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451. |
Manoj Dwivedi has been appointed the new Chief Secretary of the General Administration Department of which of the following UTs? |
A. | Ladakh |
B. | Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
C. | Daman and Diu |
D. | Jammu and Kashmir |
E. | Delhi |
Answer» E. Delhi | |
452. |
In January 2020, Haitham bin Tariq al-Said took over as the Sultan of which of the following countries? |
A. | Qatar |
B. | Belgium |
C. | Oman |
D. | Saudi Arabia |
E. | Iran |
Answer» D. Saudi Arabia | |
453. |
In February 2021, Air Marshal Manavendra Singh has been appointed the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of which Air Command of IAF? |
A. | Western Air Command |
B. | Southern Air Command |
C. | Eastern Air Command |
D. | Central Air Command |
E. | South Western Air Command |
Answer» C. Eastern Air Command | |
454. |
In January 2020, Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdelaziz Al Thani has been named as the new Prime Minister of which country? |
A. | Qatar |
B. | Saudi Arabia |
C. | Kuwait |
D. | UAE |
E. | Oman |
Answer» B. Saudi Arabia | |
455. |
In January 2021, who nominated former Career Diplomat and former Deputy Secretary of State William Burns as CIA Director? |
A. | Joe Biden |
B. | Vladimir Putin |
C. | Mike Pence |
D. | Rumen Radev |
E. | Charles Savarin |
Answer» B. Vladimir Putin | |
456. |
In February 2021, Sangeeta Bahadur has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to which of the following countries? |
A. | Republic of Malta |
B. | Luxembourg |
C. | Liechtenstein |
D. | Monaco |
E. | San Marino |
Answer» B. Luxembourg | |
457. |
Makhtar Diop has been chosen to head of the International Finance Corporation. Whom will he succeed? |
A. | Jingdong Hua |
B. | Philippe Le Houérou |
C. | Hans Peter Lankes |
D. | Albert Zeufack |
E. | William C. Sonneborn |
Answer» C. Hans Peter Lankes | |
458. |
Greaves Cotton's electric mobility arm Ampere Electric has appointed whom as its Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and manufacturing head, in December 2020? |
A. | B. N. Kalyani |
B. | Umang Vohra |
C. | Thiruppathy Srinivasan |
D. | Naresh Bhansali |
E. | Manoj Jain |
Answer» D. Naresh Bhansali | |
459. |
Pravin Jadhav, MD and CEO of Paytm Money, has resigned from the company. In which year was he elevated as MD and CEO of Paytm Money? |
A. | 2019 |
B. | 2018 |
C. | 2017 |
D. | 2016 |
E. | 2015 |
Answer» B. 2018 | |
460. |
Match the following:A) Supreme commander ofIndian Armed forcesi) Arup RahaB) Army Generalii) Sunil LambaC) Navy admiraliii) Pranab MukherjeeD) Air Chief Marshaliv) Dalbir Singh Suhaag |
A. | A-iii, B-ii, C-i, D-iv |
B. | A-iii, B-iv, C-ii, D-i |
C. | A-iii, B-i, C-iv, D-ii |
D. | A-iii, B-i, C-ii, D-iv |
Answer» C. A-iii, B-i, C-iv, D-ii | |
461. |
All India Football Federation (AIFF) appointed Romanian ________ as the technical director of for a 3-year tenure. |
A. | Antonio Conte |
B. | Jürgen Klopp |
C. | Carlo Ancelotti |
D. | Doru Isac |
E. | None of these |
Answer» E. None of these | |
462. |
In June 2020, who among the following Indian Americans has been nominated as new US ambassador to Ethiopia? |
A. | Ro Khanna |
B. | Geeta Pasi |
C. | Saritha Komatireddy |
D. | Manisha Singh |
E. | Soniya Mittal |
Answer» C. Saritha Komatireddy | |
463. |
In February 2021, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed whom as Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the New York Office of the United Nations Environment Programme? |
A. | Ligia Noronha |
B. | Jan Eliasson |
C. | Mark Malloch Brown |
D. | Louise Fréchette |
E. | Asha-Rose Migiro |
Answer» B. Jan Eliasson | |
464. |
Dr R S Sodhi has been unanimously elected to the Board of which of the following, in June 2021? |
A. | International Cremation Federation |
B. | International Dairy Federation |
C. | International Crossbow Shooting Union |
D. | Food and Agriculture Organization |
E. | International CPTED Association |
Answer» C. International Crossbow Shooting Union | |
465. |
As of 2019, which of the following is the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)? |
A. | V Narayanan |
B. | Kunhikrishnan |
C. | S. Somnath |
D. | Kailasavadivoo Sivan |
Answer» E. | |
466. |
In September 2020, Netflix has promoted whom to head its international TV operations as vice president for Global Television? |
A. | Anjli Jain |
B. | Bela Bajaria |
C. | Geeta Menon |
D. | Rina Banerjee |
E. | Bharti Kirchner |
Answer» C. Geeta Menon | |
467. |
In December 2020, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed senior UN official Siddharth Chatterjee of India as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in which country? |
A. | China |
B. | Russia |
C. | Japan |
D. | Indonesia |
E. | South Africa |
Answer» B. Russia | |
468. |
Pramod Sawant, who took charge as the Chief Minister of Goa in March 2019, is a Member of the Legislative Assembly from _____. |
A. | Calangute |
B. | Poriem |
C. | Navelim |
D. | Sanquelim |
Answer» E. | |
469. |
In February 2020, which country has appointed Barry O'Farrell as the next high commissioner to India? |
A. | Singapore |
B. | Poland |
C. | Germany |
D. | Australia |
E. | Russia |
Answer» E. Russia | |
470. |
Anil Jain is set to be elected as the new president of which of the following? |
A. | All India Football Federation |
B. | All India Chess Federation |
C. | Badminton Association of India |
D. | All India Tennis Association |
E. | Athletics Federation of India |
Answer» E. Athletics Federation of India | |
471. |
Ram Nath Kovind appointed Jagdish Mukhi as the Governor of Mizoram on 8 March 2019. He also holds the office of Governor of ________. |
A. | Andhra Pradesh |
B. | Manipur |
C. | Assam |
D. | Nagaland |
E. | Meghalaya |
Answer» D. Nagaland | |
472. |
In June 2021, which of the following has appointed Siki Giunta to lead its cloud consulting and offerings strategy and further accelerate its Cloud Smart offering into client markets? |
A. | Wipro |
B. | HCL Technologies |
C. | Accenture |
D. | Cognizant |
E. | Tech Mahindra |
Answer» C. Accenture | |
473. |
Incoming First Lady Jill Biden has named whom as her Digital Director and Michael LaRosa as Press Secretary? |
A. | Ami Bera |
B. | Pramila Jayapal |
C. | Sara Gideon |
D. | Garima Verma |
E. | Seema Verma |
Answer» E. Seema Verma | |
474. |
In September 2020, who has assumed charge as the new Election Commissioner (EC) of India? |
A. | Arun Goel |
B. | Prashant Mishra |
C. | Rajeev Kumar |
D. | Nitin Bhatnagar |
E. | Akshay Malik |
Answer» D. Nitin Bhatnagar | |
475. |
IMF MD Christine Lagarde has resigned ahead of a decision on her nomination to become head of the European Central Bank, ECB. She has been heading the IMF since ________. |
A. | 2008 |
B. | 2009 |
C. | 2010 |
D. | 2011 |
E. | 2012 |
Answer» E. 2012 | |
476. |
In January 2020, which of the following has named Gary Cohn as vice chairman and member of its executive leadership team? |
A. | IBM |
B. | Wipro |
C. | Infosys |
D. | TCS |
E. | Adobe |
Answer» B. Wipro | |
477. |
In August 2020, Dakar Francisco Asue has been reappointed as the Prime Minister of which country? |
A. | Equatorial Guinea |
B. | Gabon |
C. | Nicaragua |
D. | Guatemala |
E. | Honduras |
Answer» B. Gabon | |
478. |
In December 2020, which of the following appointed Satyasagara as the team's new head coach for the upcoming I-League season? |
A. | Churchill Brothers SC |
B. | Aizawl FC |
C. | Punjab FC |
D. | Chennai City FC |
E. | FC Pune City |
Answer» E. FC Pune City | |
479. |
Asset reconstruction company Arcil has appointed who as the new Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, in March 2021? |
A. | Pallav Mohapatra |
B. | Padmaja Chunduru |
C. | Vijay Jasuja |
D. | A. S. Rajeev |
E. | Rajnish Kumar |
Answer» B. Padmaja Chunduru | |
480. |
In March 2020, in which state has Shivraj Singh Chauhan become the Chief Minister of the state for the fourth time? |
A. | Uttar Pradesh |
B. | Bihar |
C. | Rajasthan |
D. | Madhya Pradesh |
E. | Karnataka |
Answer» E. Karnataka | |
481. |
ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited has appointed whom as the head of Portfolio Management Services (PMS) and Alternative Investment Funds (AIF) Investments, in Feb 2021? |
A. | Prashant Kumar |
B. | Anand Shah |
C. | Amitabh Chaudhry |
D. | Ravneet Gill |
E. | Padmaja Chunduru |
Answer» C. Amitabh Chaudhry | |
482. |
In February 2021 who has been appointed as the Managing Director of Google Cloud for its India business? |
A. | Sanjay K Jha |
B. | Bikram Singh Bedi |
C. | T. V. Narendran |
D. | Chanda Kochhar |
E. | Rakesh Kapoor |
Answer» C. T. V. Narendran | |
483. |
Mobil India has announced its association with wrestling champion ________ as the new brand ambassador for its commercial vehicle lubricants’ segment. |
A. | Sushil Kumar |
B. | Bajrang Punia |
C. | Sakshi Malik |
D. | Yogeshwar Dutt |
E. | Babita Kumari |
Answer» C. Sakshi Malik | |
484. |
Election Commission of India has appointed ________ as Special Police Observer for the ensuing Elections to the State Legislative Assembly of Jharkhand 2019. |
A. | Biren Sikder |
B. | Mrinal Kanti Das |
C. | Pankaj Nath |
D. | Dipankar Talukdar |
E. | Kujendra Lal Tripura |
Answer» C. Pankaj Nath | |
485. |
In January 2021, the Central government has cleared the appointment of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia as the next Chief Justice of which High Court? |
A. | Madras |
B. | Gauhati |
C. | Bombay |
D. | Lucknow |
E. | Delhi |
Answer» C. Bombay | |
486. |
Jeff Bezos announced that he will step down as Chief Executive Officer of Amazon. Who will replace him? |
A. | Werner Vogels |
B. | Andy Jassy |
C. | Tom Alberg |
D. | John Seely Brown |
E. | Marc Onetto |
Answer» C. Tom Alberg | |
487. |
In June 2020, Sean Narayanan has been appointed as CEO of which of the following companies? |
A. | Accenture |
B. | Cognizant |
C. | Mindtree |
D. | Technosoft |
E. | Wipro |
Answer» E. Wipro | |
488. |
In Nov 2020, who has been appointed as state icon of Punjab by the Election Commission of India (ECI). |
A. | Virat Kohli |
B. | Akshay Kumar |
C. | Harbhajan Singh |
D. | Rohit Sharma |
E. | Sonu Sood |
Answer» F. | |
489. |
In March 2021, who has resigned as Chairman of Chinese e-commerce giant Pinduoduo? |
A. | Zhong Shanshan |
B. | Duan Yongping |
C. | He Xiangjian |
D. | Colin Huang |
E. | Kevin A. Mayer |
Answer» E. Kevin A. Mayer | |
490. |
In March 2020, who took over the additional charge of Director General (DG) of Border Security Force (BSF)? |
A. | Vinod Chaubey |
B. | Surjit Singh Deswal |
C. | M. L. Kumawat |
D. | Rakesh Maria |
E. | K. Vijay Kumar |
Answer» C. M. L. Kumawat | |
491. |
In which country has Suman Kumari become the first Hindu woman to be appointed as a civil judge? |
A. | Pakistan |
B. | Iran |
C. | Yemen |
D. | Bangladesh |
E. | Indonesia |
Answer» B. Iran | |
492. |
In December 2020, the President of India has appointed how many Additional Judges to the Madras High Court? |
A. | 5 |
B. | 8 |
C. | 10 |
D. | 12 |
E. | 15 |
Answer» D. 12 | |
493. |
In April 2021, BCCI has appointed DGP Shabir Hussein Shekhadam Khandwawala as the head of its Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU). Whom has he succeded? |
A. | Arun Goel |
B. | Ajit Singh |
C. | Om Prakash Gupta |
D. | Abhinav Kumar |
E. | Piyush Rajpoot |
Answer» C. Om Prakash Gupta | |
494. |
In March 2019, IDBI Bank announced that ________ had ceased to be its Non-Executive Chairman as he no longer heads the parent company LIC. |
A. | Hemant Bhargava |
B. | Prakash Singh Raghuvanshi |
C. | Nitin Paranjpe |
D. | Pankaj Kumar |
E. | Sahil Trivedi |
Answer» B. Prakash Singh Raghuvanshi | |
495. |
In May 2020, the US government approved whose nomination as an ambassador and plenipotentiary of the Republic of Sudan? |
A. | Terry Branstad |
B. | Richard Grenell |
C. | Noureldin Sati |
D. | Scott Brown |
E. | Gordon Sondland |
Answer» D. Scott Brown | |
496. |
In July 2020, who has resigned from the post of the interim COO of Coffee Day Enterprises (CDEL)? |
A. | Nitin Bagamane |
B. | Dinesh Paliwal |
C. | Nikesh Arora |
D. | Francisco D'Souza |
E. | Kalanithi Maran |
Answer» B. Dinesh Paliwal | |
497. |
In November 2020, Li Quanhai has been chosen as the new President of World Sailing, which is the sport's international governing body. From which of the following countries does he belong? |
A. | China |
B. | Japan |
C. | USA |
D. | Cambodia |
E. | Singapore |
Answer» B. Japan | |
498. |
In December 2020, Justice Rajesh Bindal has been appointed as the Chief Justice of which of the following High Courts? |
A. | Allahabad |
B. | Delhi |
C. | Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh |
D. | Patna |
E. | Bombay |
Answer» D. Patna | |
499. |
In September 2020, who has been appointed as one of the seven members of the Asian Football Confederation's task force? |
A. | Dr Rajendra Singh |
B. | Dr Girija Shanker Mungali |
C. | Dr Arun Mishra |
D. | Dr Akash Bhardwaj |
E. | Dr Ankit Saxena |
Answer» C. Dr Arun Mishra | |
500. |
For which country Devyani Uttam Khobragade is appointed as the next Ambassador? |
A. | Chile |
B. | Cambodia |
C. | Niue |
D. | Cuba |
E. | Chad |
Answer» C. Niue | |