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Who was appointed as the new Coal Secretary?
Sumanta Chaudhuri
Sakshi Chaudhary
Ram Kumar S
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Answer: Option AExplanation
On November 19, 2018, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi named 1985-batch IAS from West Bengal cadre Sumanta Chaudhuri as the new Coal Secretary. He replaced Inder Jit Singh. Prior to this appointment, he was the Managing Director of Small Farmers Agri Business Consortium.
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Who will take charge as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Google Cloud in early 2019?
Diane Greene
Peter Thomas
Roger Collins
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Answer: Option DExplanation
Indian-American Thomas Kurian, former Oracle President of product development and technologist, will become the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Google Cloud in early 2019. Thomas Kurian will replace Diane Greene. Thomas Kurian will join Google Cloud on 26th November 2018. Diane Greene will continue as CEO till January 2019 and help Thomas Kurian transition into the leadership role. Thomas Kurian resigned from Oracle in September 2018. He had worked in Oracle for 22 years. He had been a member of Oracle’s Executive Committee for 13 years. He hails from Bengaluru.
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The ICC has submitted a bid to the CWG Federation to include which format of cricket in the 2022 Games?
Women’s T20Is
Men’s T20Is
Women’s ODIs
Men’s ODIs
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Answer: Option AExplanation
The International Cricket Council on November 26, 2018 submitted its bid for the inclusion of T20 women’s cricket in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The bid was made in partnership with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). Cricket has made just one appearance at the Games previously, with men playing in 1998 in Kuala Lumpur.
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What is the name of the Georgian traditional wrestling that won recognition from UNESCO as a global cultural asset on 29 November 2018?
Chidaoba
Sambo
Puroresu
Pankration
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Answer: Option AExplanation
Georgian traditional wrestling called ‘chidaoba’ won recognition from UNESCO as a global cultural asset on 29 November 2018. The UNESCO had added it to its list of ‘intangible cultural heritage’. A match ‘chidaoba’ lasts for five minutes, during which wrestlers wearing traditional high-necked woollen coats try to defeat their opponent using various holds.
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According to the report ‘Children, HIV and AIDS: The World in 2030’ released by UNICEF on 29 November 2018, in India, an estimated ________ children and adolescents aged 0-19 were living with HIV in 2017.
100,000
120,000
160,000
200,000
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Answer: Option BExplanation
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