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| 401. |
Who was appointed as a finance professional of Tata Motors? |
| Answer» Tata Motors announced the appointment of finance professional P.B. Balaji as the group's new Chief Financial Officer from November 2017. Balaji is a global finance professional with over two decades of experience in the corporate sector. | |
| 402. |
Santosh Sharma was appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of ___________. |
| Answer» Santosh Sharma was today appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Coper Limited (HCL). The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment to the post for a period of five years. He is at present working as Director and Chief Executive Officer of IIFCL Asset Management Company Ltd. | |
| 403. |
Name the IAS Officer who was appointed as the secretary to Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu. |
| Answer» Former IAS officer I V Subba Rao was today appointed as secretary to Vice President Venkaiah Naidu. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved his appointment to the post on a contract basis for a period of two years, an order issued by Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). | |
| 404. |
Who became the first woman officer to receive a gallantry award in the Army on the Independence Day 2017 Celebration of India? |
| Answer» Major Mitali Madhumita on Friday became the first woman officer to receive a gallantry award in the Army. Major Madhumita became the first woman officer to get the Sena Medal (Gallantry). She was honoured along with 21 Army personnel for acts of bravery and distinguished service at the military station here during the South Western Command Investiture Ceremony. | |
| 405. |
Who launches website to Honour Gallantry Award Winners? |
| Answer» Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a website to honor all the gallantry award winners since Independence. The portal will preserve and tell the stories of bravest men and women, civilians as well as armed forces personnel. The website gives details of the Chakra Series awardees i.e., Param Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra, Vir Chakra, Ashok Chakra, Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra. The portal contains information such as name, unit, year, citations and photographs of awardees till date. | |
| 406. |
Who is appointed as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of IFCI Limited? |
| Answer» Sankara Rao, a Government company is set to have a new Managing Director & CEO in E Sankara Rao who is currently Chief General Manager at India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL). The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has given its nod for the Department of Financial Services (DFS) proposal to appoint Emandi Sankara Rao as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of IFCI Limited. | |
| 407. |
Who is appointed as the Russia's New Ambassador to India? |
| Answer» Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed career diplomat Nikolay Kudashev as Russia's new ambassador to India. The appointment of Kudashev comes nearly seven months after the death of Russia's previous ambassador to India Alexander Kadakin. Mr Kudashev, a specialist in South East Asia, is currently the Deputy Director General Secretariat of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Russia. | |
| 408. |
Who has won the 2017 Kalpana Chawla Award for courage and daring enterprise? |
| Answer» Preethi Srinivasan, the former State under-19 cricket captain, has bestowed with the 2017 Kalpana Chawla Award for courage and daring enterprise from Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami during the 71st Independence Day celebrations at Fort St. George in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Beside her, the Government of Tamil Nadu has also awarded S.P. Thyagarajan with the APJ Abdul Kalam award for discovering a patented drug to treat hepatitis B. | |
| 409. |
Who has given its approval to the proposal to complete the balance works of the North Koel Reservoir Project in Jharkhand and Bihar? |
| Answer» The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval to the proposal to complete the balance works of the North Koel Reservoir Project in Jharkhand and Bihar at an estimated expenditure of Rs.1622.27 crore to be incurred during three financial years from the start of the project. The project is situated on North Koel river which is a tributary of Sone river finally joining the river Ganga. | |
| 410. |
Fow which bank, Shri P R Seshadri was appointed as a Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of the Bank? |
| Answer» Karur Vysya Bank (KVB) appointed Shri P R Seshadri as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of the Bank. He is appointed for the period of three years. | |
| 411. |
Who has been appointed as a goodwill ambassador for Handicap International? |
| Answer» Brazilian star Neymar has become a goodwill ambassador for Handicap International on Monday, pledging to work for millions who are 'less visible' but deserve equality. Neymar was announced as a goodwill ambassador outside the United Nations in Geneva. | |
| 412. |
Who is Pakistan's High Commissioner to India? |
| Answer» Pakistan's High Commissioner-designate Sohail Mahmood arrived in India and took charge at the Indian High Commission. He succeeds career diplomat Abdul Basit, who served as the country's envoy for four years. He has wide experience in the diplomatic service having served in various Pakistan missions abroad including Washington and New York. | |
| 413. |
Which Indian shuttler has won the men's singles 2017 Bulgaria Open International Series tournament? |
| Answer» Young Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen has clinched the 2017 Bulgaria Open International Series title after defeating Croatia's Zvonimir Durkinjak in the men's singles final by 18-21 21-12 21-17 in Sofia, Bulgaria. | |
| 414. |
Who has been appointed as the Interim CEO of Infosys after Vishal Sikka's resigantion? |
| Answer» U B Pravin Rao has been appointed as the Interim CEO of the company. Vishal Sikka has resigned as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Infosys. | |
| 415. |
Who inaugurate Orient Craft Textile facility in Jharkhand? |
| Answer» Union Minister for Textile and Information & Broadcasting, Smriti Irani to inaugurate Orient Craft Textile facility at Irba near Ranchi in Jharkhand. The event will pave way for new investment as two projects will be inaugurated while foundation stone will be laid for 70 projects during the function. | |
| 416. |
Who has won a silver medal in the javelin throw at the first World Para Athletics Junior Championships in Nottwil? |
| Answer» India's junior para-athlete Rinku Hooda won a silver medal in the javelin throw at the first World Para Athletics Junior Championships in Nottwil, Switzerland. 18-year-old Rinku threw a distance of 54.92 to make the second place. | |
| 417. |
The name of the cricketer who was world's top-ranked One-day batsman in the latest ICC ODI rankings is? |
| Answer» India captain Virat Kohli continues to top the ICC One-Day International rankings. In the latest rankings released by the game's governing body Kohli tops the list of batsmen with 873 points. Kohli who has a 12-point lead over second placed Aussie opener David Warner, will look to enhance their position. As for the ICC ODI Team Rankings, India are currently at number three with 114 points and they would have to win the upcoming series at least by a 4-1 margin to ensure that they stay at that position, ahead of England. | |
| 418. |
Who is appointed as the Executive Director of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI)? |
| Answer» Dr. (Ms.) Mamta Suri took charge as Executive Director, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) in New Delhi. Before joining IBBI, Dr. Suri was serving as Chief General Manager, Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India. | |
| 419. |
Shapath Bharadwaj won _________ medal in Junior Shotgun World Cup. |
| Answer» Shapath Bharadwaj won a bronze medal in the mixed team trap competition at the ISSF Junior Shotgun World Cup in Porpetto, Italy. This was India's first medal in the competition apart from the bronze medal. Bharadwaj had qualified in second place for the final, shooting 131 out of 150. | |
| 420. |
Who launched 15 medical outlets of AMRIT Deendayal in Assam, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab? |
| Answer» Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda will launch 15 medical outlets of AMRIT Deendayal in Assam, Uttar Pradesh, and Punjab through Video Conference. He also inaugurate one outlet of AMRIT Deendayal at Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) Shimla. Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment, AMRIT Deendayal Pharmacy is the flagship program of Government of India. The purpose of AMRIT Deendayal program is to provide a different kind of medicines and equipment at cheap rates to the patients. | |
| 421. |
Who reviewed the progress of Soil Health Cards Scheme & Fsasal Bima Yojana recently? |
| Answer» Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the progress of two agriculture sector related schemes, Soil Health Cards and Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana in New Delhi. He also emphasized that soil health cards should be printed in the local dialect of the area so that the farmers are able to read and understand them easily. | |
| 422. |
Who is crowned as the United Kingdom 'Child Genius' popular television quiz competition? |
| Answer» A 12-year-old Indian-origin boy named Rahul Doshi crowned as the United Kingdom 'Child Genius' in a popular television quiz competition days after he became an overnight sensation after answering all questions correctly. He won the Channel 4 show 'Child Genius' by beating his nine-year-old opponent, Ronan. | |
| 423. |
Who became the first Indian to win a European racing championship? |
| Answer» Mahaveer Raghunathan became the first Indian to win a European racing championship when he sped to victory in the last two races of the prestigious Boss GP Championship (Formula Class). | |
| 424. |
Who inaugurated Swasth Bachche Swasth Bharat Programme? |
| Answer» The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) Prakash Javadekar launched 'Swasth Bachche, Swasth Bharat' Programme. It is an initiative of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) to prepare a physical Health and Fitness Profile Card for more than 12 lakhs. It aims to provide a comprehensive and inclusive report card for children covering all age groups and children of different abilities. | |
| 425. |
Which Indian actor ranks 8th position in the highest paid actor, according to the Forbes List. |
| Answer» According to the Forbes List, From India, Shahrukh Khan is the highest paid actor (Rank 8) followed by Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar. Rapper-turned-actor Mark Wahlberg is Hollywood's highest-paid leading man, earning $68 million pretax in 12 month scoring period. | |
| 426. |
Who to launch Mentor India Campaign in New Delhi? |
| Answer» NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant to launch the Mentor India Campaign, a strategic nation building initiative to engage leaders who can guide and mentor students at more than 900 Atal Tinkering Labs, established across the country as a part of the Atal Innovation Mission. NITI Aayog's Atal Innovation Mission is among one of the flagship programs of the Government of India to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in the country to set up the Atal Tinkering Labs across the country. | |
| 427. |
Which athelete is conferred for the Arjuna Awards 2017? |
| Answer» Ms. Khushbir Kaur was coferred for the Arjuna Awards 2017. Arjuna Award is given for consistency outstanding performance for four years. National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports. | |
| 428. |
Ajay Vipin Nanavati was appointed as the chairman of which bank? |
| Answer» Ajay Vipin Nanavati was today appointed as the chairman of Syndicate Bank. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved his appointment as Non-Official Director/Non-Executive Chairman in Syndicate Bank for three years, according to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training. | |
| 429. |
Who was appointed as the Director General of Railway Protection Force, Railway Board recently? |
| Answer» ShriDharmendra Kumar, IPS appointed as the Director General, Railway Protection Force, Railway Board. Presently he is working in CISF as Additional DG. Kumar is a 1984 batch IPS officer of Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram-Union Territories (AGMUT) cadre. Before being appointed Additional Director General (ADG), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF, Kumar was serving as Special Commissioner (Special Unit) in the Delhi Police. | |
| 430. |
Among these Who got Dronacharya Awards 2017 recently? |
| Answer» The Union Government announced National Sports Awards every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports in India. The Dronacharya Awards 2017 are won by Mr. Brij Bhushan Mohanty - Boxing (Lifetime). Dronacharya Award for coaches for producing medal winners at prestigious International sports events. | |
| 431. |
Who attend a two-day meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Kyrgyz Republic? |
| Answer» Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will attend a two-day meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on disaster prevention and relief at Choplon Ata in Kyrgyz Republic. The participation of India as SCO member will open additional opportunities for giving new impetus to the development of international cooperation in the field of protecting the population and territories from emergency situations within the framework of the SCO and will bring it qualitatively new positions in regional and global formats. | |
| 432. |
The name of the New Railway Board Chairman is __________. |
| Answer» Ashwani Lohani, the CMD of Air India appointed as the New Chairman of Railway Board, following the resignation on A.K. Mittal. Ashwani Lohani, an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineering (IRSME) cadre. | |
| 433. |
Rajiv Bansal has been appointed as the CMD of __________. |
| Answer» Rajiv Bansal, the Additional Secretary and the Financial Advisor of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, has been appointed as the interim CMD of Air India. | |
| 434. |
Under the chairmanship of whom the 17th meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) was held? |
| Answer» Arun Jaitley, the Union Finance Minister, has chaired the 17th meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) in New Delhi on August 22, 2017. The Council discussed the issues and challenges facing the Indian economy and stressed the need to keep constant vigil to manage any external and internal vulnerability. The Council noted that India has macro-economic stability today on the back of improvements in its macro-economic fundamentals, structural reforms with the launch of the GST and long-term positive consequences of demonetization. The FSDC also took note of the developments and progress made in setting up of Computer Emergency Response Team in the Financial Sector (CERT-Fin) and Financial Data Management Centre. | |
| 435. |
Who inaugurated the country's first Videsh Bhavan at the Bandra Kurla Complex? |
| Answer» External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj inaugurated the country's first Videsh Bhavan at the Bandra Kurla Complex. As a pilot project, four offices of MEA - Regional Passport Office, Protector of Emigrants office, Branch Secretariat and Regional Office of ICCR - have been assimilated and brought under one roof. The pilot project of the Videsh Bhavan of Mumbai is part of the Centre's policy to bring together different offices of the MEA under a single roof and work closely with states as more and more Indians are going abroad for employment, education, business and tourism. | |
| 436. |
Who has launched "Swasth Bachche Swasth Bharat" programme? |
| Answer» Prakash Javadekar, the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD), has recently launched 'Swasth Bachche, Swasth Bharat' Programme. The programme is an initiative of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) to prepare a physical health and fitness 'Profile Card' for over 12 lakh Kendriya Vidyalaya students. The programme will provide a comprehensive and inclusive report card for children of all age groups and differently-abled kids. The programme aims to make students, teachers and parents aware of the importance of good health and fitness and encourage '60 minutes of play' every day. | |
| 437. |
Who won the UEFA men's player of the year award? |
| Answer» Cristiano Ronaldo has won his third UEFA men's player of the year award in four seasons, beating Lionel Messi and Gianluigi Buffon to get the trophy. Ronaldo picked up the trophy for the second consecutive season and third time in total, having also received the accolade in 2013/14. The UEFA Men's Player of the Year award is based on players' performances during the 2016/17 season in all competitions, both domestic and international, and at club and national team levels. | |
| 438. |
Who tells Defence Secretary Jim Mattis to indefinitely ban transgender recruits? |
| Answer» President Donald Trump directed the Pentagon to declare an indefinite ban on transgender individuals joining the military, but he appeared to leave open the possibility of allowing some already in uniform to remain in the military. The Obama administration in June 2016 changed longstanding policy declaring that troops could serve openly as transgender individuals. | |
| 439. |
Who is leading the Indian delegation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting on disaster prevention? |
| Answer» The 9th meeting of heads of Governments of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states on disaster prevention and relief has started at Choplon Ata in Kyrgyz Republic on August 24, 2017. The 2-day meeting will focus on prevention and elimination of emergency situations. The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh is leading the Indian delegation which includes senior officers from Home and External Affairs Ministries and National Disaster Management Authority. | |
| 440. |
The Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment who will lead 'Business Week' in India is? |
| Answer» The focus on strengthening collaboration between Australia and India in agri-business and food, higher education and research and smart cities and infrastructure, Australia's Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Steven Ciobo will lead a major mission to the country this month. The second Australia Business Week in India (ABWI) arranged by the Australian Trade and Investment Commission from August 28 to September 1 will attract many business leaders. | |
| 441. |
Who has released the Department of Administrative Reforms and Grievances (DARPG)'s Grievance Study Analysis of 20 Ministries? |
| Answer» The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh released the Department of Administrative Reforms and Grievances (DARPG)'s Grievance Study Analysis of 20 Ministries. | |
| 442. |
Who has won bronze in the 2017 women's singles World Badminton championships (WBC)? |
| Answer» Saina Nehwal from India has won bronze in the 2017 women's singles World Badminton championships (WBC). In the first women's singles semi-final at Glasgow, Nehwal lost to Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in three games 12-21, 21-17, 21-10. It must be noted that Okuhara is the first shuttler from Japan to reach the finals of World Championship. | |
| 443. |
Who launch the HAL designed light combat helicopter in Bengaluru recently? |
| Answer» Arun Jaitley announced the launch of the production of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) designed 5.8-tonne category Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) in Bengaluru. It was cleared for procurement by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) few months ago. The basic version of LCH has been cleared by the Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification, and the DAC has accorded the approval for the procurement of 15 LCH from HAL under Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured category. | |
| 444. |
Who Becomes First Ever Football Player to Score 350 La Liga Goals? |
| Answer» Barcelona forward Lionel Messi scored a second-half brace against Alaves becoming the first ever player to score 350 goals in La Liga. Messi's best goal tally for a season came in 2011/12 when he netted 50 goals in 37 appearances. Messi has been La Liga's all-time leading scorer for a few years now - the previous record was held by Telmo Zarra, with 251 career goals. | |
| 445. |
Who has been appointed as the new non-executive Chairman of Infosys? |
| Answer» Nandan Nilekani, the Infosys co-founder and the architect of Aadhaar, has been appointed as the new non-executive chairman of the board of directors of Infosys. The sweeping changes have been made to the board in an attempt to restore stability after the resignation of Vishal Sikka as CEO, and a bitter rift between Narayana Murthy and the board came to the fore. Nilekani's appointment will allow Infosys to focus on the strategic changes it needs to make in order to capitalize on the attractive opportunities in the years ahead. Nilekani served as Infosys's CEO from 2002 to 2007. | |
| 446. |
Who becomes the Second Indian to win silver at World Badminton Championship? |
| Answer» PV Sindhu grabbed a silver medal at World Badminton Championships at Glasgow. She cruised into the final of the Badminton World Championships with an easy win over Chen Yufei of China. Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised ace shuttler PV Sindhu for her performance. | |
| 447. |
Who won the first edition of Miss Transqueen India 2017 a beauty pageant for transgenders which took place in Gurugram? |
| Answer» The first edition of Miss Transqueen India, a beauty pageant for transgenders, took place in Gurugram. Nitasha, a trans woman who hails from Kolkata, was named the first Miss Transqueen India. Loiloi from Manipur bagged the first runner-up position and Ragasya from Chennai was crowned the second runner-up. The winner will go to Thailand for Miss International Queen, the first runner-up will compete at Miss Transsexual Australia. We are looking for another international pageant so that we can send the second runner-up too. | |
| 448. |
Who launched the host city logo for Kochi, one of the venues of FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017? |
| Answer» Kerala Chief Minister Shri Pinarayi Vijayan launched the host city logo for Kochi, one of the venues of FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017. The logo represents and reflects Kochi's identity and will be a valuable tool in linking the local community in a global World Cup. It is the first Indian city to be officially declared as one of the venues for hosting the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. | |
| 449. |
Who inaugurate National Highway projects in Rajasthan? |
| Answer» Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation 11 completed highway projects in Rajasthan, covering a total length of about 873 kilometers. He laid the foundation stone of national highway projects worth around 15,000 crore rupees in the state. | |
| 450. |
Who won the UEFA Women's Player of the Year award? |
| Answer» Lieke Martens has won the UEFA Women's Player of the Year award after her player-of-the-tournament performance at UEFA Women's EURO 2017. The UEFA Women's EURO 2017 winner, who recently signed for FC Barcelona from FC Rosengard, claimed a total of 95 points. | |