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| 301. |
Mr. Acharya Devvrat was sworn in as the governor of which state in July 2019? |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | Maharashtra |
| D. | Tamil Nadu |
| E. | Kerala |
| Answer» B. Bihar | |
| 302. |
In November 2019, who among the following has been appointed as the Country Manager for Google India? |
| A. | Arvind Soni |
| B. | Prakash Sharma |
| C. | Sanjay Gupta |
| D. | Vijay Sinha |
| Answer» D. Vijay Sinha | |
| 303. |
In January 2018, renowed scientist, _______ took charge as the Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC). |
| A. | Jayant Narlikar |
| B. | S. Somanath |
| C. | Salim Ali |
| D. | C. N. R Rao |
| Answer» C. Salim Ali | |
| 304. |
In October 2020, IL&FS group has announced the resignation of Vineet Nayyar as the executive vice-chairman. Who has been asked by the board to discharge Nayyar’s responsibilities? |
| A. | Bimal Jalan |
| B. | C S Rajan |
| C. | Arvind Subramanian |
| D. | Rajnish Kumar |
| E. | Subrahmanyam Jaishankar |
| Answer» C. Arvind Subramanian | |
| 305. |
In the year 2016, who was appointed as the President of Microsoft India? |
| A. | Satya Nadella |
| B. | Sundar Pichai |
| C. | Bhaskar Pramanik |
| D. | Anant Maheshwari |
| Answer» E. | |
| 306. |
EU governments picked Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva as the bloc’s candidate to lead the ________. |
| A. | World Bank |
| B. | Bank of International Settlement |
| C. | Asian Development Bank |
| D. | International Monetary fund |
| E. | European Development Bank |
| Answer» E. European Development Bank | |
| 307. |
Name the minister who is acting as Finance Minister on behalf the current Finance Minister Arun Jaitley who is unwell. |
| A. | Piyush Goyal |
| B. | Suresh Prabhu |
| C. | Ram Vilas Paswan |
| D. | Smriti Irani |
| Answer» B. Suresh Prabhu | |
| 308. |
In April 2020, who has become the brand ambassador of ‘CricKingdom’? |
| A. | K. L. Rahul |
| B. | Rohit Sharma |
| C. | Shikhar Dhawan |
| D. | MS Dhoni |
| E. | Jasprit Bumrah |
| Answer» C. Shikhar Dhawan | |
| 309. |
In March 2020, who among the following has been re-appointed as the MD and CEO of SBI Life Insurance? |
| A. | Sanjeev Nautiyal |
| B. | P. S. Jayakumar |
| C. | A. S. Rajeev |
| D. | R A Sankara Narayanan |
| E. | G. Padmanabhan |
| Answer» B. P. S. Jayakumar | |
| 310. |
Karnam Sekar was the CEO of which bank before he was appointed the CEO of Indian Overseas bank ? |
| A. | HDFC Bank |
| B. | Dena Bank |
| C. | Allahabad Bank |
| D. | Punjab National Bank |
| E. | ICICI Bank |
| Answer» C. Allahabad Bank | |
| 311. |
In January 2020, who has been appointed as the MD and CEO of Canara Bank? |
| A. | Girish Wagh |
| B. | Natarajan Chandrasekaran |
| C. | Cyrus Mistry |
| D. | L V Prabhakar |
| E. | Rajesh Gopinathan |
| Answer» E. Rajesh Gopinathan | |
| 312. |
In November 2020, Indian-origin Dr Gaurav Sharma has been elected as a member of the Parliament of which country? |
| A. | Australia |
| B. | New Zealand |
| C. | USA |
| D. | Canada |
| E. | UK |
| Answer» C. USA | |
| 313. |
In January 2020, in which of the following states, Ravindra Nath Mahto was unanimously elected as the new Assembly Speaker? |
| A. | Chhattisgarh |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | Jharkhand |
| D. | Uttar Pradesh |
| E. | Odisha |
| Answer» D. Uttar Pradesh | |
| 314. |
IAS officer Arun Kumar Singh was appointed as the new Chief Secretary of which state in February 2021? |
| A. | Odisha |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | Gujarat |
| D. | Punjab |
| E. | Haryana |
| Answer» C. Gujarat | |
| 315. |
In January 2020, who has been appointed as the General Manager of the Western Railway (WR)? |
| A. | Pravin Kumar Purwar |
| B. | Alok Kansal |
| C. | Sunil Kumar |
| D. | Ravinder Takkar |
| E. | Gopal Vittal |
| Answer» C. Sunil Kumar | |
| 316. |
In April 2021, who has been appointed as senior Vice-President and Head – Saatchi & Saatchi Propagate? |
| A. | Sabah Iqbal |
| B. | Sukhleen Aneja |
| C. | Kavita Chaturvedi |
| D. | Sumeet Singh |
| E. | Shalini Gupta |
| Answer» B. Sukhleen Aneja | |
| 317. |
Private sector lender Dhanlaxmi Bank MD and CEO, T. Latha has resigned. The Dhanlaxmi was founded in ________. |
| A. | 1913 |
| B. | 1927 |
| C. | 1935 |
| D. | 1949 |
| E. | 1952 |
| Answer» C. 1935 | |
| 318. |
Iker Casillas has announced his retirement in August 2020. From which of the following countries does he belong? |
| A. | Sweden |
| B. | Finland |
| C. | Spain |
| D. | Norway |
| E. | Poland |
| Answer» D. Norway | |
| 319. |
Name the Supreme Court judge who was appointed as the chairman of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) in 2018. |
| A. | Justice Kurian Joseph |
| B. | Justice Ranjan Gogoi |
| C. | Justice Bhagirathi |
| D. | Justice R.K. Aggarwal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 320. |
Mohamed Nasheed made a dramatic return to the top of the national parliament. He belongs to which country? |
| A. | Seychelles |
| B. | Thailand |
| C. | Maldives |
| D. | Malaysia |
| E. | Philippines |
| Answer» D. Malaysia | |
| 321. |
In 2019, who has been appointed as the 47th Chief Justice of India? |
| A. | Justice N. V. Ramana |
| B. | Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde |
| C. | Justice S. Abdul Nazeer |
| D. | Justice Arun Kumar Mishra |
| E. | Justice Jasti Chelameswar |
| Answer» C. Justice S. Abdul Nazeer | |
| 322. |
In April 2020, the government has extended the appointment of Madhabi Puri Buch as a whole time member (WTM) of SEBI by a period of how many months? |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 6 |
| E. | 7 |
| Answer» E. 7 | |
| 323. |
In May 2021, which of the following has decided to appoint Mayank Jain as CEO of the new auto business? |
| A. | CarWale |
| B. | CarDekho |
| C. | CarTrade |
| D. | ZigWheels |
| E. | Droom Technology |
| Answer» C. CarTrade | |
| 324. |
AirAsia Group Chief Executive Officer Tony Fernandes has quit Facebook following the live-streaming of terror attack on two mosques in New Zealand's ________ in March 2019. |
| A. | Auckland |
| B. | Christchurch |
| C. | Wellington |
| D. | Queenstown |
| E. | Napier |
| Answer» C. Wellington | |
| 325. |
Raghuram Rajan succeeded ______ as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India in 2013. |
| A. | Manmohan Singh |
| B. | D. Subbarao |
| C. | Bimal Jalan |
| D. | Urjit Patel |
| Answer» C. Bimal Jalan | |
| 326. |
In June 2021, who has been elected as Israel’s eleventh President? |
| A. | Tzipi Livni |
| B. | Avi Gabbay |
| C. | Isaac Herzog |
| D. | Avigdor Lieberman |
| E. | Ehud Barak |
| Answer» D. Avigdor Lieberman | |
| 327. |
In August 2020, who has been given a two-year extension as the chairman of DRDO? |
| A. | Avinash Chander |
| B. | G Satheesh Reddy |
| C. | Bhupathiraju Somaraju |
| D. | Sanjay Mitra |
| E. | Ajay Kumar |
| Answer» C. Bhupathiraju Somaraju | |
| 328. |
In June 2020, which of the following has signed Rohit Sharma as its first-ever brand ambassador? |
| A. | Motilal Oswal |
| B. | Angel Broking |
| C. | IIFL Finance |
| D. | 5paisa |
| E. | IIFL Wealth |
| Answer» D. 5paisa | |
| 329. |
In February 2021, Motilal Oswal Investment Advisors has appointed whom as its Executive Director for investment banking? |
| A. | Pawan Munjal |
| B. | Gaurav Saravgi |
| C. | Lakshmi Mittal |
| D. | Kalanithi Maran |
| E. | Amitabh Chaudhry |
| Answer» C. Lakshmi Mittal | |
| 330. |
In January 2021, who has been temporarily assigned the charge of the Ministry of AYUSH? |
| A. | Pema Khandu |
| B. | Prahlad Singh Patel |
| C. | Kiren Rijiju |
| D. | Piyush Goyal |
| E. | Nityanand Rai |
| Answer» D. Piyush Goyal | |
| 331. |
4 new judges of the Supreme Court took oath of office on 25 May 2019. Who is not among one of them? |
| A. | B.R. Gavai |
| B. | Surya Kant |
| C. | Aniruddha Bose |
| D. | Krishna Mohan |
| E. | A.S. Bopanna |
| Answer» E. A.S. Bopanna | |
| 332. |
In May 2021, T. Rabi Sankar has been appointed for the post of Deputy Governor of which of the following? |
| A. | RBI |
| B. | SIDBI |
| C. | NABARD |
| D. | NHB |
| E. | IRDAI |
| Answer» B. SIDBI | |
| 333. |
In June 2021, the Industry body International Spirits and Wines Association of India (ISWAI) has announced the appointment of whom as its chief executive officer (CEO)? |
| A. | Ranjana Desai |
| B. | Nita Kapoor |
| C. | Indu Malhotra |
| D. | Aditi Gupta |
| E. | Sonali Roy |
| Answer» C. Indu Malhotra | |
| 334. |
Anusuiya Uikey has been appointed as the Governor of which state in July 2019? |
| A. | Madhya Pradesh |
| B. | Chhattisgarh |
| C. | Goa |
| D. | Bihar |
| E. | Jharkhand |
| Answer» C. Goa | |
| 335. |
In June 2020, who has been appointed as the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF)? |
| A. | Chitta Baral |
| B. | Richard Stanley |
| C. | Sethuraman Panchanathan |
| D. | Maria Zuber |
| E. | Subbarao Kambhampati |
| Answer» D. Maria Zuber | |
| 336. |
R N Ravi was sworn in as the 20th governor of which state in 2019? |
| A. | Sikkim |
| B. | Nagaland |
| C. | Manipur |
| D. | Meghalaya |
| E. | Tripura |
| Answer» C. Manipur | |
| 337. |
In January 2020, who has been appointed as the MD and CEO of Bank of India for a period of three years? |
| A. | Mukesh Kumar Jain |
| B. | Sunil Mehta |
| C. | Atanu Kumar Das |
| D. | S Hari Shanker |
| E. | P. S. Jayakumar |
| Answer» D. S Hari Shanker | |
| 338. |
In April 2021, SportzXchange has roped in whom as its brand ambassador? |
| A. | Shubman Gill |
| B. | Prithvi Shaw |
| C. | Mayank Agarwal |
| D. | Ajinkya Rahane |
| E. | Ishan Kishan |
| Answer» C. Mayank Agarwal | |
| 339. |
In June 2020, Diplomat Monika Kapil Mohta has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to which of the following countries? |
| A. | Indonesia |
| B. | Switzerland |
| C. | Thailand |
| D. | Denmark |
| E. | Finland |
| Answer» C. Thailand | |
| 340. |
In November 2020, which of the following has appointed Yuki Kusumi as the company’s next chief executive officer, replacing Kazuhiro Tsuga? |
| A. | Sony |
| B. | Philips |
| C. | Mitsubishi Electric |
| D. | Panasonic |
| E. | Daikin |
| Answer» E. Daikin | |
| 341. |
President Ram Nath Kovind has accepted the resignation of Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa. In which month was Lavasa appointed vice-president of Asian Development Bank? |
| A. | April |
| B. | May |
| C. | June |
| D. | July |
| E. | August |
| Answer» E. August | |
| 342. |
In December 2019, PepsiCo has appointed ________ as the new brand ambassador of its Pepsi brand of carbonated beverage in India. |
| A. | Virat Kohli |
| B. | Salman Khan |
| C. | Hrithik Roshan |
| D. | Ranbir Kapoor |
| E. | Varun Dhawan |
| Answer» C. Hrithik Roshan | |
| 343. |
In September 2019, ______ took over the chairmanship of the Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB) for the term 2019-21. |
| A. | Om Prakash Rawat |
| B. | Sushil Chandra |
| C. | Ashok Lavasa |
| D. | Sunil Arora |
| Answer» E. | |
| 344. |
In December 2020, which of the following has roped in Bollywood actor Sonu Sood as its brand ambassador in return for a minority equity stake? |
| A. | Amazon Pay |
| B. | Paypal |
| C. | Spice Money |
| D. | Paytm |
| E. | Airtel Money |
| Answer» D. Paytm | |
| 345. |
In May 2020, who has been appointed as the Chief Risk Officer (CRO) of the RBL Bank for a period of two years? |
| A. | Deepak Kumar |
| B. | V.K Johri |
| C. | Ajay Kumar |
| D. | Ramnath Krishnan |
| E. | A P Maheshwari |
| Answer» B. V.K Johri | |
| 346. |
Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal has appointed whom as a Deputy Superintendent of Police in the state? |
| A. | Dutee Chand |
| B. | P.V. Sindhu |
| C. | V. K. Vismaya |
| D. | Hima Das |
| E. | Dipa Karmakar |
| Answer» E. Dipa Karmakar | |
| 347. |
Pramit Kumar Garg took over the charge of director, business development of which of the following? |
| A. | Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited |
| B. | Namma Metro |
| C. | Chennai Metro |
| D. | Delhi Metro Rail Corporation |
| E. | Ahmedabad Metro |
| Answer» E. Ahmedabad Metro | |
| 348. |
In April 2020, which of the following companies has appointed Israeli serial entrepreneur Uri Levine as an independent director? |
| A. | Tata Consultancy Services |
| B. | Infosys |
| C. | Tech Mahindra |
| D. | Cognizant |
| E. | Wipro |
| Answer» C. Tech Mahindra | |
| 349. |
Andry Rajoelina was sworn in as President of ________ on 19 January 2019. |
| A. | Madagascar |
| B. | South Africa |
| C. | Tanzania |
| D. | Belgium |
| E. | Argentina |
| Answer» B. South Africa | |
| 350. |
In May 2021, advertising firm MullenLowe Group has announced the promotion of whom as Chief Strategy Officer for the Asia-Pacific region? |
| A. | S. Subramanyeswar |
| B. | Vikash Sachdeva |
| C. | Amer Jaleel |
| D. | Krishna Iyer |
| E. | Shweta Sampat |
| Answer» B. Vikash Sachdeva | |