Current Affairs

Question: 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: Option A

Explanation:

No answer description available for this question.

Question: Garuda Prakashan launched the book named ‘Saffron Swords- Centuries of Indic Resistance to Invaders’. The author of the book is;
[A].

Yogaditya Sinha Rawal

[B].

Manoshi Sinha Rawal

[C].

Anita Desai

[D].

Aravind Adiga

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The Indian Publishing company, Garuda Prakashan Private Limited, launched its book ‘Saffron Swords- Centuries of Indic Resistance to Invaders’s. Written by Manoshi Sinha Rawal, it is a book on 52 unsung warriors of India from the last 1300 years.

Question: Who took charge as the Director-General of the Indian Air Force?
[A].

Virender Singh Pathania

[B].

Sanjeev Kapoor

[C].

Rakesh Kumar Singh

[D].

Vivek Ram Chaudhari

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor has assumed the appointment of Director General (Inspection and Safety) of the Indian Air Force at Air HQ New Delhi.

Question: Who became the first Indian woman to scale five peaks above 8,000m?
[A].

Priyanka Mohite

[B].

Santosh Yadav

[C].

Premlata Agrawal

[D].

Bachendri Pal

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Priyanka Mohite, a young woman of 30 from Satara district in Maharashtra, has made India proud by becoming the first Indian woman to climb five peaks above 8000 m.

Question: Who among the following was nominated as the Central Police Observer for the States of West Bengal and Jharkhand during General Elections 2019?
[A].

K Das

[B].

Vivek Dube

[C].

Ganesan

[D].

K K Sharma

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Election Commission of India has nominated Vivek Dube as the Central Police Observer for the States of West Bengal and Jharkhand during General Elections 2019.