will be the head of the 7-member panel constituted by the government to select managing directors of public sector insurance companies? |
| Answer» The government has constituted a seven-member panel to select managing directors of public sector insurance companies. The panel would be headed by Banks Board Bureau (BBB) chairman B P Sharma. The other members of the panel are Financial Services Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises Secretary and Chairman of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India. Three insurance sector experts G N Bajpai, Mathew Varghese and T Bhargava have also been appointed on the selection panel. In 2014 the Modi government had constituted BBB to select managing directors and chairman for public sectors banks after the post of CMDs was bifurcated into two separate positions as non-executive chairman and managing director. | |
| 2035. |
Who won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 23rd International Film Festival of Kerala? |
| Answer» The Chief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the closing ceremony of the 23rd International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) at Nisagandhi Auditorium in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Around 160 films from around the world were screened at the week-long festival that commenced on December 7, 2018. The winners of the IFFK 2018 awards are Lifetime Achievement Award: Filmmaker Majid Majidi (Iran). Suvarna Chakoram for Best Film: The Dark Room. Rajata Chakoram for Best Director: Lijo Jose Pellissery for Ee.Maa.Yove. | |
| 2036. |
Who was re-designated from Advisor to Principal Advisor in NITI Aayog? |
| Answer» Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved the re-designation of Shri Anil Srivastava from Advisor to Principal Advisor in NITI Aayog. He is a 1985 IAS from the Madhya Pradesh care who is currently an Advisor, NITI Aayog. | |
| 2037. |
Who was named the first woman CEO of the French unit of Air France-KLM Group? |
| Answer» The French unit of Air France-KLM Group named Anne Rigail as its new CEO, making her the first woman to lead the airline. The 49-year-old, who is currently Executive Vice President (Customer) at Air France, will replace acting CEO Benjamin Smith. | |
| 2038. |
Who released the book 'Prince, Patron and Patriarch Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala'? |
| Answer» Captain Amarinder Singh, Chief Minister of Punjab, released the book 'Prince, Patron and Patriarch Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala', co-authored by the Maharaja's grandson, Brigadier (Retd) Jagjit Singh, and Cynthia Frederick in Chandigarh. Punjab Governor VP Singh Badnore was also present on the occasion of the launch of the book. The book which is published by Roli Books is a candid tribute by a grandson to the erstwhile exceptional royal king of Kapurthala. Maharaja Jagatjit Singh is considered as one of the scripters of modernization of Kapurthala who brought Patiala and Kapurthala on the world map through modernization. | |
| 2039. |
Who was appointed as the new Director of National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB), recently? |
| Answer» The Government appointed Ramphal Pawar as the new Director of National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB). An IPS officer from the West Bengal cadre, Mr Pawar was Joint Secretary in NATGRID. He will be joining NCRB against existing vacancy from the date of joining the post and up to tenure extendable as per IPS Tenure Policy or till further orders, whichever is earlier. | |
| 2040. |
Catriona Gray has been crowned Miss Universe 2018. The native country of Catriona Gray is; |
| Answer» Philippine's Catriona Gray has been crowned Miss Universe 2018, becoming the fourth woman from the country to win the title. Tamaryn Green from South Africa was named the first runner-up while Miss Venezuela Sthefany Gutierrez stood third at the pageant which was held in Bangkok, Thailand. The 24-year-old Gray, who was born in Australia and studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, was one of the odds-on favorites going into the competition. India was represented by 22-year-old Nehal Chudasama. | |
| 2041. |
Name the Indian American who has been crowned Miss India Worldwide 2018 at Fords City of New Jersey. |
| Answer» Indian-American Shree Saini has been crowned Miss India Worldwide 2018 at a pageant held in the Fords City of New Jersey. Sakshi Sinha from Australia and Anusha Sareen from the United Kingdom were respectively declared first and second runner-ups in the 27th annual global pageant for people of Indian origin. Indian-origin girls from as many as 17 countries participated in the annual beauty pageant. India's Mandeep Kaur Sandhu, who hails from Haryana, was crowned Mrs. India Worldwide 2018. | |
| 2042. |
Which sports player makes record to score 25 Test Centuries after Sir Don Bradman? |
| Answer» Indian Cricket Team captain Virat Kohli became the second fastest player to score 25 Test Centuries after scoring 123 runs on the third day of Second Test against Australia at Perth. Virat Kohli is only behind of former Australian captain and cricketing legend Sir Don Bradman. Virat Kohli also equalled Sachin Tendulkar's record of 6 Test Centuries in Australia. | |
| 2043. |
Who has been sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Mizoram? |
| Answer» Pu Zoramthanga, the President of Mizo National Front (MNF), has been sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Mizoram. He was administered the oath of office and secrecy in Mizo Language by Mizoram Governor K Rajasekharan during a ceremony at Raj Bhavan in Aizawl. This is his third stint as chief minister of the northeastern state, having led the MNF government in Mizoram in 1998 and 2003. Mr Tawnluia will be the deputy chief minister. The MNF came to power in Mizoram capturing 26 of the 40 seats in the state assembly in the recently-held polls. | |
| 2044. |
A National Medical Devices Promotion Council will be set up under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Who will be the head of the Council? |
| Answer» At the 4th WHO Forum, held in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, from 13th to 15th December 2018, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, announced setting up of a National Medical Devices Promotion Council under the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry. The Council will be headed by Secretary, DIPP, Shri. Ramesh Abhishek. It will also have representatives of healthcare industry and quality control institutions. Furthermore, Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone, Visakhapatnam, will provide technical support to the Council. The establishment of the council will boost the domestic manufacturing sector and would aid in exports as well. | |
| 2045. |
An Indian-American, Rajesh Subramaniam was appointed as the President and Chief Executive Officer of __________. |
| Answer» FedEx Express, a U.S. multinational courier delivery giant, has named Rajesh Subramaniam, an Indian-American, as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the firm. He will assume his new role on January 1, 2019. He replaces David L Cunningham. Mr. Subramaniam currently holds the executive vice- president, chief marketing and communications officer position of FedEx Corporation. He is an IIT-Bombay graduate from Thiruvananthapuram and has been with FedEx for more than 27 years. He has held various executive-level positions in the company. He began his career in Memphis and subsequently moved to Hong Kong where he oversaw marketing and customer service for the Asia Pacific region. | |
| 2046. |
Ashok Gehlot sworn-in as 12th Chief Minister of this state recently. |
| Answer» Ashok Gehlot took oath as the Rajasthan 12th Chief Minister of Rajasthan whereas Sachin Pilot took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister after the successful lead in 2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election. Governor Kalyan Singh administered the oath at the historic Albert Hall in Jaipur,Rajasthan. Congress President Rahul Gandhi, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, outgoing chief minister Vasundhara Raje attended the event. Ashok Gehlot was a senior congress leader who has selected for Chief Minister third time. He was a Chief Minister for the first time in 1998 and again in 2008. | |
| 2047. |
Who is appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Thyssenkrupp Tata Steel B.V.? |
| Answer» Andreas Goss is appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Thyssenkrupp Tata Steel B.V., the proposed joint venture (JV) between Tata Steel and Thyssenkrupp. Mr.Goss is currently the CEO of Thyssenkrupp's steel division. He would chair the management board of Thyssenkrupp Tata Steel B.V. Hans Fischer who is now the CEO of Tata Steel Europe would be the deputy CEO and chief technology officer of the JV Tata Steel and Thyssenkrupp had also decided on the members of the future management board for the JV to be headquartered in Amsterdam. | |
| 2048. |
Who has been appointed as the Additional Solicitor General (ASG) to represent it in the Supreme Court? |
| Answer» The Central government has appointed advocate Madhavi Divan as the Additional Solicitor General (ASG) to represent it in the Supreme Court. Divan is the third woman to be appointed as ASG in the top court. She has represented two state governments, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, in the apex court. She will hold the office till June 30, 2020. Senior advocate Indira Jaising was the first woman to be appointed as the ASG. | |
| 2049. |
Who launched an infrastructure and housing projects in Maharashtra? |
| Answer» Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched infrastructure and housing projects worth about Rs 41,000 crore in Maharashtra. During his day-long visit to the state, Prime Minister Modi laid the foundation stone for two important metro corridors at a public meeting in Kalyan (Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan Metro and the Dahisar-Mira-Bhayander Metro). Prime Minister also launched mass housing scheme worth 18,000 crore rupees which offers around 90,000 affordable homes for economically weaker sections under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY). Prime Minister Modi also visited Raj Bhavan in Mumbai to release a book titled "Timeless Laxman", based on the famous cartoonist, RK Laxman. | |
| 2050. |
Name the person who won the Mrs.India Worldwide 2018 title at the 27th annual global pageant in US. |
| Answer» In the Mrs.India Worldwide 2018 Category,India's Mandeep Kaur Sandhu, who hails from Haryana, was declared as the winner and crowned at 27th annual global pageant.Jeya Priya Pandian from Malaysia and Kavita Malhotra Pattani from USA were declared the first and second runner ups of the Mrs India Worldwide 2018. Girls andWomen's of Indian Origin from 17 Countries Participated in this 27th annual global pageant.The next edition of the Miss India Worldwide will be held in Mumbai in 2019. | |