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| 3051. |
Name the freedom fighter whose birth anniversary celebrates on 2nd of August. |
| Answer» 143rd birth anniversary of freedom fighter Pingali Venkayya celebrates on 2nd of August. Pingali Venkayya, a freedom fighter and the designer of the flag on which the Indian national flag was based was born on this day in 1876, near Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh. | |
| 3052. |
Who becomes first cricketer to reach 1000 runs, 100 wickets in T20? |
| Answer» Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry became the first cricketer to reach the rare milestone of scoring 1000 runs. She took 100 wickets in the T20 format. Perry (47 not out) and captain Meg Lanning (43 not out) to guide Australia to a seven-wicket win against England in the second T20 of the Women's Ashes tour. Around 1000-run milestone for the all-rounder picked up her 100th wicket by dismissing. England's Nat Sciver in the World T20 final in November last year. Former Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi (1416 runs and 98 wickets) stands closest to achieving the feat. Bangladesh's Shakib al Hasan got 1471 runs and 88 wickets. Australia Women unassailable lead 2-0 lead in the three-match T20 series. | |
| 3053. |
Which Indian Personality has honoured with the highest award of Republic of Guinea? |
| Answer» President Ram Nath Kovind has been awarded the National Order of Merit by the President of Guinea for his exceptional contribution to the advancement of overall relations and development of mutual cooperation between India and Guinea and for promoting friendship and partnership between the people of both the countries. | |
| 3054. |
Name of the Indian journalist who has been selected for the Ramon Magsaysay Award 2019. |
| Answer» Ravish Kumar has been named for the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award 2019. Ravish Kumar is among the five recipients of the 2019 Magsaysay award, the Asian equivalent of the Nobel Prize. | |
| 3055. |
What is the national sport of Japan? |
| Answer» Sumo wrestling is considered Japan's national sport. | |
| 3056. |
Who launched the Commandos for Railway Security(CORAS), a special railway unit for the Indian railways? |
| Answer» CORAS (Commandos For Railway Security), a special railway unit for the Indian railways and a new establishment manual for the Railway Protection Force(RPF) was launched by union Railway Minister Shri Piyush Goyal at a function in New Delhi railway station. | |
| 3057. |
Name of Indian theoretical physicist has been appointed as the new director of Italy based International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) for a five years. |
| Answer» Atish Dabholkar(56), an Indian theoretical physicist from Kolhapur, Maharashtra has been appointed as the new director of Italy based International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) for a five year term starting in November 2019 with the rank of Assistant Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). He succeeds Fernando Quevedo, who has led the centre since 2009. He is currently the head of ICTP's high energy, cosmology and astroparticle physics section. He joined ICTP in 2014 on secondment from Sorbonne University and the National Center for Scientific Research, where he has been a research director since 2007. Born in 1963, Dabholkar earned his Masters in Physics from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur in 1985 and his Ph. D. in theoretical physics from Princeton University in 1990 followed by postdoctoral and research positions at Rutgers University, Harvard University, and California Institute of Technology. He was also a professor at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (Mumbai), is well-known for his research on string theory and quantum black holes. | |
| 3058. |
Name the youngest doctor Karnataka, who was felicitated with 'Pride of Nation Award' by the Defence Minister of India, Rajnath Singh. |
| Answer» Dr Vinayak S Hiremath, aged 30,the youngest doctor of Gulbarga (Kalaburagi), Karnataka was felicitated with 'Pride of Nation Award' by the Defence Minister of India, Rajnath Singh at the ceremony held at NCC (National Cadet Corps) auditorium parade grounds in New Delhi on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas (July 26). He is the first South Indian doctor to offer free insulin consultation and treatment to gestational (pregnancy) diabetic mothers and family members of the Indian Army.He is presently working as the Chief Consultant Physician Diabetologist and Intensivist at KMK Hospital, Cochin, Kerala.He is credited to be one among the top 10 achievers in the healthcare industry in India.'Pride of the Nation Award' is given to the people who have made a notable contribution in their fields and in the process made India proud. | |
| 3059. |
Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Mindtree? |
| Answer» Mindtree appoints Cognizant's Debashis  Chatterjee  as  new  CEO. Chatterjee  will  be  the  first  individual  outside  Mindtree's  founding team  to  be appointed as chief executive. | |
| 3060. |
Name of the ICAS Officer, who took over as the Controller General of Accounts (CGA). |
| Answer» Girraj Prasad Gupta(a 1983-batch Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) Officer) took over as the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) in New Delhi. He succeeds Anthony Lianzuala as the new CGA, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance. He held higher positions in the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Ministry of Rural Development and served as the Director of National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM), Faridabad.Gupta, as an Additional Controller General of Accounts, got credit for the work in development and implementation of Public Financial Management System (PFMS), a backbone IT (Information Technology) infrastructure for Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) in Government of India. | |
| 3061. |
Who won the IBC 2019 International Honour for Excellence? |
| Answer» Actor-filmmaker Andy Serkis has won the IBC 2019 International Honour for Excellence and will be given the honour at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) awards ceremony on September 15 in Amsterdam. Serkis is best known for his mastery in motion capture techniques courtesy films like "The Lord of the Rings" and "Planet of the Apes" trilogy. | |
| 3062. |
Who won German Grand Prix? |
| Answer» Max Verstappen wins German Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton crashes. Red Bull's Max Verstappen took his second win of the year in a chaotic and incident-strewn German Grand Prix held in intermittent rain. | |
| 3063. |
Who topped in the Badminton World Federation ranking in Women's singles event? |
| Answer» Badminton World Federation released women's singles ranking recently, The ranking is topped by Japan's Akane Yamaguchi. Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu Ying was overtaken by Akane Yamaguchi to become the new world no.1 champion. Japan's Nozomi Okuhara is ranked second and Tai Tzu Ying is ranked third in the BWF rankings. India's star players PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal have retained 5th spot and 8th spot respectively. | |
| 3064. |
Which swimmer recently broke the record of Michael Phelps in 200m butterly stroke? |
| Answer» Michael Phelps owned the world record in the 200-meter butterfly for 18 straight years. And now, thanks to 19-year-old Hungarian swimmer Kristof Milak, it's been broken. | |
| 3065. |
Siddhartha Mohanty was appointed as the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of; |
| Answer» Siddhartha Mohanty(Odisha) has assumed charge as MD(Managing Director) & CEO(Chief Executive Officer) of LIC Housing Finance (Life Insurance Corporation HFL) one of the largest housing finance companies in India. He replaces Shri Vinay Shah. Prior to this appointment, Mohanty was Chief Operating Officer (COO)with LIC HFL.In 1985, Mohanty started his career as a direct recruit officer with LIC of India. He was also the Executive Director(Legal)with LIC prior to joining to the LIC HFL.He also worked as Chief of Investments(Monitoring), Regional Head of marketing in LIC in the States of Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Goa.In LIC, he has a vast experience in the areas of Marketing, HR, Investments, and Legal. | |
| 3066. |
Who is the World's third richest woman in the world as per the Bloomberg report? |
| Answer» Bloomberg report said that MacKenzie Bezos is now the world's third-richest woman. MacKenzie is now the ex-wife of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. | |
| 3067. |
Who was appointed as the director (operations) in Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL)? |
| Answer» M S Velpari replaces Sunil Kumar as the director (operations) at the Bengaluru based Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL). The appointment comes after Sunil Kumar was superannuated from his service.Mr. Velpari joined HAL as a management trainee in 1985 and also held various posts like Chief of Project of LCA-(Light Combat Aircraft)- Tejas at the LCA division. | |
| 3068. |
As per which committee's report, UGC has recommended 20 institutions for Institutes of Eminence (IoE)? |
| Answer» The University Grants Commission (UGC) has recommended the grant of the Institute of Eminence (IoE) status to 20 institutions such as IITs Madras and Kharagpur, Delhi University, University of Hyderabad, Amritha Vishwa Vidyapeetham and VIT. The recommendations are based on the reports of the Empowered Expert Committee (EEC) under the chairmanship of N Gopalaswami. The aim of Institute of Eminence (IoE) scheme is to develop 20 world-class institutions which would put India on the global education map. Those selected will be given greater autonomy and freedom to decide fees, course durations and governance structures. The public institutions will also receive a government grant of Rs 1,000 crore, while the private institutions will not get any funding under the scheme. | |
| 3069. |
Name the Indian player who has been named as Professional Cricketers Association's Player of the month of July 2019. |
| Answer» Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been named as Professional Cricketers Association's Player of the month of July 2019. He has been named for his consistent performances in the county championships as he hit 197 runs and picked up 23 wickets from just 3 matches for Nottinghamshire. | |
| 3070. |
Who has appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Cyprus? |
| Answer» Ministry of External Affairs Ms. Madhumita Hazarika Bhagat was appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Cyprus. She is a 1999 batch Indian Foreign Service(IFS) Officer presently working as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs. She succeeds RK Raghavan. | |
| 3071. |
MoSPI constitutes 8-member committee to recommend operational level modifications for restructuring NSO. Who will be the head of the committe? |
| Answer» The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) constituted an 8-member committee to recommend operational level modifications for restructuring the National Statistical Office (NSO). NSO will be chaired by Pravin Srivastava, the chief statistician, and MoSPI secretary. : In May 2019, MoSPI had approved the merger of the Central Statistics Office (CSO) and the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) into NSO to streamline and strengthen the present nodal functions and to bring in more synergy by integrating its administrative functions within the ministry. It will give recommendations on the reorganization of technical and administrative divisions, rationalization of coordination activities, delegation of financial powers, reduction in the number of levels in the channel of submission and enhancement of the ministry's efficiency. | |
| 3072. |
Who has crowned the ATP Washington Open title? |
| Answer» Australia's Nick Kyrgios kept his composure and captured the ATP Washington Open title, defeating Russia's 10th-ranked Daniil Medvedev. The 24-year-old Aussie, who struggled through the opening set, claimed the $365,390 top prize and his 6th career ATP crown at the US Open tune-up event. | |
| 3073. |
Name the Inventor of the flyboard air hoverboard, who crossed the English Channel for the first time, within 10days after his first failed attempt . |
| Answer» 40-year-old Jet powered hoverboard inventor and former jet ski champion Franky Zapata of France, crossed the English Channel for the first time within 10days after his first failed attempt. He started his 22-mile journey at 7:15 am from Sangatte, Northern France and landed at Saint Margaret's bay in Dover in around 25 minutes. | |
| 3074. |
Name the Bollywood actor to be felicitated with 'Excellence in Cinema' award by Victorian Government. |
| Answer» Superstar Shahrukh Khan will be felicitated with 'Excellence in Cinema' honour at the awards night of Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) on August 8. The festival would pay tribute to the actor's continuous contribution to cinema and popular culture in India with the award. Shah Rukh is the chief guest at the festival. He will be presented the award by Linda Dessau, who is the first female Governor of the State of Victoria. Helmed by the Victorian government of Australia, the IFFM is back for its 10th edition in the cultural city and will celebrate "courage" as its central theme in 2019. The felicitation will take place at the iconic Palais Theatre in Melbourne, which is one of the city's heritage landmarks. | |
| 3075. |
Under whose chairmanship UGC's 542nd meeting was organized recently? |
| Answer» 42nd UGC meeting was organised under the chairmanship of N Gopalaswami. The committee recommended 15 public institutions and an equal number of private ones for consideration as Institutions of Eminence. | |
| 3076. |
Who won a 3rd successive gold in women's 53kg category in Poland Open Wrestling Tournament in Warsaw? |
| Answer» Vinesh Phogat won her 3rd consecutive gold in women's 53kg category in the Poland Open Wrestling Tournament in Warsaw, the capital of Poland. She defeated wrestler Roksana of Poland by 3-2. She had won gold at the Grand Prix of Spain and at the Yasar Dogu International at Istanbul, Turkey in July 2019. | |
| 3077. |
Who has been named as the new director of ONGC? |
| Answer» Indian multinational oil and gas company, ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation) has appointed Rajesh Kumar Srivastava as its new director (exploration). He replaces Mr. A K Dwivedi, who superannuated on 31 July 2019. Srivastava earned his Master's Degree in Engineering Geology from IIT(Indian Institute of Technology), Kanpur, joined ONGC as Geologist in 1984 at Krishna Godavari Basin, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh. He had over 35 years of experience in ONGC& an expert in up-stream hydrocarbon exploration from well site operations (on-land & offshore), development geology, seismic data interpretation to monitoring and planning of exploration. | |
| 3078. |
Name the Indian cricketer who has been conferred with Karthik Bose Lifetime Achievement award. |
| Answer» Former Indian opener and Bengal captain, Arun Lal has been conferred with Karthik Bose Lifetime Achievement award of the Cricket Association of Bengal's (CAB's) in Kolkata. He played 16 Test matches and 13 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) for India between 1982 and 1989. He played six seasons for Delhi before becoming a regular feature for Bengal and was a major figure in Bengal's Ranji Trophy triumph in 1989. He was credited with instilling a positive attitude in the team's approach. | |
| 3079. |
Which player topped Forbes magazine's list of highest-paid women player in sports category? |
| Answer» US tennis superstar Serena Williams topped Forbes magazine's list of the highest-paid women in sports for the fourth straight year. | |
| 3080. |
Naaz Joshi wins Miss World Diversity, she belongs to which country? |
| Answer» Naaz Joshi, a transsexual woman from India won the beauty pageant title of Miss World Diversity 2019 held in Port Louis, Mauritius. This was her third successive victory in this beauty pageant competition as she won the title previously in 2017 and 2018. Naaz Joshi had also won Miss Republic International Beauty Ambassador 2017 and Miss United Nationals Ambassador. | |
| 3081. |
The patriotic song 'Watan', which has been produced by Doordarshan, is sung by whom? |
| Answer» To mark the occasion of 73rd Independence Day 2019, the Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar launched a patriotic song 'Watan' in New Delhi. The special song, which has been produced by Doordarshan, pays a tribute to New India. The video of the song highlights several path-breaking initiatives of the government viz. National War Memorial, Statue of Unity and Chandrayaan 2. The song also pays tribute to the bravery and valour of the armed forces and the martyrs of the country. The song has been sung by famous Bollywood singer Javed Ali. It has been penned by lyricist Alok Shrivastav and music composed by Dushyant. | |
| 3082. |
Who has sworn in as Fiji's SC judge? |
| Answer» The President of Fiji Major.General(Retd) Jioji Konrote has appointed Justice Madan Lokur from India as the new Supreme Court (SC) judge of Fiji. He will serve as the judge of the non-resident panel of the Supreme Court of Fiji. | |
| 3083. |
Who was elected as the first woman President of Indian National Science Academy (INSA)? |
| Answer» Chandrima Shaha was recently elected as the President of Indian National Science Academy (INSA). With this, Shaha became the first woman to be elected as President of INSA. She will serve the post from 2020 to 2022. | |
| 3084. |
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison has passed away. She was from which country? |
| Answer» Nobel Prize-winning US author Toni Morrison (88) has passed away in New York, United States on 5th August 2019. She is the first African-American woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature for her novels depicting the struggles of black Americans living in a white society ridden with racial discrimination. | |
| 3085. |
Which Minister launched the electronic version of Rozgar Samachar? |
| Answer» Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting, Prakash Javadekar launched the e-version of Rozgar Samachar recently with an aim to spread awareness of job opportunities in public sector enterprises, banks and other government sectors. | |
| 3086. |
Who will be awarded with Vir Chakra in 2019? |
| Answer» Abhinandan Varthaman, Indian Air Force pilot, is likely to be awarded a Vir Chakra for his gallantry. Five Mirage-2000 fighter jet pilots who dropped bombs on the terror facility of the Jaish-e-Mohammed will also get the Vayu Sena Medal for gallantry. | |
| 3087. |
Alejandro Giammattei has been elected as new president of; |
| Answer» Alejandro Giammattei has been elected as new president of Guatemala. He defeated former first lady Sandra Torres for the president's seat. Giammattei will succeed corruption tainted outgoing President Jimmy Morales. | |
| 3088. |
Who is the author of the book Sridevi: Girl Woman Superstar? |
| Answer» The book, titled 'Sridevi: Girl Woman Superstar' will be launched on Sridevi's 56th birth anniversary. The book is written by author-screenwriter Satyarth Nayak. The book will be published under the Ebury Press imprint of Penguin Random House in October 2019. | |
| 3089. |
Who won 2019 Rogers Cup tennis tournament? |
| Answer» Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu wins Rogers Cup tennis tournament 2019 held in Toronto, Canada. She was the first Canadian to win the event in 50 years. Serena Williams was the runner-up in the final. | |
| 3090. |
Who has released a patriotic song "Watan" to mark the occasion of Independence Day, 2019? |
| Answer» Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar has released a patriotic song "Watan" to mark the occasion of Independence Day, 2019. The song is sung by singer Javed Ali, penned by lyricist Alok Shrivastav and musically composed by Dushyant. The patriotic song is produced by Doordarshan. The song highlights several path breaking initiatives of the government including the determination and vision behind the recent successful launch of "Chandrayaan 2". The song also pays tribute to the bravery and valour of our armed forces and the martyrs of the country. | |
| 3091. |
Who won gold medal in 65kg men's freestyle competition at Tbilisi Grand Prix 2019? |
| Answer» Indian Wrestler Bajrang Punia won gold in 65kg men's freestyle competition at Tbilisi Grand Prix 2019 against Iran's Peiman Bibyani by 2-0. The event was held at the New Sports Palace, Tbilisi, Georgia and was organised by the Georgian Wrestling Federation. It is the fourth gold medal for Punia after winning gold at Dan Kolov, Asian Championship and Ali Aliev tournament. | |
| 3092. |
Who become the first Indian to win a world title FIM Bajas World Cup? |
| Answer» Aishwarya Pissay made history by becoming the first Indian to win a world title in motorsports as she won the FIM World Cup in women's category after the final round of the championship in Varpalota, Hungary. | |
| 3093. |
Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Congo? |
| Answer» Ghotu Ram Meena has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Congo. Currently, Meena is serving as a counsellor, Embassy of India in Kyiv, Ukraine. | |
| 3094. |
Name the book based on M. Venkaiah Naidu's two years as Vice President of India. |
| Answer» Union Minister for Home Affairs, Amit Shah launched the book 'Listening, Learning and Leading' recently. This book is based on Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu's two years in office. The book captures glimpses of the Vice President's 330 public engagements across the country during this period. | |
| 3095. |
Which Union Minister launched the Swachh Survekshan 2020 recently? |
| Answer» Minister of State for Housing & Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri launched the fifth edition of the annual cleanliness survey 'Swachh Survekshan 2020' on 13 August 2019. The Survey will be conducted in January 2020. | |
| 3096. |
Who inaugurated the 2 day exhibition on Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) spinoff Technologies for non-power applications in New Delhi? |
| Answer» A two-day exhibition on DAE spinoff Technologies for non-power applications organised by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), was inaugurated by Shri Rakesh Gupta, chairman of UPSC (Union Public Service Commision) at New MotiBagh recreation club, New Delhi. | |
| 3097. |
Name the first woman, who is set to be appointed as the President of Indian National Science Academy(INSA). |
| Answer» Former director of the National Institute of Immunology (NII), Delhi, Ms Chandrima Shaha (66) is all set to become the first woman president of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) from January 1, 2020. She will succeed Ajay K. Sood. She was the vice-captain of West Bengal's first women's cricket team and also the first woman cricket commentator for All India Radio (AIR). | |
| 3098. |
Vinesh Phogat won __________ in final of Medved event 2019. |
| Answer» Indian woman wrestler Vinesh Phogat (53kg), aged 24, settled for silver in the final of the Medved event 2019 in Minsk, Belarus. She suffered a 0-10 (technical superiority) defeat against N Malisheva of Russia. She had won 3 consecutive gold medals at the Grand Prix of Spain, Yasar Dogu International and Poland Open in 2019. | |
| 3099. |
Who won the Men's singles title in the Hyderabad Open (Badminton) 2019 officially known as IDBI Federal Life Insurance Hyderabad Open 2019? |
| Answer» The Hyderabad Open (Badminton) 2019, officially known as IDBI Federal Life Insurance Hyderabad Open 2019, was held at G.M.C. Balayogi SATS Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad, India from August 6 -11, 2019. The total prize money of the tournament was $75,000. The 5th Super 100 tournament of 2019 BWF World Tour was organized by the Badminton Association of India (BAI), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). Sourabh Verma (India) won the men's singles title. | |
| 3100. |
Name the founder of Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) & father of the Indian Space Program, whose 100th birth anniversary was observed on 12 August, 2019. |
| Answer» The founder of ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) and is known as the Father of the Indian Space Program, Vikram Sarabhai's 100th birth anniversary observed on 12 August,2019 across the country.On August 12,2019, To commemorate the birth centenary of Dr Vikram Sarabhai, ISRO has launched a year-long programmes and functions (include science and space exhibitions, competitions for school children, journalism awards and speeches by eminent personalities) will end on 12th August, 2020. | |