CURRENT GK
1.Who has recently been appointed as the Chairman of National Investigation Agency?
YC Modi has been appointed as the Chairman of National Investigation Agency. Modi is the IPS officer of the Assam-Meghalaya batch of 1984. Currently Modi is working as the special director of CBI. Modi has been a part of the 2002 Gujarat riots (SIT).
2.Who has recently been appointed as the ambassador of India for Jain Slovak?
Harsh Kumar Jain has been appointed as the ambassador of India for Jain Slovak. Jain is an IFS officer of 1993 cadre. Currently Harsh Kumar is working as the Ambassador of India in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
3.Where has the recent “Mission 24” campaign started?
“Mission 24” campaign has been started in Mumbai. The objective of this mission is to provide health, education and clean water to the people of Eastern Mumbai Ward and to make all citizens aware about cleanliness.
4.What is armed border force?
Armed border force is a paramilitary force of India, which is responsible for the security of the Indo-Nepal and India-Bhutan border. There is danger of arms, ammunition smuggling and anti-national elements from this border, illegal movement in India.
5.Who is the white paper?
The white paper goes to the white paper on the official public statement of the government on any important issue. It is considered as the official public statement (report) on the real facts of the government on a particular topic. Recently, the Uttar Pradesh government has issued a white paper criticizing the functioning of the previous governments.
6.Who were Stanislav Petrov?
Stanislav Petrov was a Soviet officer who stopped the nuclear war between the US and the Soviet Union. The world knows them for the 1983 decision, due to which the “Third World War” had ceased. He has passed away recently.
7.Who has recently been honored with Akkineni Nageshwar Rao Award?
Akkineni Nageshwar Rao Award by filmmaker S. S. Rajmauuli has been honored. This award has been given to Rajmauli for the important contribution in the Telugu film industry. Prior to this Rajamouli has been awarded various awards.
8.Who recently won the Darts Champions League?
Mansur Sazalovich of Austria won the Darts Champions League. Sulozovic won the tournament twice by defeating World Champion Anderson 11-9 in the final of the Darts Champions League. Sulojewich is famous as ‘The Gentle’. This is the second version of the tournament. Phil Taylor became the champion in the first edition.
9.Where have the war exercises started recently between India and the US Army?
War exercises between India and the US Army have been started in Washington. This war practice has been organized with the aim of intensifying the strategic skills in anti-insurgency and anti-terrorism operations. The first edition of the war practice was done in 2004. This time the war is the 13th edition of practice.
10.When did the Russian Probe Luna-16 raise the rocks on the moon?
Russian Probe Luna-16 collected the rock on the moon on September 20, 1970. This was the first time that an unmanned probe was used to bring rocks from space. This vehicle was fertile by the sea. This was an area where no search was done till that time. Probe had taken samples of cliffs and clay with the help of an electric drill.
11.Who has recently been appointed as the Prime Minister of Peru?
As Prime Minister of Peru, Peru’s economist, professor, politician Mercedes Araosz has been appointed. Araroj has served as the Minister for Foreign Trade and Tourism. At present, Araros is serving the post of Vice President of Peru.
12.Who has recently been appointed as an ambassador of the oceans?
Former Fiji ambassador Peter Thomson has been appointed as the ambassador of the oceans. Thomson played an important role in the United Nations Conference on the Oceans. Thomson has been appointed with the aim of promoting efforts to protect the world’s oceans.