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| 3151. |
Who presented the 4th Edition of annual ANUBHAV awards 2019? |
| Answer» The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region and Minister of State for Prime Minister's Office, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Departments of Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh presented the 4th Edition of annual ANUBHAV awards 2019 at a function organized by the Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions in New Delhi. There were 7 awardees. The winners are: JN Mogal (Vehicle Operator (Retd.) DRDO (A&A)), Sita Ram Himral (Postman), S.Kanagaraj (Asst Sub-Inspector, Central Reserve Police Force), Madan Gopal (Inspector, Central Industrial Security Force), Ms. Kshipra Misra (Scientist F (Retd.) Defence Research & Development Service (DRDS)), Basheer Ahammad Kaji (Sub-Inspector, Central Reserve Police Force), and Suresh N. (Technical Officer -D (Retd.), Department of Space) | |
| 3152. |
Who won the Golden Boot and Golden Ball award for top goal scoring and best player category in the 2019 Durand cup? |
| Answer» Marcus Joseph (Gokulam Kerala FC)- Golden Boot and Golden Ball award for top goal scoring and best player category respectively. CK Ubaid (Gokulam Kerala FC)- Golden Glove award for outstanding performance. | |
| 3153. |
Who has been appointed as the new Cabinet secretary? |
| Answer» Rajiv Gauba is a 1982 batch Indian Administrative Service officer belonging to Jharkhand cadre. He is the current Home Secretary of India and will be the next Cabinet Secretary of India from the end of August 2019 | |
| 3154. |
The first-ever Indian tennis player who win a set against Roger Federer? |
| Answer» In the first-round match of the US Open between India's Sumit Nagal and Swiss ace Roger Federer, the former stunned the tennis legend by claiming the first set 6-4. Nagal had qualified for the US Open main draw and became the youngest Indian in 25 years to qualify for the main draw of a Grand Slam. | |
| 3155. |
The first Indian male shuttler, who secured a medal in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships 2019 after 36 years is; |
| Answer» B. Sai Praneeth became the first Indian male shuttler in 36 years to secure a medal in the BWF World Championships. He lost to Kento Momota in the semifinal and settled for bronze. | |
| 3156. |
Who is the CEO of Flipkart? |
| Answer» Kalyan Krishnamurthy is continuing to act as CEO after its acquistion by Walmart. | |
| 3157. |
Shashi Shanker was honoured with the Distinguished Fellowship of the Institute of Directors (IOD) 2019. He was the Chairman and Managing Director of; |
| Answer» Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), Shashi Shanker was honoured with the Distinguished Fellowship of the Institute of Directors (IOD) 2019. He was honoured during the 29th Institute of Directors (IOD) Annual Day Ceremony. The prestigious Fellowship honour was conferred to Shanker in appreciation of his distinguished contribution to business and society. The theme of this year's IOD Annual Day Ceremony was 'Future Boards: Leading Strategy to Embrace Sustainability'. | |
| 3158. |
Pavan Kapoor was appointed as India's next Ambassador of which country? |
| Answer» The Indian Ministry of External Affairs has appointed Pavan Kapoor as India's next Ambassador to the UAE. He will replace Nevdeep Singh Suri. | |
| 3159. |
Who has been appointed as the new Chairperson of PMLA Appellate Tribunal? |
| Answer» Sunil Gaur, the Delhi HC Judge who had rejected Chidambaram's anticipatory bail in the INX Media case, has been appointed as the Chairperson of the PMLA Appellate Tribunal. | |
| 3160. |
Who will be honoured with the 2019 UEFA President's Award? |
| Answer» Former Manchester United forward player Eric Cantona will be honoured with the 2019 UEFA President's Award. The award recognises outstanding achievements, professional excellence and exemplary personal qualities of the player. Cantona won four Premier League titles in five years with United in the 1990s and scored 64 goals for the Old Trafford club in 143 appearances. | |
| 3161. |
Indian documentary film "I'm Jeeja" has won the award at the 14th edition of the 'We Care Film Festival on Disability Issues'. It was directed by; |
| Answer» Indian documentary film "I'm Jeeja" has won the award at the 14th edition of the 'We Care Film Festival on Disability Issues'. "I'm Jeeja" has won the award in the 'Under 30 minute' category. The documentary directed by Swati Chakraborty attempts to explore the lives and battles of people living with the disability. Another Indian film "Post Dark" received a jury mention in 'Under 5 minutes' category. | |
| 3162. |
Name of the the first female officer in the country to become Flight Commander of a flying unit. |
| Answer» Indian Air Force's Wing Commander Shalija Dhami has become the first female officer in the country to become Flight Commander of a flying unit. Dhami took over as Flight Commander of a Chetak helicopter unit at Hindon airbase. Flight Commander is the second in command of the unit after the commanding officer. | |
| 3163. |
Who launched a mobile app IndTokyo to help para-athletes to look up accessible places in Tokyo for the 2020 Paralympics Games? |
| Answer» A mobile app was launched to help para-athletes to look up accessible places in Tokyo during their visit to the city for the 2020 Paralympics Games. The application "IndTokyo" which was launched by Arhan Bagati, Awareness and Impact Ambassador of Paralympic Committee of India, at the 'Countdown to Tokyo 2020'. | |
| 3164. |
Who presides over 49th Foundation Day of BPRD as Chief Guest? |
| Answer» Union Minister of Home Affairs, Shri Amit Shah presided over the 49th Foundation Day of Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) as Chief Guest in New Delhi. Minister of State Shri G. Kishan Reddy. The organization contributing in research and development and modernization of police forces. The main aim is to maintain the relevance of an institution for 50 years. | |
| 3165. |
Whose birthday is celebrated as National Sports Day? |
| Answer» Dhyan Chand's birthday is celebrated as National Sports Day in India. Today is the 115th birth anniversary of Dhyan Chand. Dhyan Chand had scored more than 400 goals in his career and won gold medals for India at 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympics. | |
| 3166. |
Who was nominated as the "Single Point of Contact on regulatory sandbox matters", to communicate & guide the applicants by IRDAI? |
| Answer» An autonomous body tasked with regulating insurance and re-insurance industries, IRDAI (Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India) has set up a single point contact for its regulatory sandbox (RS) initiative. The Fintech entities can seek permission to experiment with innovative products for the growth of the sector.IRDAI has invited applications already for the RS from 15, September 2019 - 14, October 2019. It nominated Sanjay Verma as the "Single Point of Contact on regulatory sandbox matters", will communicate & guide the applicants. | |
| 3167. |
Who launched an integrated NOC -No Objection Certificate online Application Processing System (NOAPS )for National Monuments Authority (NMA) in New Delhi? |
| Answer» Shri Prahlad Singh Patel, the Minister of State for Culture & Tourism (Independent Charge)has launched an integrated NOC -No Objection Certificate online Application Processing System (NOAPS )for National Monuments Authority (NMA) in New Delhi. | |
| 3168. |
Who has become the first IPS officer to be honoured with the prestigious Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2018? |
| Answer» Aparna Kumar is the first IPS officer to be honoured with the prestigious Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2018. The Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards are the highest national awards for adventure sports in India, at par with the Arjuna award. | |
| 3169. |
Name the union Minister who visits Russia to Strengthen Cooperation in Energy and Steel Sectors. |
| Answer» Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan led a business delegation from Oil and Gas as well as Steel sectors to Moscow, Russia. It is an active overreach to strengthen the bilateral relationship between India and Russia in the energy and steel sectors. The Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal Districts of Russia, HE Yury P Trutnev. Discussions centered on expanding the scope of cooperation between India and Far Eastern Russia, in the energy and steel sectors. The two sides discussed to further cooperation in sourcing of metallurgical coal and crude oil from the Far East of Russia. | |
| 3170. |
Who became the 1st Indian to complete the 555 kms long marathon at 10th edition of 'La Ultra The High' marathon 2019 held in Ladakh, Jammu, and Kashmir(J&K)? |
| Answer» Ashish Kasodekar from Pune flashed the flag by becomeing the 1st Indian to complete the 555 kms long 10th edition of 'La Ultra The High' marathon 2019 held in Ladakh, Jammu, and Kashmir(J&K). Ashish came in 3rd at 126 hrs 18 min to finish the distance. | |
| 3171. |
Who headed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) committee that suggests the Unique Identification Numbers (UID) for water bodies in Delhi? |
| Answer» The National Green Tribunal (NGT) committee headed by former high court judge Justice S P Garg suggested that all water bodies in Delhi must be provided with Unique Identification Numbers (UID) after properly demarcating them and mapping them on GPS (Global Positioning System) platforms in order to conserve them. | |
| 3172. |
Who written the book titled, "Obama: The Call of History"? |
| Answer» A book on Barack Obama, former United States (US) President, titled "Obama: The Call of History" has been written by Peter Baker, the Chief White House Correspondent for The New York Times. It gives an in-depth account of Obama's years in office. It has been published by Penguin India. | |
| 3173. |
Who inaugurated the 26th Ladakhi-Kisan-Jawan-VigyanMela in Leh? |
| Answer» The 26th edition of "Ladakhi-Kisan-Jawan-VigyanMela" organised by Leh-based Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR) of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), was inaugurated by the Union Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh. The mela seeks to meet the fresh food requirements for soldiers serving in the harsh terrain regions. GyalPhunchokWangyal, Chief Executive Counselor(CEC) of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), and JamyangTseringNamgyalLadakh Member of Parliament(MP). | |
| 3174. |
Who has become the first Indian woman para-athlete to be conferred Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award? |
| Answer» On August 28, Paralympian Deepa Malik was conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award by President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi, making her the first and the oldest Indian woman para-athlete to win the award. | |
| 3175. |
Who chaired the 46th meeting of the Central Approval and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) for the year 2019? |
| Answer» In the 46th meeting of the Central Approval and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) for the year 2019, which was chaired by Shri Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs in New Delhi, approved 865 proposals from 10 States for the construction of 2.99 lakh houses with an overall investment of Rs. 15,109 cr. The Central assistance will be Rs. 4,482 crore. | |
| 3176. |
Who will head the 3-member panel formed to look into assets, liabilities of Jammu and Kashmir(J&K) between two successor Union territories(UT) J&K and Ladakh? |
| Answer» The centre has appointed defence Secretary Shri Sanjay Mitra to head a 3-member panel to look into assets, liabilities of Jammu and Kashmir(J&K) between two successor Union territories(UT) J&K and Ladakh, that comes into effect on October 31, 2019. The other members on the panel include, ArunGoyal- retired Indian Administrative Service(IAS) officer. Giriraj Prasad Gupta- Retired Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) officer. | |
| 3177. |
Name the National Security Advisor (NSA) and G7 Sherpa to French President Emmanuel Macron, who visited India recently. |
| Answer» Emmanuel Bonne, Diplomatic Adviser and G7 Sherpa to French President Emmanuel Macron, arrived in New Delhi, India recently. | |
| 3178. |
Who inagurated the 72nd Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia held in New Delhi? |
| Answer» Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan inaugurated the 72nd Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia held in New Delhi. The committee is the highest decision making and governing body of WHO in the region. | |
| 3179. |
Who wrote the book "India's Lost Frontier the Story of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan"? |
| Answer» The book, "India's Lost Frontier the Story of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan", has been penned by veteran civil servant Raghvendra Singh. He was the Director-General of the National Archives of India. This book on the history of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, earlier known as the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP). This book presents the chronicles of Congress leadership in 1947 surrendered India's claim on the "tactically important" province despite the resistance of Mahatma Gandhi and some influential political leaders of the region. | |
| 3180. |
Who has been appointed as the Governor of Rajasthan? |
| Answer» President Ram Nath Kovind appointed Kalraj Mishra as the Governor of Rajasthan. | |
| 3181. |
Who bagged the J C Satyendra N. Bose Fellowship for his outstanding scientific contributions within the field of population and medical genetics in 2019? |
| Answer» K Thangaraj who is the Chief scientist at the Centre for Cellular and biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad has bagged the celebrated J C Satyendra N. Bose Fellowship Award. He was awarded for his outstanding scientific contributions within the field of population and medical genetics. Dr. Thangaraj is a population life scientist searching for the origin of the Indian population however humans migrated from Africa throughout inhabited different components of India. | |
| 3182. |
Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan has been appointed as the Governor of which state? |
| Answer» Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan has been appointed as the Governor of Telangana by President Ram Nath Kovind. Whereas, Bhagat Singh Koshyari has been appointed as the new Governor of Maharashtra and Arif Mohammed Khan has been appointed as the Kerala governor in place of P Sathasivam. | |
| 3183. |
Who became the youngest person to pass the "Mahapariksha"? |
| Answer» Priyavratabecame the youngest person to pass the "Mahapariksha" at the age of 16. The Mahapariksha contains 14 levels and is conducted twice in a year at Tenali(Andhra Pradesh) for the students studying 'Shastras' (ancient scriptures). | |
| 3184. |
Who was appointed as the Eastern Army commander by replacing Manoj Mukund Naravane? |
| Answer» Lt General Anil Chauhan took over as Eastern Army commander replacing ManojMukundNaravane who took over as vice chief of the army staff(VCOAS). Anil Chauhan was given a traditional Guard of Honour at Fort William, Kolkata and he took charge with a wreath laying ceremony at Eastern Command War memorial at Kolkata's fort William paying tribute to the fallen soldiers. | |
| 3185. |
Name of the Indian woman cricketer who retires from T20 internationals. |
| Answer» Former India women's cricket team captain Mithali Raj has announced her retirement from T20(twenty-twenty) International inorder to focus on the upcoming 2021, 50 over World Cup hosted by New Zealand. She represented India in 89 matches in the shortest format, scoring 2,364 runs which is the highest by any Indian Women to date. Leading India into 32 matches and three World Cups, Rajasthan born Mithali made her debut in T20 international, in Derby in 2006, and has last played T20 international in March against England in Guwahati, Assam. Mithali has also played in 203 ODIs and 10 Tests scoring 6720 runs with 7 centuries and 663 runs with one century respectively. | |
| 3186. |
Name of the first Indian woman who gets a medal at the World Skills event. |
| Answer» Shweta Ratanpura became the first Indian woman to get a medal a the World Skills event. The event was held in Russia and was attended by 63 countries. India ended on number 13 with 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals. Apart from Shweta's bronze in graphic designing, Indian won silver in web technologies, another bronze in jewellery and gold in water technology. | |
| 3187. |
Oleksiy Honcharuk was elected as the 17th Prime Minister of __________. |
| Answer» Ukrainian parliament of the 9th convocation appointed Oleksiy Honcharuk, a 35-year-old practicing lawyer, of the political party Servant of the People, as the 17th Prime Minister of Ukraine. His nomination was presented to the Ukrainian Parliament by its President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Mr Honcharuk, Ukraine's youngest ever head of government, succeeded Volodymyr Borysovych Groysman. | |
| 3188. |
Who inaugurated the longest electrified railway tunnel in Andhra Pradesh? |
| Answer» The Vice President of India, Shri Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the longest electrified railway tunnel (6.7km) between Cherlopalli and Rapuru costing Rs 437 crores, and the electrified railway line (112km) between Venkatachalam (Krishnapatnam) and Obulavaripalli costing Rs 1,993 crores in Andhra Pradesh. | |
| 3189. |
Who laid the foundation stone of Mega Food Park in Industrial Model Township (IMT), Rohtak? |
| Answer» PM laid a foundation stone of Mega Food Park with Rs 179.75 crore project will be setup by Haryana State Co-operative Supply and Marketing Federation Limited (HAFED) at Industrial Model Township (IMT), Rohtak on National Highway-10, linking Delhi with Rohtak, Haryana. The Ministry of Food Processing Industries of the Government of India, will provide grant-in-aid of Rs 50 crore. 3 primary processing centers (PPCs) will also be set up in Districts Yamunanagar, Sonipat and Sirsa. | |
| 3190. |
Which Indian Cricketer, broke the Indian record for the highest score by an Indian wicketkeeper in T20Is? |
| Answer» India batsman Rishabh Pant broke the Indian record for the highest score by an Indian wicketkeeper in T20Is when he hit a match-winning 65 for the team in theC)rd T20I against West Indies in Guyana. He surpassed the record held by MS Dhoni of India who held a record of scoring 56 runs against England (2017). | |
| 3191. |
Who has been appointed as head coach and chief selector of Pakistan's cricket team? |
| Answer» Former captain Misbah-ul-Haq has been appointed as head coach and chief selector of Pakistan's cricket team. He has been appointed for a three-year years. Waqar Younis will join him as the team's new bowling coach. Misbah-ul-Haq has scored over 10,300 international runs in 75 Tests and 162 one-dayers for Pakistan and was also the most successful and longest serving Test captain for Pakistan. | |
| 3192. |
Who led the Indian delegation to the 4th South Asian Speakers' summit? |
| Answer» The Indian delegation was led by Om Birla, 17th Lok sabha speaker. Rajya Sabha's Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh was also part of it. | |
| 3193. |
Name the Indian cricketer who launches campaign to save Rhinos in India. |
| Answer» Indian Cricket team vice-captain Rohit Sharma is launching Rohit4Rhinos campaign, in partnership with WWF India and Animal Planet. This campaign helps to build awareness for the need to conserve the Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros or the Indian Rhino. The Indian rhinoceros faces several threats, including poaching, habitat loss and mass mortality from inbreeding and disease. | |
| 3194. |
Who has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Kingdom of Lesotho? |
| Answer» India's High Commissioner to South Africa, Jaideep Sarkar has been concurrently accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to the Kingdom of Lesotho, with residence in Pretoria. He is a 1987 IFS-batch officer and earlier served as envoy to Israel and Bhutan. | |
| 3195. |
Who released the book The Republican Ethic (Volume 2) in New Delhi? |
| Answer» The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu will release 2nd editions of 'Loktantra Ke Swar (Khand 2)' and 'The Republican Ethic (Volume 2)' in New Delhi. In order to promote and disseminate selected speeches of President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind. They are a compilation of 95 speeches delivered by the President during his second year in office (July 2018 to July 2019). | |
| 3196. |
Who addressed the National Conference on India-Africa Partnership in a Changing Global Order? |
| Answer» The Vice President of India Shri Venkaiah Naidu addressed the valedictory session of the national conference on 2019 'India-Africa Partnership in a Changing Global Order-Priorities, Prospects and Challenges' in New Delhi organised by Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA). During the conference Shri Naidu, released two books on Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) named "Shakti Ki Manyata- Samyukta Rashtra Suraksha Parishad" written by Dilip Sinha and "Bharat Aur European Sangh: Ek Antarangik Drishtikon" by Bhaswati Mukherjee. | |
| 3197. |
Indian woman athlete Anupama Swain won __________ medal in World Martial Arts Mastership Jiu-Jitsu 2019. |
| Answer» Indian woman athlete Anupama Swain won a bronze medal in the recently concluded World Martial Arts Mastership Jiu-Jitsu 2019. The event was held in Chungju, South Korea. Now she qualified for 2022 Asian Games. she was the only Indian to participate in the championship. Jiu-Jitsu is a form of martial art and combat sport and it puts the entire focus on grappling with particular emphasis on ground fighting. | |
| 3198. |
A pannel to study Health Ministry proposal to ban e-cigarette constituted recently. Who is the head of the pannel? |
| Answer» A panel of ministers from commerce, health, agriculture, chemicals and petrochemicals, and food processing departments chaired by finance minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman will study the proposal of Ministry of Health, Government of India(GoI) to ban the production and import of e-cigarettes, through an ordinance. The health ministry in august 2018, has proposed a nation-wide ban on electronic cigarettes /electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) with a prison sentence up to one year and stiff monetary penalties of ₹1 lakh for first-time offenders & up to three years and Rs 5 lakh for repeat offenders. More than 460 e-cigarette brands with over 7,700 flavours are available in the country as per the Government data. | |
| 3199. |
Who was felicitated with Union of European Football Association's (UEFA) President's Award 2019? |
| Answer» Former Manchester United and France legend Eric Cantona, aged 53, was honoured with Union of European Football Association's (UEFA) President's Award 2019 at the Champions League draw in Monaco. He has won 5 English championships with Leeds and Manchester United in the 1990s and 2 French titles with Marseille. | |
| 3200. |
Who topped in the International Cricket Council (IC3's Test Batting Ranking? |
| Answer» In the International Cricket Council (IC3 Test Rankings, Steve Smith of Australia piped Indian captain Virat Kohli and secured the top spot. He has a one-point (904 points) lead over Kohli (903 points). | |