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| 201. |
What is the name of 19-year-old Syrian refugee and education activist who has been announced the goodwill ambassador of UN's children's agency? |
| Answer» The UN children's agency has announced the appointment of its youngest goodwill ambassador, 19-year-old Syrian refugee and education activist Muzoon Almellehan. She is the first person with an official refugee status to become an Ambassador for the United Nations agency. | |
| 202. |
Rakesh Dubey was appointed as the new president of ____________. |
| Answer» Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN), the premier industry association and Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO) for the microfinance industry in India has announced Rakesh Dubey, CEO of SV Creditline Pvt Ltd as its new President of the Board. He has 20 years of experience in the Microfinance domain and has an expertise in setting up MFIs - domestic as well as internationally. | |
| 203. |
Who is appointed as the Chief of newly established Counter-Terrorism Centre? |
| Answer» The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres appointed Russian diplomat Vladimir Voronkov to head the newly established UN Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT). He has been given the rank of Under-Secretary-General. | |
| 204. |
Who has been appointed as the new economic affairs secretary? |
| Answer» Subhash C Garg, a 1983 batch Rajasthan cadre IAS officer, has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Finance Ministry. Prior to this appointment, Garg was Executive Director at World Bank for Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Sri Lanka. | |
| 205. |
Who is leading the Indian delegation at the 2017 BIO International Convention? |
| Answer» The 2017 BIO International Convention has started at the San Diego Convention Centre in San Diego, California from June 19 to 22, 2017, which is hosted by the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO). It is the largest global event for the biotechnology industry that offers key networking and partnering opportunities and provides insights and inspiration on the major trends affecting the industry. Y S Chowdary, Minister of State for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, is leading the Indian delegation at the 2017 Convention. | |
| 206. |
Who has been appointed as the new special secretary in Ministry of Ayush? |
| Answer» Ayurveda physician 'Vaidya' Rajesh Kotecha appointed as special secretary in Ayush Ministry. Kotecha is the chief consultant of Chakrapani Ayurveda Clinic, Jaipur. The appointment is in line with the Centre's efforts to bring in specialists from the private sector in the government. | |
| 207. |
Jeevandas Narayan appointed as Managing Director of _______________. |
| Answer» Manappuram Finance announced the appointment of Jeevandas Narayan as the Managing Director. Narayan has more than 37 years of experience in the financial services industry having held various key positions in State Bank of India. He was the managing director of the erstwhile State Bank of Travancore until retirement in 2016. | |
| 208. |
Which microbiologist got Environment Award in Japan? |
| Answer» Indian agricultural microbiologist Shrihari Chandraghatgi conferred the Ministry of Environment Award for 2017 in Japan. The award conferred for developing cutting edge technologies to address burning environmental problems. | |
| 209. |
Who will be the new Union Home Secretary of India? |
| Answer» Rajiv Gauba, the 1982 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre, will be the new home secretary in the union ministry for home affairs. He will succeed Rajiv Mehrishi, who will complete his term on August 30, 2017. Until then Gauba will serve as Officer on Special Duty in the Home Ministry. Prior to this appointment, he was posted as urban development secretary as officer on special duty. | |
| 210. |
Which Indian Anti Hunger activist will be honoured with the 2017 Queen's Young Leaders award? |
| Answer» Anti-hunger activist Ankit Kawatra selected for prestigious Queen's Young Leaders Award with 60 others from all 53 Commonwealth countries. He will be honored by Queen Elizabeth II at a ceremony to be held in the Buckingham Palace, United Kingdom. | |
| 211. |
Kenneth I Juster is set to become America's new Ambassador to ___________. |
| Answer» Kenneth I Juster is set to become America's new Ambassador to India. He is the Deputy Assistant to the United States President for International Economic Affairs and Deputy Director of his National Economic Council. | |
| 212. |
Who is appointed as the ICC Deputy chairman? |
| Answer» Imran Khawaja appointed as International Cricket Council (ICC) as Deputy Chairman. He is a senior lawyer and serving in the ICC Board for several years. | |
| 213. |
Who launched the Passport Seva Project (PSP) in India? |
| Answer» The Minister for Communications Shri Manoj Sinha launched Passport Seva Project (PSP) in India with its successful implementation in the Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. The Passports Act provides issue of passports and travel documents and regulation of the departure from India of Indian citizens. | |
| 214. |
Who is honoured with the United Nations Public Service Award? |
| Answer» West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee received the highest prize in United Nations Public Service Award for the State Government's Kanyashree Prakalpa (Girl Child) scheme in The Hague, Netherlands. | |
| 215. |
Who launches POSOCO-IMD Weather Portal for Power Sector & Web Portal 'MERIT'? |
| Answer» Union Minister for Power, Coal New & Renewable Energy Shri Piyush Goyal and Mines launches Weather Portal for Power Sector in association with POSOCO and IMD at the meeting of the Forum of Regulators. Day to day weather variations have an impact on load demand and energy production, transport and distribution management, as well as energy prices. | |
| 216. |
Who has been appointed the head of the reconstituted Oversight Committee (OC) of RBI for faster bad loan resolution? |
| Answer» The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently expanded the Oversight Committee (OC) from 2 to 5 for faster bad loan resolution in the banking sector. The three new members are M.B.N. Rao, Y.M. Deosthalee and S. Raman. According to the reconstituted structure, the 5-member OC will be led by a chairman and work through multiple benches to approve various cases of restructuring referred by banks. | |
| 217. |
Who has won the 2017 Sahitya Academy Yuva Puraskar in English Language? |
| Answer» Manu S Pillai has won the 2017 Sahitya Academy Yuva Puraskar in English Language for his book titled "The Ivory Throne - Chronicles of the House of Travancore", the biography of the last queen of Travancore. The book unfolds the rise and fall of Maharani Sethu Lakshmi Bai, who ruled Travancore between 1924 -193. The book discusses the unheard life and rare customs of the royal family. | |
| 218. |
Who will be the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India? |
| Answer» The Narendra Modi govt appointed Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Jyoti as Chief Election Commissioner. Achal Kumar Jyoti will take charge of the office on July 6. Jyoti is a retired 1975-batch IAS Officer belonging to the Gujarat Cadre, he was the Chief Secretary of Gujarat during the tenure of Narendra Modi as Chief Minister. | |
| 219. |
Which title did the Roger Federer won recently? |
| Answer» Roger Federer won the ninth Halle Open title recently. He defeated Alexander Zverev from Germany. | |
| 220. |
Sunil Kakar was appointed as the MD and CEO of this bank. |
| Answer» IDFC Ltd has announced the elevation of its CFO Sunil Kakar as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. He is appointed for 3 years. Sunil Kakar is responsible for finance and accounts, business planning and budgeting and investor relations, among others. | |
| 221. |
Who won the Australia Open Super Series Title? |
| Answer» Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth won the Australian Open Superseries Trophy in Sydney. He has defeated Olympic champion Chen Long. Srikanth has won in straight games 22-20, 21-16 to win his career's 4th Super Series title and become only the fifth player in the world and the first Indian male shuttler to contest three consecutive Super Series finals. | |
| 222. |
Who won Femina Miss India 2017 title recently? |
| Answer» Manushi Chhillar from Haryana won Femina Miss India 2017 title at Yash Raj Studios in Mumbai on June 25, 2017. Sana Dua from Jammu and Kashmir is the first runner-up and the second runner-up is Priyanka Kumari from Bihar. Karan Johar and Riteish Deshmukh hosted the event; whereas Sonu Nigam, Alia Bhatt, Sushant Singh Rajput and Ranbir Kapoor performed live on-stage to entertain the guests. | |
| 223. |
Who got a Junior World Record at World Championship? |
| Answer» Anish Bhanwala won 25-metre standard pistol gold with a World Junior Record in the Junior World Shooting Championship in Suhl, Germany. He defeated Florian Peter of Germany. The 15-year old from Haryana won gold in the Junior Men's 25m Standard Pistol competition, with a world record score of 579, which helped India also bag the Team Silver in the event and prop it to second in the overall standings. | |
| 224. |
The first turbaned Sikh woman Palbinder Kaur Shergill was appointed as __________ Supreme Court Judge. |
| Answer» Palbinder Kaur Shergill becomes the first turbaned Sikh woman to be appointed as Canada's Supreme Court Judge. The announcement was made by the minister of justice and attorney general of Canada Jody Wilson-Raybould. | |
| 225. |
Who won the Miss World title in BodyBuilding Championship recently? |
| Answer» Bhumika Sharma has become Miss World in bodybuilding championship on 26th of June 2017. Bhumika is from Dehradun and gained maximum points in three categories - individual posing, body posing. She bagged the Miss World title and the gold medal at the world championship. | |
| 226. |
Which Indian sportsperson will be conferred with the East Bengal football club's highest honour "Bharat Gaurav"? |
| Answer» Former India hockey captain Dhanraj Pillay will be awarded East Bengal football club's highest honour - Bharat Gaurav on their foundation day. The ceremony will be held on August 1. He represented the country in four Olympics, World Cups, Champions Trophy and Asian Games. He played total 339 matches for India, scoring 170 goals. | |
| 227. |
Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Romania? |
| Answer» Mihai Tudose named as the Prime Minister of Romania. The decision has been taken keeping in mind the political crisis that risked damaging the country's record economic recovery. | |
| 228. |
Who is appointed as ambassador for Government's Skill India campaign? |
| Answer» Actress Priyanka Chopra will soon be seen endorsing government's flagship Skill India campaign, with the National Skill Development Corporation roping in the Bollywood celebrity as an ambassador for the initiative. The Skill India campaign was launched by Prime Minister Modi in July 2015. | |
| 229. |
Which Indian shooter has bagged gold in the Women's 10m Air Pistol at the ISSF Junior World Rifle/Pistol Championship? |
| Answer» Pistol shooter Yashaswini Singh Deswal put up a bright performance to bag a gold in the 10m Air Pistol Women in Germany. She bagged the gold in the ISSF Junior World Championship which is being held in Germany. She fired 235.9 points to clinch the gold. | |
| 230. |
He become the first Indian to complete the 4,900-km Solo finish Race across America. |
| Answer» Dr. Srinivas Gokulnath from Maharashtra has created history by becoming the first Indian to complete the 4,900-km Race Across America (RAAM) in solo 18-59 age category, which is considered to be the toughest cycle race in the world. He completed the race in 11 days, 18 hours and 45 minutes. | |
| 231. |
Who inaugurates 3 day MODI Fest in Panaji? |
| Answer» Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar inaugurated the three-day MODI (Making of Developed India Festival) Fest at Kala Academy in Panaji. The main focus depends on economic and infrastructure development, budget reforms, women empowerment, skill development for youth, Digital India, financial inclusion and incentives for the farming sector. | |
| 232. |
Who is the new President of International Economic Association (IEA)? |
| Answer» Kaushik Basu, an Indian economist, has taken over as new President of the International Economic Association (IEA) on June 23, 2017 and will serve the post for 3-years. He also served as senior vice-president and chief economist at the World Bank from 2012 to 2016. | |
| 233. |
He is appointed as the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) chairperson. |
| Answer» The Union Government (Ministry of Textiles) appointed Shri Rajesh V. Shah as Chairperson on the Board of Governors of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT). He has replaced Shri Chetan Chauhan as per the provisions of the National Institute of Fashion Technology Act, 2006. | |
| 234. |
TS Vineeth Bhatt has been conferred with the 'Best astrologer of the world' award is belongs to ________. |
| Answer» Telangana's capital Hyderabad based astrologer and numerologist TS Vineeth Bhatt has been conferred with the 'Best astrologer of the world' award at the 'Russian-Indian economic dialogue' round-table meet held in Moscow. He is a personal astrologer to ministers, ambassadors, senators across the globe. | |
| 235. |
Who is the Ambassador of Indian Film Festival of Melbourne? |
| Answer» The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM), which is supported by the Victorian Government, will run from August 10 to August 22 this year. Vidya Balan returns as the ambassador of the festival. | |
| 236. |
Rajiv Kumar appointed as Secretary of this state. |
| Answer» The Uttar Pradesh government appointed Rajiv Kumar as the new Chief Secretary of the state. He replaces Rahul Prasad Bhatnagar. | |
| 237. |
Which union minister has launched a new training programme "COMMIT" for State Government officials? |
| Answer» Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region Dr Jitendra Singh Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space launched a new training programme Comprehensive Online Modified Modules on Induction Training (COMMIT) for State Government officials. The main objective of this training programme is to improve the public service delivery mechanism and provide citizen-centric administration through capacity building of officials who interact with the citizens on a day-today basis. | |
| 238. |
Who inaugurated the filling of Aji Dam at Rajkot by Narmada water? |
| Answer» Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates filing of Aji dam with Narmada waters under Sauni Yojana. He launched Smart Rajkot Hackathon where the urban local body will engage with young students to find innovative solutions to improve the efficiency of various Government departments. | |
| 239. |
Who will take charge as Director General of ITBP? |
| Answer» R K Pachnanda takes charge as Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). He also served in all the major central paramilitary forces and agencies namely CRPF, CISF, BSF, NDRF, SPG, CBI and now the ITBP. | |
| 240. |
Who breakes the 300m World Record at Golden Spike Meet recently? |
| Answer» Jaco Van Niekerk of South Africa Breaks 300m World Record at Golden Spike Meet. He broke Michael Johnson's previous world record in the 300m of 30.85. He was already the first ever sprinter to run sub-10 in the 100m,sub-20 in the 200m, and sub-44 in the 400m race. | |
| 241. |
Who is appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Greece? |
| Answer» Shamma Jain appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Greece. She succeeds M Manimekalai as Indian envoy in Greece. She has also served in Indian missions in Italy, the Philippines, Washington DC, Turkey and Argentina. | |
| 242. |
Who has been appointed as the Attorney General of India? |
| Answer» President Pranab Mukherjee appointed senior advocate and constitutional expert K K Venugopal (86) as the new Attorney General of India. He succeeds Mukul Rohatgi as the country's top law officer. | |
| 243. |
Which Indian American personalities will be honoured with the 2017 "Great Immigrants: The Pride of America" award? |
| Answer» Two Indian-Americans, Adobe Chief Shantanu Narayen and former US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy will be honoured with the prestigious 2017 Great Immigrants: The Pride of America" award on US's Independence Day on July 4, 2017. They are among 38 immigrants to be honoured this year for their role in helping advance the country's society, culture and economy. | |
| 244. |
Who inaugurated TransStadia in Ahmedabad? |
| Answer» Indian Prime Narendra Modi formally inaugurated TransStadia in Ahmedabad, Gujarat earlier today. The multi-purpose sports complex also hosts a 20-000 seater state-of-the-art football stadium, the first of its kind in the state. TransStadia is a Rs. 550 crore project, built on a unique Public Private Partnership (PPP) model, and is hailed as India's first convertible stadium. | |
| 245. |
Who has been appointed as the new Economic Relations Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)? |
| Answer» Vijay Gokhale, a 1981 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, has been appointed as the new Secretary (Economic Relations) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). Currently, he is Indian Ambassador to China. Beside this, Gokhale has served as Ambassador of India to Germany and also in Indian missions in Hong Kong, Hanoi, Beijing and New York. | |
| 246. |
Who has become the first female Chief Executive of Hong Kong? |
| Answer» Carrie Lam has become the first woman chief executive of Hong Kong on July 1, 2017 after winning the 2017 Chief Executive election. She is known as a tough and effective enforcer. The Chief Executive of Hong Kong (CE) is the highest office of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). She was previously the top deputy to Leung Chun-ying, the unpopular chief executive who chose not to seek a second term. | |
| 247. |
Who becoming the first Indian to hit 200 sixes in ODIs? |
| Answer» MS Dhoni who played an instrumental role in India's 93-run win over West Indies reached a career milestone by becoming the first Indian to hit 200 sixes in ODIs. He became the fifth batsman in international cricket to reach the elite 200 six hitting club. The list is topped by Pakistan's Shahid Afridi with 351 sixes, while Sri Lanka's hard-hitting opener Sanath Jayasuriya is placed second with 270 career sixes to his name. | |
| 248. |
Ana Brnabic elected as first Gay Woman Prime Minister of? |
| Answer» Ana Brnabic became Serbia's first female Prime Minister and the first openly Gay Premier after being proposed by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. The 41-year old Brnabic and her cabinet were backed by 157 MPs in the 250-seat parliament. | |
| 249. |
Melwyn Rego was appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of this bank. |
| Answer» Syndicate Bank appoints Melwyn Rego as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. He was a rank holder at a programme on International Capital Markets at Oxford University, UK. He has also participated in several seminars including those organised by Entrepreneurship Development Institute / World Bank at Washington. | |
| 250. |
Name of the first Indian who won FIA Formula 3 European Championship recently is ____________. |
| Answer» Jehan Daruvala became the first Indian driver to win in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship on Sunday, claiming victory in Race 3 at the Nuremberg circuit. The 2.3-km Norisring is an extremely fast and flowing layout for a street circuit and mistakes are punished by the concrete walls instead of tyre barriers. | |