Recent appointment

Q.1. Which city elected its first woman mayor on 3rd Dec, 2017?
A. New Delhi
B. Chennai
C. Mumbai
D. Lucknow
Ans. Lucknow



Q.2. Who has been appointed the first woman Secretary General of LS on 29thNov 2017?
A. Meira Kumar
B. Kumari Selja
C. Snehlata Shrivastava
D. None of the above
Ans. Snehlata Shrivastava



Q.3. Who has been appointed Air India MD on 28th Nov 2017?
A. Pradeep Singh Kharola
B. Rajiv Bansal
C. Rajiv Singh
D. Pradeep Singh Narola
Ans. Pradeep Singh Kharola



Q.4. Former economic affairs secretary Shaktikanta Das was appointed India's sherpa till December 31, 2018, for which G20 initiative?
A. G20 Security Track
B. G20 Development Track
C. G20 Anti Terror Track
D. G20 Economic Development Track
Ans. G20 Development Track



Q.5. RBI Governor Urjit Patel was appointed to which advisory board?
A. Financial Stability Institute Advisory Board (FSAB)
B. Bank of International Settlement (BIS).
C. Federal Reserve (FED)
D. Ministry of Finance (MOF)
Ans. Financial Stability Institute Advisory Board (FSAB)



Q.6. GoI has reconstituted the board of which roadways organisation to ensure smooth implementation of the Bharatmala project?
A. NHAI
B. BRO
C. GREF Centre
D. Both a and b
Ans. NHAI



Q.7. NASSCOM has just appointed its first woman president, ________.
A. Anu Aga
B. Indra Nooyi
C. Debjani Ghosh
D. Chanda Kocchar
Ans. Debjani Ghosh



Q.8. Who has been appointed chairperson of the World Hindu Congress?
A. Priti Patel
B. Abhaya Asthana
C. Tulsi Gabbard
D. None of the above
Ans. Tulsi Gabbard



Q.9. Who has been appointed member USPC from the following on Dec 1, 2017?
A. Smita Nagaraj
B. Naveen Kumar
C. Sushil Chandra
D. David R Syiemlih
Ans. Smita Nagaraj



Q.10. Infosys named ______ as CEO and MD on 2nd Dec 2017.
A. UB Pravin Rao
B. Vishal Sikka
C. Salil S. Parekh
D. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
Ans. Sasil S. Parekh

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