Inspiring Quote: A fortress doesn’t fall unless its towers are weakened.
Name the professor who won the 2018 Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award.
Answer:Dr. Rajanish Giri
Name the retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) official who has been appointed as deputy managing director ofInfrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS).
Answer:Bijay Kumar
Name the person who become the first one to complete a solo trek across Antarctica.
Answer:Colin Timothy O'Brady
Name the Rajbhar community icon on whom Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a commemorative postage stamp on 29th December 2018, in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh?
Answer:Maharaja Suheldev
Name the second senior-most Supreme Court judge who retired on 30th December 2018?
Answer:Justice Madan B Lokur
Name the Pentagon comptroller who was appointed the acting deputy defence secretary of the United States, on 3rd January 2019?
Answer:David Norquist
Name the professor who has conferred the National Geospatial Award for Excellence by the Indian Society for Remote Sensing?
Answer:Jayanta Kumar Ghosh
Name the person who resigned as independent director of Bandhan Bank on 5th January 2019, following his appointment as the chief economic advisor (CEA) to the government?
Answer:Krishnamurthy V Subramanian
Name the journalist who was conferred with the lifetime achievement award for his lifelong contributions in journalism, by the Mantralaya and Vidhimandal Vartahar Sangh.
Answer:Dinu Randive
Name the pair that won the Hopman Cup, which is an annual international tennis tournament in which male and female players are on combined teams, for the 2nd year in a row, held in Perth, Australia, from 29th December 2018 to 5th January 2019?
Answer:Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic of Switzerland
Name the mobile application launched by North Central Railway (NCR) to help navigate the attendees of Kumbh Mela to be held in Prayagraj city.
Answer:Rail Kumbh Seva Mobile App
Name the person who was appointed the President of Alliance for Media Freedom (AFMF), a cross-media advocacy and action group of media organization, promoters and journalists, on 9th January 2019?
Answer:Narasimhan Ram
Name the person who took charge as Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), on 11th January 2019?
Answer:M. Nageswara Rao
Name the rocket that launched Iridium Communications satellite comprising of 10 voice and data satellites, from the Vandenberg Air Force station in California, United States on 11th January 2019?
Answer:SpaceX Falcon 9
Name the MD and CEO and headquarters of Punjab National Bank?
Answer:MD & CEO – Sunil Mehta; Headquarters – New Delhi
Name the President of Egypt?
Answer:Abdul Fattah el-Sisi
Name the ordinance promulgated by President Ram Nath Kovind to protect the rights of married Muslim women and criminalise the practice of triple talaq or "Talaq-e-Biddat", on 12th January 2019?
Answer:Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Ordinance, 2019
Name the mountaineer who became the first Indian and youngest man to climb the 7 highest peaks and volcanic summits across all continents.
Answer:Satyarup Siddhanta
Name the former SBI Managing Director who was appointed by ICICI Bank on its board as independent director for 5 years, on 14th January 2019?
Answer:B Sriram
Name the person who was named interim chief executive officer (CEO) of Accenture, on 11th January 2019?
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