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| 2701. |
Nitin Chugh was appointed as the next Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of this Small Finance Bank recently. |
| Answer» Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Limited has appointed Nitin Chugh as its next Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) from December 1, 2019. Bank's current MD and CEO, Samit Ghosh is retiring on November 30, 2019. The bank has received the approval of its application for Chugh's appointment, from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). | |
| 2702. |
Who has been appointed as the first chief of Armed Forces Special Operations Division (AFSOD)? |
| Answer» Major General AK Dhingra has appointed as the first chief of Armed Forces Special Operations Division (AFSOD) which comprised of commandos from all the three service. The government has set up AFSOD which comprised of Special Forces commandos from Army's Parachute Regiments, Navy's Marine Commandos (MARCOS) and Air Force's Garud commandos. The aim of this division is to undertake joint operations by three services. Major Dhingra is from elite 1 Para Special Forces Regiment. He was also the part of Indian Peacekeeping Force Operations in Sri Lanka from 1987 to 1990.This new division will work under the tri-services Integrated Defence Staff and headquarter of the division will be either in Agra or Bengaluru as per the ongoing discussion in the Defence Ministry. | |
| 2703. |
Which Indian actor has collaborated with American TV host David Letterman for a Netflix special? |
| Answer» India's Shahrukh Khan has collaborated with the veteran American talk show host David Letterman for a Netflix stand-alone special. The show will be all about in-depth conversations. | |
| 2704. |
Along with whom Niki Poonacha won the 2019 ITF mens Futures tennis title in Uganda? |
| Answer» Top seeds Anirudh Chandrasekar and Niki Poonacha won the 2019 International Tennis Federation (ITF) men's Futures tennis tournament title in Kampala, Uganda. The pair defeated Simon Carr and Ryan James Storrie and secured 6-3, 6-4. It was the maiden international title for Anirudh, while it was fourth doubles title for Poonacha. | |
| 2705. |
Who won the Best Child Actor Award at 19th New York Indian Film Festival? |
| Answer» Child actor, Sunny Pawar aged 11, won the Best Child Actor Award for his performance in 'Chippa' at the 19th New York Indian Film Festival. He hails from a slum in Kunchi Kurve Nagar in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Film 'Chippa' is directed by Safdar Rahman. His film 'Lion' directed by Australian Garth Davis', which was nominated for Oscars 2017, had awarded him the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (AACTA Awards). He has also won a Special Mention Grand Jury Prize at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. | |
| 2706. |
Who chaired a committee of RBI regarding the promotion of digital payments? |
| Answer» The Central Bank notified that the (Reserve Bank of India) RBI-appointed committee chaired by Nandan Nilekani, Aadhaar architect, submitted the panel's suggestions on promoting digital payments to Shaktikanta Das, the Governor of RBI. In January 2019, the Central Bank had set up the 5-member panel with an objective to promote digitisation of payments, thus improving financial inclusion through digitisation. Besides Infosys co-founder Nilekani, former RBI deputy governor H R Khan, former MD and CEO of Vijaya Bank, Kishore Sansi, former secretary in ministries of IT (Information Technology) and steel Aruna Sharma, chief innovation officer, Centre for Innovation, Incubation & Entrepreneurship (CIIE), IIM Ahmedabad, Sanjay Jain were also members of the panel. The 'Payment and Settlement Systems in India: Vision 2019 - 2021', with its main theme of 'Empowering Exceptional (E)payment Experience', aims to achieve "a highly digital and cash-lite society" through the goal posts of 4Cs, namely, competition, cost effectiveness, convenience and confidence. | |
| 2707. |
The world famous chinese-american architect who designed Louvre Pyramid passed away in New York. |
| Answer» Ieoh Ming Pei, world famous chinese-american architect who designed Louvre Pyramid, the main entrance to the Louvre Museum which houses the Mona Lisa among other historical works of art passed away at the age of 102 in New York. He was born in Guangzhou, Republic of China. He won Arnold Brunner Award from the National Institute of Arts and Letters(196C), and The Gold Medal for Architecture from the American Academy of Arts and Letters (1979), The Royal Gold Medal from the Royal Institute of British Architects (2010). | |
| 2708. |
Who has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Kingdom of Eswatini? |
| Answer» The Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, announced the appointment of Radha Venkataraman as the next High Commissioner of India to the Kingdom of Eswatini. She is currently serving as the Director in the Ministry of External Affairs. She is set to take up her responsibility soon. She succeeds Rudra Gaurav Shresth. | |
| 2709. |
Who inagurated the Website of the Lokpal, recently? |
| Answer» The Website of the Lokpal was inaugurated by the Chairperson, Justice Shri Pinaki Chandra Ghose. His oath was administered by President Ram Nath Kovind. All the Members of Lokpal attended it. The Government has also appointed 4 Judicial and 4 non-Judicial Members. The Website with (Uniform Resource Locator )URL http://lokpal.gov.in was developed by NIC (National Information Commission) and provides the basic information w.r.t. (with respect to) the working and functioning of the Lokpal. The Lokpal or the anti-corruption Ombudsman is the first institution of its kind established in India under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013. | |
| 2710. |
Who is appointed as Pakistan's High Commissioner to India? |
| Answer» Pakistan announced career diplomat Moin ul Haque as its new High Commissioner to India. The appointment was formally approved by Prime Minister Imran Khan. He is the current ambassador of Pakistan in France. Haque replaces Sohail Mehmood. The post of High Commissioner to India fell vacant after Sohail Mehmood was appointed Pakistan's new foreign secretary. Pakistan has announced new ambassadors to 18 countries including China, Japan, and Brussels. The decision came after a detailed meeting with Prime Minister Khan, who formally approved the new appointments. | |
| 2711. |
Who has been elected as the President of Indonesia? |
| Answer» Indonesia's Joko Widodo has been re-elected as President of the country. He beat his rival Prabowo Subianto, a retired general. Widodo and his vice-presidential running mate Ma'ruf Amin won the election by a 55.5% to 44.5% margin over Prabowo Subianto and Sandiaga Uno. Widodo's PDI-P finished first in the People's Representative Council (DPR) election with 19.33%, followed by Prabowo's Gerindra with 12.57%. The next top parties by the number of votes are Golkar, the National Awakening Party (PKB), the Nasdem Party, and the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS). | |
| 2712. |
Who won 2019 Italian Open Tennis tournament? |
| Answer» Rafael Nadal of Spain has clinched the Italian Open 2019 title after beating Novak Djokovic 6-0, 4-6, 6-1 in the final in Rome on May 19. This is Nadal's ninth Italian Open title. It is the 81st title of Nadal's career. Nadal also broke a tie with Djokovic by claiming a record 34th ATP Masters 1000 crown. Whereas, in Women's single Czech's Karolina Pliskova registered two straight-set victory against Britain's Johanna Konta 6-3, 6-4 to claim the Italian Open title. | |
| 2713. |
Which of the sculptors has topped the first edition of the Hurun India Art List? |
| Answer» With sales estimated at Rs. 168.25 crore, London-based sculptor Anish Kapoor has topped the first edition of the Hurun India Art List. He is followed by artists Akbar Padamsee and Krishen Khanna, whose works were sold for Rs 45.84 crore and Rs 9.48 crore respectively. The Hurun Research Institute has ranked the top 50 Indian artists alive based on the sales of their works at public auction from April 2018 to March 2019. The report is based on data from top auction-houses and agencies in the industry. Hurun Report India in association with ArtPrice.com has recently unveiled the first edition of its India Art List, in which 24% of artists listed were women. Mr. Kapoor is known for using granite, marble, limestone and plaster to make geometric structures. He is the only artist to own the exclusive right to use the 'blackest black' pigment in the world developed by Vantablack. | |
| 2714. |
Who has been named as most viewed stand-up comedian in India and abroad by World Book of Records London. |
| Answer» The King of Comedy, Kapil Sharma, has been named as most viewed stand-up comedian in India and abroad by World Book of Records London. He had started his career as a stand-up comedian from different comedy shows and got fame from "Comedy Nights with Kapil". He had made his Bollywood debut in movie Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon and his second movie was Firangi. | |
| 2715. |
Name the Oman Author who won a Man Booker International Prize. |
| Answer» An author from Oman, Jokha Alharthi has won the prestigious Man Booker International Prize for "Celestial Bodies", the story of three sisters of a desert country confronting its slave-owning past and a complex modern world. Jokha Alharthi, the first Arabic-language writer to take the prize, will split the 50,000 pounds or 64,000 US dollar purse with her UK-based translator, Marilyn Booth. The prize is a counterpart to the Man Booker Prize for English-language novels and is open to books in any language that has been translated into English. | |
| 2716. |
Who deciphered the world's most mysterious 600-year old manuscript named 'Voynich Manuscript'? |
| Answer» The world's most mysterious 600-year old manuscript named 'Voynich Manuscript' was finally deciphered by Bristol academician Dr. Gerard Cheshire and it took him just 2 weeks. The Voynich Manuscript contains information about astrological sex tips, parenting and psychology, abortion advice and herbal remedies. According to Dr. Gerard Cheshire' paper published in Romance Studies journal, the manuscript was written in a dead language - proto-Romance.The book written in Voynich Manuscript was compiled by Dominican nuns as a source of reference for Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon.The manuscript was written around mid-15th century and contains Catholic and Roman pagan religious beliefs. The book was discovered in 1912 by an antiquarian named Wilfrid Voynich. | |
| 2717. |
Who become the country's first woman fighter be qualified to undertake to missions by day on a fighter aircraft in the IAF? |
| Answer» Flight Lieutenant Bhawana Kanth has become the country's first woman fighter be qualified to undertake to missions by day on a fighter aircraft in the IAF. This comes after she completed her day operational syllabus as a fighter pilot on the MiG-21 Bison supersonic aircraft. Bhawana, from Darbhanga in Bihar, has become the first of the three in her batch of women fighter pilots to successfully complete her day operational syllabus on the MiG-21s at the Nal airbase in Bikaner. The other two women fighter pilots in the batch are Flight Lieutenants Avani Chaturvedi and Mohana Singh. | |
| 2718. |
Who has been awarded with the Japan's second highest national award The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star? |
| Answer» Former foreign secretary Shyam Saran is to be awarded Japan's second highest national award The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star. He will be awarded in 2019 Spring Imperial Decorations for his contributions to strengthen strategic ties and enhancing mutual understanding between India and Japan. Saran was India's Foreign Secretary from 2004 to 2006. He had played an important role to elevate Japan-India relationship to a strategic partnership. | |
| 2719. |
Name the first black African woman to conquer Mt. Everest in the fourth attempt, recently. |
| Answer» Saray Khumalo aged 47 became the first black African woman to conquer Mt. Everest in her fourth attempt. She climbed the 8,848-metre mountain after three previous attempts as she was affected by bad weather, injury, and tragedy. She was born in Zambia and now is a Johannesburg resident, South Africa. She has also conquered Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, Aconcagua in Argentina and Mount Elbrus in Russia. She is on a hunt to conquer the highest peaks on each continent. In 2003, South African park ranger Sibusiso Vilane became the first black person to reach the top of Mount Everest. Sir Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay were the first people to scale Mt. Everest on May 29, 1953. | |
| 2720. |
Who has been Sworn in As Ukraine's New President? |
| Answer» Volodymyr Zelensky took the oath of office as the president of Ukraine and immediately announced that he is dissolving the Verkhovna Rada, the country's parliament. In his inaugural speech, Zelensky called for the dismissal of several top security officials. He has replaced Petro Poroshenko. | |
| 2721. |
Who received John F Kennedy (JFK) Profile in Courage Award 2019? |
| Answer» The USA's House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi received John F Kennedy (JFK) Profile in Courage Award 2019. She is honoured for her efforts to pass 2010 health care law of former President Barack Obama's governance and for helping Democrats reclaim control of the U.S. House during 2018 elections. She has presented the award at John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston on May 19, 2019. She has served USA's House of Representatives since 1987. | |
| 2722. |
Who is the author of the book titled "Coming Round the Mountain"? |
| Answer» Ruskin Bond, on his 85th birthday launched new memoir titled "Coming Round the Mountain". India's beloved children's author officially released the book at Cambridge bookstores in Mussourie, Uttarakhand. The book has been published by Penguin India. "Coming Round the Mountain" is the third installment of Ruskin Bond's award-winning memoir series for children, prior being "Looking for the Rainbow" and "Till the Clouds Roll By". This book will deal with Bond's story as a boy of thirteen during the crucial year of India's partition. ii. Other books written by Ruskin Bond include " The Room on the Roof", " The Blue Umbrella", "A Flight of Pigeons", " Rusty, the Boy from the Hills", " A Handful of Nuts" and many more. | |
| 2723. |
Name of the Indian Doctor who gets 'Global Asian of the Year' Award for Contribution to Women's Healthcare Ecosystem. |
| Answer» Bengaluru based doctor Hema Divakar received the 'Global Asian of the Year 2018-19' Award for her yeomen services and contribution towards Women's Healthcare Ecosystem. Dr. Hema was conferred the award at the Asian Business & Social Forum 2019 in Dubai under the 'In Service of the Society and the Nation' category from UAE's Trade Promotion Director Mohammed Naser Hamdan Al Zaabi. She is leading a healthcare initiative for the overall development of women with qualitative and affordable treatment. | |
| 2724. |
Name the scientist and financial expert, who recommendeds a strategy to reduce oil imports while submitting their report to Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan. |
| Answer» A High-level Committee of Companies in its report to Oil Ministry has suggested short-term, medium-term and long-term strategies to reduce crude oil imports.The purpose of the formation of this committee is to discuss research-related synergies and tax issues for state-run oil companies. The committee led by Anil Kakodkar, a scientist and Sidharth Pradhan, an expert on financial and tax issues. The committee has suggested creating a new entity for oil services and supply of qualified manpower to the oil and gas sector around the world. | |
| 2725. |
The seventh King of Malaysia who passed away at the age of 88 in Kuala Lumpur is; |
| Answer» Seventh King of Malaysia Sultan Ahmad Shah Sultan Abu Bakar passed away at the age of 88 in National Heart Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He was born in 1930 in Istana Manggal Tunggal, Pekan, Pahang, Federated Malay States, British Malaya. He also served as the fifth Sultan of Pahang state, central of Malaysia. From 1979 to 1984, he served as the seventh Yang di-Pertuan Agong or the supreme head of state. He was a football player and held Presidency of the Malaysian Football Association (FAM) from 1984 until 2014, Presidency of Asian Football Confederation (AFC) from 1994 until 2002 and Asean Football Federation (AFF) 2011. | |
| 2726. |
The first Indian woman who successfully scale world's fifth highest peak, Mount Makalu. |
| Answer» 26-year-old Satara-based mountaineer, Priyanka Mohite, becomes first Indian woman to successfully scale world's fifth highest peak, Mount Makalu (8,481 metres). | |
| 2727. |
The government sets a panel for 'Elephant Bonds' for infrastructure projects and investing undisclosed income. The panel was headed by; |
| Answer» A government-appointed high-level panel has suggested for issuance of 'Elephant Bonds' for infrastructure projects and people who are declaring undisclosed income will have to mandatorily invest half of that amount in these securities. The duration of 'Elephant Bond' will be 25-years. The 12-member panel headed by economist Surjit Bhalla was set up by Ministry of Commerce and Industries last year. Other members of the panel include Principal Economic Advisor Sanjeev Sanyal, former commerce secretary Rajiv Kher and Chairman of Quality Council of India Adil Zainulbhai. The panel has also recommended a road map for doubling India's exports of good and service to over USD 1,000 billion by 2025. | |
| 2728. |
Theresa May announced resignation from her post recently. She was the Prime Minister of which country? |
| Answer» British Prime Minister Theresa May announces resignation from her post. She will resign on 7 June. Her announcement triggers the start of a contest to replace her as Conservative leader and Prime Minister. | |
| 2729. |
Name of the artist, who became the first Indian to be awarded with Joan Miro Prize. |
| Answer» Mumbai based contemporary artist Nalini Malani became the first Indian to be awarded with 7th Joan Miro Prize 2019. It was announced by the Barcelona-based Fundacio Joan Miro . It is one of the most prestigious contemporary art awards in the world.It is awarded for those artists who show the same spirit of exploration, innovation, commitment and freedom which characterizes the life and work of Spanish painter and sculptor, Joan Miro.Nalini Malani was awarded for her work that gave a voice to "the silenced and the dispossessed all over the world, most particularly women". She was awarded with €70,000 (Rs 54.5 lakh) and production cost of an exhibition work to be held in Barcelona, Spain in 2020 will be covered by them. | |
| 2730. |
Name the Indian compound team, that won the Archery World Cup Stage 3 2019. |
| Answer» Indian men's compound team of Abhishek Verma, Rajat Chauhan and Aman Saini won bronze medal at Archery World Cup Stage 3 held in Antalya, Turkey by defeating Russia.The trio performed against Anton Bulaev, Alexander Dambaev and Pavel Krylov of Russia and registered a win with 235-230. India scored 59, 58, 59, 59 in four rounds. | |
| 2731. |
Who will be sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh? |
| Answer» Pema Khandu will be sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh for the second time on May 29, 2019. The move follows landslide victory of the BJP in the state's assembly elections with 41 seats in the 60-member house. | |
| 2732. |
Who won UNSDG 10 Most Influential People in Healthcare Award? |
| Answer» Acharya Balkrishna, the Managing Director of Patanjali Ayurved won "United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG) 10 Most Influential People in Healthcare Award" in Geneva, Switzerland. He received the award on behalf of Patanjali Group of Institutions. He was a representative from India at LINSDG. The award was conferred to him for the contributions made by Patanjali in curing lifestyle diseases with Yoga, Ayurveda and traditional Indian methods. He dedicated the award to all those who contributed to mainstream Yoga and Ayurveda at the Global Level. | |
| 2733. |
Who won Sekisui Open title, recently? |
| Answer» India's Mahesh Mangaonkar for the second time in the Sekisui Open in Kriens, Switerzland. Three years back he had won it the first time. Sekisui Open is a Challenger tour event of the Professional Squash Association (PSA), the world body which governs the sports. Top-seeded Mahesh beat third seed Bernat Jaume of Spain in four games 11-9, 3-11, 11-5, 11-5 yesterday to win his 8th PSA title. | |
| 2734. |
Who wins Monaco Grand Prix, recently? |
| Answer» Lewis Hamilton won the Monaco Grand Prix to extend his championship lead over Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas. Hamilton struggled with grip in the latter stages and was under constant pressure from Red Bull's Max Verstappen. But Verstappen had earlier picked up a five-second time penalty. So even though he finished just behind Hamilton, Verstappen was fourth overall behind Bottas in third and Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in second. But Verstappen had earlier picked up a five-second time penalty. So even though he finished just behind Hamilton, Verstappen was fourth overall behind Bottas in third and Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in second. | |
| 2735. |
Who won the gold medal in 10m Air Pistol event in 2019 ISSF Gold Cup? |
| Answer» India's 17-year-old shooter Saurabh Chaudhary broke his own junior and senior world record to win his second gold medal in 10m Air Pistol event in ISSF Gold Cup 2019. Saurabh won 10m Air Pistol event with 246.3 points, breaking his own senior record of 245 points and junior record of 245.5 points. This is Saurabh's second gold in the same event. | |
| 2736. |
Who became the first IAF woman pilot in India to fly Hawk jets? |
| Answer» Flight Lieutenant Mohana Singh became the first IAF woman pilot to become completely operational by day on Hawk advanced jet aircraft. She landed the grueling 4 aircraft combat sortie at the Kalaikunda Air Force Station in West Bengal. She was trained to fly air-to-air combat and air-to-ground missions. | |
| 2737. |
Who is the youngest MP of India? |
| Answer» A tribal woman from Odisha, Chandrani Murmu aged 25 of Biju Janata Dal (BID) party became the youngest MP in the country. She defeated the two-time BJP MP Ananta Nayak by a margin of 66,203 votes and claimed the Keonjhar constituency, Odisha. She replaced Dushyant Chautala who was elected at the age of 26 from the Hisar Lok Sabha seat in 2014. She defeated the two-time BJP MP Ananta Nayak by a margin of 66,203 votes and claimed the Keonjhar constituency with her victory. She became the youngest MP in India's history. | |
| 2738. |
Who was honoured with the Dr. Lee Jong-wook Memorial Prize 2019 for Public Health at the 72nd World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland? |
| Answer» Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director-General Professor (Dr) Balram Bhargava was honoured with the 2019 Dr. Lee Jong-wook Memorial Prize for Public Health at the 72nd World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland. The event was organized by the World Health Organization (WHO). He was awarded for his contributions as a clinician, innovator, researcher, and trainer.He is the Secretary to the Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, and a Professor of Cardiology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. He is the Executive Director for Stanford India Biodesign Centre, School of International Biodesign (SiB), New Delhi. | |
| 2739. |
Peter O'Neill, the Prime Minister of this country resigned recently. |
| Answer» The prime minister of Papua New Guinea, Peter O'Neill resigned following a series of high-level defections. He had been in power since 2011. He handed over the leadership of the country to former PM Julius Chan, who had served the nation twice from 1980 to 1982 and 1994 to 1997.Peter O'Neill had served the nation for almost 8 years. He was under pressure over a range of issues including a multi-billion-dollar gas project signed earlier this year with French company Total and the US firm ExxonMobil. | |
| 2740. |
SEBI constituted a panel to suggest the significant changes to Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) Regulations. Who will be the head of the panel? |
| Answer» Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) constituted panel suggested significant changes to Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) Regulations including simplified registration requirements for certain categories and barring entities that fail to furnish beneficial ownership details. It has sought the comments from the public on this regard till June 14, 2019. The working group on SEBI (Foreign Portfolio Investors) Regulations, 2014 headed by former RBI deputy governor R Khan after consultations with various stakeholders had submitted the report. | |
| 2741. |
Name the eminent artist, who passed away recently in Hyderabad, telengana. |
| Answer» Surya Prakash, an Eminent artist passed away at the age of 79 in Hyderabad in his home following a heart attack. He hailed from Madhira of Khammam district of Telangana. The artist is known for his abstract landscapes, which showcased his love for nature.He was appointed 'Artist in Residence' at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), a national research laboratory.His painting stands out in Hyderabad in LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) and the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB). | |
| 2742. |
Who has beenappointed as the new CEO of The Hindu from June 1, 2019? |
| Answer» L.V. Navaneeth will be taking over as the new CEO of The Hindu from June 1, 2019, on completion of the term of the incumbent CEO and MD, Rajiv C. Lochan. Mr. Navaneeth served this organisation between 1998 and 2006 in a senior position in Advertising and Marketing. | |
| 2743. |
Who won the 2019 Dylan Thomas prize? |
| Answer» The British-Sri Lankan human rights documentary maker- turned debut novelist, Guy Gunaratne has won the 2019 £30,000 Swansea University International Dylan Thomas prize for his debut novel 'In Our Mad and Furious City'. It is the fictional account of 48 hours in a North London housing estate after the murder of a British soldier. Gunaratne is a human rights documentary maker-turned-debut novelist. The £30,000 Prize is awarded to the best published literary work in the English language, written by an author aged 39 or under. | |
| 2744. |
Who is the new President of Nigeria? |
| Answer» Muhammadu Buhari sworn in for a second term as Nigeria's president. He is a former military ruler, won 56 percent of the votes to defeat his main challenger, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) in the February election. According to Transparency International's 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index, Nigeria failed to improve its ranking of 144th out of 180 countries from the previous year, despite a number of positive steps. Buhari is the twenty-third child of his father. | |
| 2745. |
Who has been appointed as new CTO of Walmart? |
| Answer» Suresh Kumar's appointment comes as Walmart is undertaking major investments in its e-commerce business. Suresh Kumar was associated with Google where he was serving as vice president and general manager of display, video, app ads and analytics. He holds a Bachelor of Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, and a PhD in engineering from Princeton University. | |
| 2746. |
RBI constitutes a committee for Housing Finance Securitisation Market. Who is the head of the panel? |
| Answer» The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) constituted a committee to review the existing state of mortgage securitisation in India and suggest measures to deepen it. The six-member committee on Development of Housing Finance Securitisation Market is headed by Harsh Vardhan, Senior Advisor, Bain & Co. The panel will review the regulations relating to mortgage-backed securitisation (MBS) currently in place, and make specific recommendations on suitably aligning the same with international norms. It will assess the role of various counterparties, including servicers, trustees, rating agencies, in the securitisation process and suggest the steps required. | |
| 2747. |
Name the Indian shooter who won the gold in 25m Pistol event at the ISSF World Cup 2019 in Munich. |
| Answer» Indian shooter Rahi Sarnobat won the gold in 25m Pistol event at the ISSF World Cup 2019 in Munich. She also sealed a quota place for India in the event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Rahi scored a total of 37, beating Ukraine's Olena Kostevych, who was champion at the 2004 Athens Olympics. | |
| 2748. |
Name the American basketball player who launched a new book titled 'Darkness to light'. |
| Answer» Former American professional basketball player, Lamar Odom, aged 39, launched a new book titled 'Darkness to light'. The book reveals the dark secrets of his life. He is the ex-husband of Khloe Kardashian, an American media personality, socialite, model, businesswoman and entrepreneur. In his book, he has opened up about his relationship with ex-wife Khloe Kardashian, his difficult childhood, past overdoses and addictions to drugs, alcohol, and sex. As a member of the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA), he won NBA championships in 2009 and 2010 and was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 2011. | |
| 2749. |
Who has sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh? |
| Answer» Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, who got a massive mandate for his party YSRCP in the Assembly elections, was sworn in as second Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh after bifurcation on 30 May. Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan administered the oath to Mr. Jagan at the Indira Gandhi Municipal Stadium, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. In his first major announcement after taking the oath, Reddy immediately announced Rs.3,000 as pension per month for senior citizens in the state. The scheme would begin with Rs 2,250 and it will be increased up to Rs 3,000 within three years. He asserted there would be corruption-free governance in the state. A call centre would be set up at the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) to address the corruption charges. Everyone will have access to the CMO. | |
| 2750. |
Who has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the Union of Comoros? |
| Answer» Ambassador of India to Madagascar, Abhay Kumar(IFS-200C), has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the Union of Comoros. Comoros a strategically located country in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa is also a member of OIC (Organisation of Islamic Cooperation). Comoros has ratified International Solar Alliance (ISA) treaty in the year 2017. | |