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| 2851. |
Who of the following recently assumed the charge as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of IDBI Bank? |
| A. | B K Batra |
| B. | Kishor Piraji Kharat |
| C. | G M Yadwadkar |
| D. | Mahesh Kumar Jain |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2852. |
A three-member committee points out gross abuse of power by AAP government in terms of appointment and land allocation. Who of the following headed the committee? |
| A. | VK Shunglu |
| B. | Madhukar Gupta |
| C. | Vinod Rai |
| D. | Amitabh Kant |
| Answer» B. Madhukar Gupta | |
| 2853. |
Who of the following was recently appointed as the Chairman of the National Association of Software and Services Companies? |
| A. | C P Gurnani |
| B. | Rishad Premji |
| C. | Raman Roy |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 2854. |
Who has been honoured as the Wisden's leading cricketer in the World for 2016? |
| A. | Chris Woakes |
| B. | Misbah-ul-Haq |
| C. | Younis Khan |
| D. | Virat Kohli |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2855. |
Sai Kiran P has won the NASA 'Moon' prize for proposing an elevator from Earth to the Moon. He belongs to which Indian state? |
| A. | Tamil Nadu |
| B. | Kerala |
| C. | Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | Telangana |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2856. |
Which renowned personality has won the NTR National Film Award for year 2012? |
| A. | S L Bhyrappa |
| B. | S P Bala Subramanyam |
| C. | Hema Malini |
| D. | Dasari Narayana Rao |
| Answer» C. Hema Malini | |
| 2857. |
Who will become the chairman of the newly constituted National Board for Electric Mobility (NBEM)? |
| A. | Girish Shankar |
| B. | Vikram Kirloskar |
| C. | Vinod Dasari |
| D. | Pawan Goenka |
| Answer» B. Vikram Kirloskar | |
| 2858. |
Who has won the 2017 Serbian Presidential election? |
| A. | Vuk Jeremic |
| B. | Saaa Jankovic |
| C. | Tomislav Nikolic |
| D. | Aleksandar Vucic |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2859. |
Who has been appointed the first woman Director General of Police (DGP) of Gujarat? |
| A. | Nikita Sharma |
| B. | Nidhi Mathur |
| C. | Geeta Johri |
| D. | Neha Arusia |
| Answer» D. Neha Arusia | |
| 2860. |
Who has won the 2017 Ecuador Presidential election? |
| A. | Lenin Moreno |
| B. | Rafael Correa |
| C. | Guillermo Lasso |
| D. | Norman Wray |
| Answer» B. Rafael Correa | |
| 2861. |
Who has been appointed as new Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations (UN)? |
| A. | Jai Singh |
| B. | Niranjan Joshi |
| C. | Ajit Kumar |
| D. | Rajiv Chander |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2862. |
Who has become the India's first-ever transgender police Sub-Inspector? |
| A. | Deepthi Sunaina |
| B. | Smithi Saran |
| C. | Prithika Yashini |
| D. | Nandini Kumari |
| Answer» D. Nandini Kumari | |
| 2863. |
Who has been appointed the new chief justice of Madras High Court? |
| A. | Pradeep Nandraj |
| B. | Indira Banerjee |
| C. | Kanta Bhatnagar |
| D. | Nikhil Bose |
| Answer» C. Kanta Bhatnagar | |
| 2864. |
Kishori Amonkar, the renowned Hindustani classical vocalist has passed away. She hailed from which state? |
| A. | Maharashtra |
| B. | Tamil Nadu |
| C. | Kerala |
| D. | Andhra Pradesh |
| Answer» B. Tamil Nadu | |
| 2865. |
This person was elevated to the position of Chief Adviser (Cost) in the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure w.e.f. 1 April 2017. |
| A. | Aruna Sethi |
| B. | BP Kanungo |
| C. | Rana Kanwar Pal Singh |
| D. | Randeep Guleria |
| Answer» B. BP Kanungo | |
| 2866. |
Name the person who was nominated as the chairman of the Amateur Circle Kabaddi Federation of India for the next four years. |
| A. | Ram Bilas Sharma |
| B. | OP Dhankar |
| C. | Captain Abhimanyu |
| D. | Om Prakash Kohli |
| Answer» B. OP Dhankar | |
| 2867. |
Who of the following recently took over as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India? |
| A. | BP Kanungo |
| B. | Vishal Gupta |
| C. | Surekha Marandi |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Vishal Gupta | |
| 2868. |
Identify the former President of Guatemalan Football Association who was banned for lifetime by FIFA. |
| A. | Adela de Torrebiarte |
| B. | Brayan Jimenez |
| C. | Gustavo Machain |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Gustavo Machain | |
| 2869. |
Name the renowned Hindustani classical vocalist of Jaipur Gharana who died in April 2017. |
| A. | Kishori Amonkar |
| B. | Mallikarjun Mansur |
| C. | Gangubai Hangal |
| D. | Mogubai Kurdikar |
| Answer» B. Mallikarjun Mansur | |
| 2870. |
Who has been chosen for the 2017 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize? |
| A. | Ahmet Sik |
| B. | Reeyot Alemu |
| C. | Dawit Isaak |
| D. | Mazen Darwish |
| Answer» D. Mazen Darwish | |
| 2871. |
Darcus Howe, the well-known black power activist has passed away. He hailed from which country? |
| A. | United Kingdom |
| B. | United States |
| C. | Germany |
| D. | Haryana |
| Answer» B. United States | |
| 2872. |
Who has won the 2017 Men's Singles Miami Open Tennis Tournament? |
| A. | Dominic Thiem |
| B. | Rafael Nadal |
| C. | Milos Raonic |
| D. | Roger Federer |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2873. |
Which institute has topped the 2017 National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings for higher educational institutions? |
| A. | Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore |
| B. | Indian Institute of Technology, Madras |
| C. | Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay |
| D. | Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur |
| Answer» B. Indian Institute of Technology, Madras | |
| 2874. |
Who has clinched the 2017 Women's singles India Super Series tournament? |
| A. | Sung Ji-Hyun |
| B. | P V Sindhu |
| C. | Saina Nehwal |
| D. | Carolina Marin |
| Answer» C. Saina Nehwal | |
| 2875. |
Who won the 2017 Miami Open Men's Singles title? |
| A. | Stan Wawrinka |
| B. | Rafael Nadal |
| C. | Roger Federer |
| D. | Milos Raonic |
| Answer» D. Milos Raonic | |
| 2876. |
Who won the Women's Singles title at the 2017 India Open Super Series? |
| A. | P V Sindhu |
| B. | Carolina Marin |
| C. | Ratchanok Intanon |
| D. | Saina Nehwal |
| Answer» B. Carolina Marin | |
| 2877. |
Who won the 2017 Miami Open Women's Singles title? |
| A. | Angelique Kerber |
| B. | Karolina Pliskova |
| C. | Simona Halep |
| D. | Johanna Konta |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2878. |
Who of the following won the Leon Challenger Tour tennis tournament's Men's Doubles trophy? |
| A. | Luca Margaroli and Caro Zampieri |
| B. | Leander Paes and Adil Shamasdin |
| C. | Santiago Gonzalez and Mate Pavic |
| D. | Leander Paes and Sam Groth |
| Answer» C. Santiago Gonzalez and Mate Pavic | |
| 2879. |
Who was appointed the Vice Chancellor of Nalanda University? |
| A. | Pankaj Mohan |
| B. | Sunaina Singh |
| C. | Arvind Sharma |
| D. | Vijay Bhatkar |
| Answer» C. Arvind Sharma | |
| 2880. |
Gilbert Baker, the LGBT rainbow flag creator has passed away. He hailed from which country? |
| A. | France |
| B. | Germany |
| C. | Cuba |
| D. | United States |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2881. |
Who has been appointed the new chairman of the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC)? |
| A. | Vanaja Sarna |
| B. | Najib Shah |
| C. | Ram Tirth |
| D. | Milind Sharma |
| Answer» B. Najib Shah | |
| 2882. |
Which Indian Chief Minister has been selected for the USIBC Transformative Chief Minister (TCM) award? |
| A. | Sarbananda Sonowal |
| B. | Nitish Kumar |
| C. | N Chandrababu Naidu |
| D. | Raman Singh |
| Answer» D. Raman Singh | |
| 2883. |
He wrote the book - 'Indian Railway-The weaving of a National Tapestry'. |
| A. | Bibek Debroy |
| B. | Anand Neelakanthan |
| C. | Kiran Doshi |
| D. | K Vijay Kumar |
| Answer» B. Anand Neelakanthan | |
| 2884. |
She became the first woman to be appointed as the president and CEO of 'The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights'. Name her. |
| A. | Sheila Dixon |
| B. | Vanita Gupta |
| C. | Loretta Lynch |
| D. | Stephanie Rawlings-Blake |
| Answer» C. Loretta Lynch | |
| 2885. |
Who of the following was recently appointed as the first woman field officer of the BSF after 51 years? |
| A. | Tanushree Pareek |
| B. | Vidhya Krishnan |
| C. | Amita Chawla |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Vidhya Krishnan | |
| 2886. |
Indian sports personality Srinath Narayanan is related to |
| A. | Cricket |
| B. | Hockey |
| C. | Chess |
| D. | Golf |
| Answer» D. Golf | |
| 2887. |
Who has been named the Asian Player of the Year 2016 in the senior men's category by the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF)? |
| A. | P R Sreejesh |
| B. | Dilip Tirkey |
| C. | Harmanpreet Singh |
| D. | SV Sunil |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2888. |
Which Indian personality will lead Indian Parliamentary delegation in the 136th Assembly Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)-2017? |
| A. | Narendra Modi |
| B. | Sumitra Mahajan |
| C. | Sushma Swaraj |
| D. | Rajnath Singh |
| Answer» C. Sushma Swaraj | |
| 2889. |
Bob Dylan, who received the 2016 Nobel Literature Prize, belongs to which country? |
| A. | United States |
| B. | Germany |
| C. | France |
| D. | Russia |
| Answer» B. Germany | |
| 2890. |
Which world leader stated that global warming is not mankind's fault and instead of trying to stop it we have to somehow adapt to it? |
| A. | Vladimir Putin |
| B. | Donald Trump |
| C. | Xi Jinping |
| D. | Kim Jong-un |
| Answer» B. Donald Trump | |
| 2891. |
Which Indian cricketer was conferred with the Padma Shri by the President of India in 2017? |
| A. | Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
| B. | Ravichandran Ashwin |
| C. | Virat Kohli |
| D. | Yuvraj Singh |
| Answer» D. Yuvraj Singh | |
| 2892. |
Who of the following recently became the first Muslim to join the Emergency Service Unit of the New York City Police Department? |
| A. | Sergeant Zeber Ahmad |
| B. | Sergeant Ali Javed |
| C. | Sergeant Ali M Khan |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Sergeant Ali M Khan | |
| 2893. |
Who of the following was honoured with the Asian Player of the Year 2016 by the Asian Hockey Federation? |
| A. | S V Sunil |
| B. | Harmanpreet Singh |
| C. | P R Shreejesh |
| D. | Akashdeep Singh |
| Answer» B. Harmanpreet Singh | |
| 2894. |
Which Indian personality was inducted into the international advisory board of Atlantic Council? |
| A. | A R Rahman |
| B. | Laxmi Mittal |
| C. | Anil Ambani |
| D. | Sachin Tendulkar |
| Answer» D. Sachin Tendulkar | |
| 2895. |
Which Indian personality has been inducted into the international advisory board of Atlantic Council? |
| A. | A R Rehman |
| B. | M RadhaKrishnan |
| C. | Bharath Gopalaswamy |
| D. | Anil Ambani |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2896. |
Srinath Narayanan is associated with which sports? |
| A. | Chess |
| B. | Boxing |
| C. | Football |
| D. | Hockey |
| Answer» B. Boxing | |
| 2897. |
Arun Sarma, who passed away recently, belonged to which field? |
| A. | Law |
| B. | Science |
| C. | Literature |
| D. | Sports |
| Answer» D. Sports | |
| 2898. |
Name the Turkish runner who was recently banned by the IAAF for two years? |
| A. | Shalane Flanagan |
| B. | Elvan Abeylegesse |
| C. | Kara Goucher |
| D. | Jo Pavey |
| Answer» C. Kara Goucher | |
| 2899. |
Arun Sarma, who passed away recently, was the renowned personality of which field? |
| A. | Law |
| B. | Science |
| C. | Sports |
| D. | Literary |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2900. |
Who has been chosen for the Glenfiddich's Emerging Artist of the Year 2017? |
| A. | Sitaram Swain |
| B. | Sunil Sethi |
| C. | Peter Nagy |
| D. | Feroz Gujral |
| Answer» B. Sunil Sethi | |