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| 3451. |
Who has been reappointed as the Surveyor General of India for one year? |
| Answer» Lt General Girish Kumar was reappointed as the Surveyor General of India for one year. He has been appointed on contract basis for one year, with effect from January 1, 2020. Kumar was in September 2017 appointed as the Surveyor General of India under the Survey of India, the national survey and mapping organization of the country. | |
| 3452. |
Who has been appointed as new CRPF DG? |
| Answer» IPS officer Anand Prakash Maheshwari took over as the new director-general of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), the world's largest paramilitary force on 15 January 2020. He will retire in February 2021. He will replace ITBP Director General S Deswal who was given the additional charge to head the CRPF. | |
| 3453. |
Who will be appointed the third internal member of the monetary policy committee? |
| Answer» Janak Raj is expected to be appointed as the third internal member of the central bank in the monetary policy committee (MPC). He is currently serving as Reserve Bank of India's principal adviser in the monetary policy department. He will replace Michael Patra, the executive director of the monetary policy department, who was elevated as deputy governor. | |
| 3454. |
Who has been appointed Deputy Governor of RBI for a period of three years? |
| Answer» Michael Debabrata Patra has been appointed as the deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). He has been appointed to the post for a period of three years. Mr. Patra, who is looking after the monetary policy department as the executive director, will be the fourth deputy governor of the RBI. The post was lying vacant after Viral V Acharya had resigned from the post in June last year. | |
| 3455. |
Who flagged off 51st K9 VAJRA-T Gun from Larsen and Turbo Armoured System Complex in Gujarat? |
| Answer» Defence Minister Rajnath Singh flagged off 51st K9 VAJRA-T Gun from Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Armoured System Complex at Hazira, Gujarat on 16 January 2020. The participation of the private sector in defence manufacturing is toward fulfilling the government's commitment to make India an arms manufacturing hub and net defence exporter. | |
| 3456. |
Who is the author of 'Life's Amazing Secrets'? |
| Answer» Non-Fiction Award at Crossword Book Awards 2020- GAUR GOPAL DAS for 'Life's Amazing Secrets' | |
| 3457. |
Along with the Prime Minister Modi, who inaugurated the 2nd integrated border check post at Jogbani-Biratnagar? |
| Answer» Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepali counterpart KP Sharma Oli jointly inaugurated the second Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Jogbani-Biratnagar, built with Indian assistance to facilitate trade and people's movement. | |
| 3458. |
Who has been appointed new Prime Minister of Russia? |
| Answer» Mikhail Mishustin never had any political ambitions as a career bureaucrat and his name didn't come up as a top candidate to become Russia's next prime minister.But the 53-year-old Mishustin, the longtime chief of Russia's tax service, was tapped for the post by President Vladimir Putin. The lower house of Russia's parliament, the Duma, quickly appointed Mishustin as prime minister. | |
| 3459. |
Who has been appointed as Joint Director of CBI? |
| Answer» Senior IPS officer of Gujarat cadre Manoj Shashidhar was appointed as Joint Director in the country's premier investigating agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation. He is currently serving in his cadre State of Gujarat as additional DG, State Intelligence Bureau. | |
| 3460. |
Who has been appointed chairperson of the executive council of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library? |
| Answer» Former principal secretary to the Prime Minister, Nripendra Misra, has been appointed chairperson of the executive council of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML). Misra is a 1967-batch retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer.Before serving as the principal secretary to the Prime Minister, Misra worked in several top positions including as the chairperson of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), secretary, Telecom and secretary, Fertilizers. | |
| 3461. |
Who has become the new President of suspended Archery Association of India? |
| Answer» Union minister Arjun Munda was elected as president of the suspended Archery Association of India (AAI) in its much-delayed elections, which were held here smoothly in the presence of three observers. Enjoying the support of former AAI President Vijay Kumar Malhotra, Munda had a smooth sailing as he beat his rival BVP Rao by a margin of 34-18 votes. | |
| 3462. |
Who has been appointed new Vice Chief of Army Staff? |
| Answer» On 18 January 2020 Lieutenant General Satinder Kumar Saini was appointed as the next Vice Chief of the Army Staff and would assume the office from 25 January 2020. | |
| 3463. |
Who has been appointed as Managing Director of SBI for a period of three years? |
| Answer» The government on January 20 appointed Challa Sreenivasulu Setty as the managing director of the State Bank of India for a period of three years. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Department of the Financial Services for the appointment of Setty, currently serving as the deputy managing director of the SBI, in the key post. | |
| 3464. |
Who Has been named Pakistan's new Chief Election Commissioner? |
| Answer» The Pakistan government and the Opposition on January 21 agreed to appoint former bureaucrat Sikandar Sultan Raja as the new Chief Election Commissioner, ending several months of deadlock over key appointments to the election commission. | |
| 3465. |
Who has been elected the President of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India? |
| Answer» The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has elected Ashish Garg as the president and Nagendra D Rao as the vice-president.Ashish Garg, during his tenure as the vice president of ICSI in 2019, served as the chairman of training and educational facilities committee, peer review board, and brand promotion committee. | |
| 3466. |
Who has been appointed as MD and CEO of Indian Overseas Bank? |
| Answer» The Finance Ministry appointed managing directors (MDs) and chief executive officers (CEOs) of four PSU banks.Bank of India's Executive Director R Koteeswaran has been appointed as MD and CEO of Indian Overseas Bank. | |
| 3467. |
Who is to be appointed as MD and CEO of Vijaya Bank? |
| Answer» The Finance Ministry appointed managing directors (MDs) and chief executive officers (CEOs) of four PSU banks. Kishore Kumar Sansi, who is currently executive director of Punjab and Sind Bank, will be the new MD and CEO of Vijaya Bank. | |
| 3468. |
Who has been appointed as CMD of real estate firm "Unitech"? |
| Answer» Crisis-hit realty firm Unitech's newly appointed chairman and managing director (CMD) Yudvir Singh Malik assumed office.The central government has superseded Unitech's board on Supreme Court's direction. | |
| 3469. |
Who has been newly appointed as the MD of SBI? |
| Answer» The government appointed Challa Sreenivasulu Setty as the Managing Director (MD) of the State Bank of India (SBI) on 20 January 2020. He is appointed for a period of three years. The proposal of the Department of the Financial Services for the appointment of Setty was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC). | |
| 3470. |
Who is the author of "Bijji: Timeless Tales"? |
| Answer» The 13th annual edition of the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival is being held in at Diggi Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan. The festival was inaugurated by Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. During the occasion, he released a book titled Bijji: Timeless Tales from Marwa written by Vishes Kothari. | |
| 3471. |
Who took over as the new chairman of the FEMBoSA for 2020? |
| Answer» Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora assumed Chairmanship of the Forum of the Election Management Bodies of South Asia (FEMBoSA) on 24 January for the year 2020. India took over the Chair of FEMBoSA from KM Nurul Huda, CEC of Bangladesh. Mr.Huda handed over the Logo of FEMBoSA to Mr. Arora at the 10th Annual Meeting of FEMBoSA held in New Delhi 24 January. | |
| 3472. |
Who has been appointed as first post-Brexit UK ambassador? |
| Answer» Portuguese diplomat Joao Vale de Almeida was appointed as the head of future EU diplomatic mission to the UK after Brexit on 24 January. The UK's exit was scheduled for 31 January 2020.Almeida will head the first EU delegation to the UK as of the first day of February. | |
| 3473. |
Who has been named new CEO of IBM? |
| Answer» International Business Machines Corp. named Arvind Krishna as chief executive officer, replacing longtime CEO Virginia Rometty. Krishna, 57, is currently the head of IBM's cloud and cognitive software unit and was a principal architect of the company's purchase of Red Hat, which was completed last year. | |
| 3474. |
Who took charge as IBA Chief Executive? |
| Answer» Indian Bank Association (IBA) appoints Punjab National Bank's former MD and CEO Sunil Mehta as its chief executive. Mehta recently retired as the Managing Director and CEO of Punjab National Bank. | |
| 3475. |
Who has recently been appointed as a member of the Monetary Policy Committee by RBI? |
| Answer» Reserve Bank of India (RBI) appoints its Executive Director, Janak Raj, as a member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). The Monetary Policy Committee takes decisions based on a majority vote. Raj replaces M D Patra recently promoted as Deputy Governor of the RBI. | |
| 3476. |
Who has been appointed as new Chief Executive Officer Essar Oil UK? |
| Answer» Essar Oil (UK) Ltd operates the Stanlow refinery announced the appointment of Mark Wilson as its new Chief Executive Officer. A Wilson was previously with BP plc of the UK, where he held several senior leadership positions. | |
| 3477. |
Who has been appointed as the Non-Executive Chairman of Vakrangee Limited? |
| Answer» Vakrangee Limited appointed Mr. Ramesh Joshi (EX-RBI & EX- SEBI ED), a veteran with over 40 years of experience as the Non-Executive Chairman of the company.Mr. Dinesh Nandwana appointed as executive chairman as the Managing Director and Group CEO in place of Mr. Anil. | |
| 3478. |
Who has been appointed as new general manager of Western Railway? |
| Answer» Alok Kansal appointed as the General Manager of the Western Railway (WR). Kansal is a 1983-batch officer of the Indian Rai way Service of Engineers (IRSE). Kansal was working as the principal executive director, civil engineering (Planning) at Railway Board. Central Rai way (CR) General Manager Sanjeev Mittal was holding the additional charge as WR GM. The post held by Anil Kumar Gupta, who retired in November 2019. | |
| 3479. |
Who has been appointed as MD and CEO of Canara Bank? |
| Answer» Government appointed L V Prabhakar as managing director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Canara Bank. The appointment will be effective from 1 February 2020. He will hold the position till he attains the age of superannuation on 31 December 2022 or until further orders. | |
| 3480. |
Who has been appointed as India's Ambassador to USA? |
| Answer» Senior diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu appointed as India's Ambassador to the USA the Ministry of External Affairs. Taranjit Singh Sandhu Sandhu, a 1988-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, is currently posted as High Commissioner of India in Sri Lanka. He replaces Harsh Vardhan Shringla as India's envoy in Washington. Shringla named as India's next foreign secretary. | |
| 3481. |
Who has been appointed as the Special Expenditure Observer of Election Commission of India? |
| Answer» Election Commission of India appointed Sh B Murli Kumar (ex IRS-1983) as Special Expenditure Observer as also appointed Sh Mrinal Kanti Das (IPS 1977 Retd) as Special Police Observer for General Election to the Legislative Assembly of NCT of Delhi, 2020. Sh Murali, in consultation with the Chief Electoral Officer, Delhi, will be supervising and monitoring the work done by the electoral machinery. | |
| 3482. |
Who has been appointed as chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs? |
| Answer» Central Government appoints M Ajit Kumar as chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs. The appointment comes just two days before the Union Budget presentation. | |
| 3483. |
Who is to serve as interim DGP of Uttar Pradesh? |
| Answer» Hitesh Chandra Awasthi will serve as the interim Director General of Police (DGP) of Uttar Pradesh. UP government announced. Awasthi, a 1985 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, will replace OP Singh retired from the top police post in Uttar Pradesh. Awasthi served in the CBI for 13 years, who is presently posted as Director-general Vigilance. He will retire in June 2021. | |
| 3484. |
Who was appointed as the Prime Minister of Iraq? |
| Answer» On February 01, 2020, one of the former communications ministers of Iraq, Mohammed Allawi was appointed the Prime Minister of the country by the President of Iraq, Barham Salih. | |
| 3485. |
Abidali Z Neemuchwala, who recently resigned was the MD and CEO of which company? |
| Answer» AbidaliNeemuchwala has formally resigned after about four years as chief executive officer (and managing director since last July) at information technology major Wipro. His term had another year, but Neemuchwala has cited "family commitments" for wanting to leave. | |
| 3486. |
Who recently assumed charge as the new CMD of Coal India Ltd? |
| Answer» Pramod Agrawal assumed charge as the new chairman and managing director of Coal India Ltd. Agrawal, a 1991 batch IAS officer, was principal secretary for urban development and housing department in Madhya Pradesh.He took over after A K Jha retired as the CIL chairman on January 31. | |
| 3487. |
Who has been appointed as India's High Commissioner to Canada? |
| Answer» Senior diplomat Ajay Bisaria was appointed High Commissioner to Canada, a posting considered important in view of India's close ties with the north American country. MrBisaria was serving as India's High Commissioner to Pakistan but returned to India in August last year after Islamabad expelled him following developments related to Jammu and Kashmir. | |
| 3488. |
Who has been appointed India's new High Commissioner to Sri Lanka? |
| Answer» The Ministry of External Affairs appointed Gopal Baglay as India's next High Commissioner to Sri Lanka. Mr Baglay, a 1992-batch officer of Indian Foreign Service, succeeds Taranjit Singh Sandhu, who was appointed as the ambassador to the United States earlier this week.He is currently serving as the Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office. | |
| 3489. |
Who is the new CEO of Wework? |
| Answer» Sandeep Mathrani an Indian-American now charged with the tough work of relaunching WeWork, which had been one of America's most commended new businesses that put a mammoth impression in the business land of significant urban communities around the world. Its breakdown prompted Neumann's flight and cost the primary investor, wealthy Japanese person Masayoshi Son, billions of dollars. | |
| 3490. |
Who has taken over as the CEO of HAL'sBangalore Complex? |
| Answer» Amitabh Bhatt has taken over as Chief Executive Officer of Bengaluru-headquartered safeguard PSU, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's Bangalore Complex. | |
| 3491. |
Who has recently unveiled children's protection fund for India? |
| Answer» Britain's Prince Charles unveils a new children's protection fund for India as part of British Asian Trust, the charity founded by him in 2007 to fight poverty in South Asia. Katy Perry as the ambassador of the new fund, which will be focussed on reducing the exploitation of children by 50 percent. | |
| 3492. |
Who has been has been appointed Britain's ambassador to the United States? |
| Answer» Dame Karen Pierce has been appointed Britain's ambassador to the United States. She became the first woman to hold the position, the most prominent in the diplomatic service. She is currently serving as the UK's permanent representative to the United Nations. She will replace Kim Darroch who had resigned in 2019 over his controversial comments on US President Donald Trump in leaked diplomatic cables. | |
| 3493. |
What is the age of Kalitara Mandal, the oldest voter of Delhi? |
| Answer» 110-years-old Kalitara Mandal, the oldest voter of Delhi, casted her vote at SDMC Primary School, Chittaranjan Park in Greater Kailash assembly constituency. Kalitara Mandal, born in 1908, said that "I have always cast my vote ever since I received my voter ID. I feel happy while casting vote. It gives me power. I wish each and every citizen casts his vote." | |
| 3494. |
A. Surya Prakash, who recently demitted office, was the chairman of which organisation? |
| Answer» The Prasar Bharati bid farewell to its chairman A. Surya Prakash, who has completed a two-term stint that began in 2014.Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javdekar expressed his appreciation forSurya Prakash on the completion of his two consecutive terms in office and felicitated him by remembering his valuable contribution to the organisation, the Prasar Bharati said in a tweet. | |
| 3495. |
Who became the youngest girl in the world to summit Mt. Aconcagua? |
| Answer» Kaamya Karthikeyan, a 12-year-old girl, became the youngest girl in the world to summit Mt. Aconcagua. She summited the mountain peak of 6962 m height on 1 February 2020.Kaamya Karthikeyan is a class VII student of Navy Children School (NCS), Mumbai. She has had years of physical and mental preparation along with regular participation in adventure sports combined with strong character. | |
| 3496. |
Who took over as Eastern Fleet Commander? |
| Answer» The command of the Eastern Fleet was handed over to Rear Admiral Sanjay Vatsyayan by Rear Admiral Suraj Berry at a ceremony at Visakhapatnam on 11 February 2020. He previously served as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Policy and Plans) at New Delhi. Rear Admiral Suraj Berry will take over as Chief of Staff of the tri-services Andaman and Nicobar Command shortly. | |
| 3497. |
Who has been named as the 2019 FIH Women's Rising Star of the Year? |
| Answer» The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has named India forward Lalremsiami as the 2019 FIH Women's Rising Star of the Year. She won 40% of all the votes cast. She got 47.7% of her votes from among national associations and the media, fans/players contributed 28.4% and 36.4% respectively. She came ahead of Argentina's Julieta Jankunas and Frederique Matla of the Netherlands, who finished second and third, respectively. | |
| 3498. |
Who has been elected the President of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India for 2020-21? |
| Answer» Atul Kumar Gupta will be the new President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAI)for the year 2020-21. Nihar Niranjan Jambusaria has been elected as the Vice President of the ICAI for 2020-21. They were elected at a meeting of the central council in New Delhi on February 12. | |
| 3499. |
Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra in New Delhi is to be renamed after which politician? |
| Answer» Government has decided to rename Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra in New Delhi as Sushma Swaraj Bhawan. Also, it has decided to rename the Foreign Service Institute to Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service. It was announced by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on the birth anniversary of Mrs. Swaraj. The aim is to honour the legacy and decades of public service of the former External Affairs Minister. | |
| 3500. |
Who has been appointed CMD of Air India? |
| Answer» Rajiv Bansal, an IAS officer of 1988 batch, has been appointed the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Air India, an official order said on February 13. He will replace Ashwani Lohani, whose tenure has ended. | |