Persons

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.

Question: Who is the head of the Delimitation Commission, which redrew the electoral map of Jammu and Kashmir?
[A].

Justice Ranjan Gogoi

[B].

Justice Sadasivam

[C].

Sushil Chandra

[D].

Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The Delimitation Commission, which redrew the electoral map of Jammu and Kashmir, has headed by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, a retired judge of the Supreme Court.

Question: Who won the ETPrime ‘Global Indian Woman of the Year’?
[A].

Indra Nooyi

[B].

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

[C].

Anu Aga

[D].

Meera Sanyal

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Indra Nooyi wins ETPrime ‘Global Indian Woman of the Year’. Whereas GIC India’s Alice Vaidyan wins ETPrime ‘Woman CEO of the Year’; Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw wins ETPrime ‘Business Woman of the Year’. And Meera Sanyal won ET Prime ‘Lifetime Achievement’ award posthumously.

Question: Who recently took over as the 25th Director General of the Border Roads (DGBR)?
[A].

Lt. General Suresh Sharma

[B].

Lt. General Manu Sharma

[C].

Lt. General Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastava

[D].

None of the above

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

No answer description available for this question.

Question: Who has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, United States of America?
[A].

Arvind Krishna

[B].

Shersingh B Khyalia

[C].

KS Mani

[D].

Dileep Sanghani

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IBM Arvind Krishna has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Question: Who is the author of the non-fiction book titled India Positive?
[A].

Vikram Seth

[B].

Kiran Desai

[C].

Salman Rushdie

[D].

Chetan Bhagat

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Popular author Chetan Bhagat announced the launch of his new non-fiction book titled India Positive. The book comprises essays examining a gamut of subjects such as education, employment, Goods and Services Tax (GST), corruption and casteism. Reportedly, India Positive published by Westland Publications will be released in May this year. The book also consists of tweets that highlight and touch upon the current issues that need focus.