Motorola Mobility names Amit Boni as general manager of India

Motorola Mobility has appointed Amit Boni as general manager of India.
He will lead the team across the country and be responsible for the Go-to-Market strategy.
Google earlier said that Motorola Mobility will be acquired by Lenovo.

Indian-American Rajendra Singh named White House's Solar Champions of Change

Indian-American professor Rajendra Singh is one among the ten awardees of 'Solar Champions of Change' title given by the White House. 
He gets the recognition for his contribution towards developing alternate source of energy and promoting solar deployment across US.

Donna Vekic beats Dominika Cibulkova for 1st WTA title

Donna Vekic (Croatia) crowned women's singles champion at the Malaysian Open 2014tennis tournament held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

She pips Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia 5-7, 7-5 and 7-6 in the final to clinch her maiden Women's Tennis Association (WTA) singles title.

Timea Babos (Hungary) and Chan Hao Ching (China) were crowned women's doubles champions.

Various Questions related to various organization heads.

1)Who is the present Chairman of Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority (PFRDA)? 

=Anup Wadhawan

2)What was the name of First Lady Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?

=K.J. Udeshi

3)Who is the present Chairman of Securities and exchange board of India (SEBI)?

=U.K. Sinha

4)Who is the present Chairperson of National Women Commission?

=Mamta Sharma

5)Who is the present Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)?

=S.K. Rai

6)Who is the present CMD of General Insurance Company?

=Ashok Kumar Rai

7)Who is the present CMD of National Insurance Company?

=N.S.R. Chandra Prasad

8)Who is the present CMD of State Bank Group?

=Arundhati Bhattacharya

9)Who is the present Chairman of United India Insurance Company?

=Milind Kharat

10)Who is the present Comptroller and Auditor-General of India?

=Shashi Kant Sharma

11)Who is the present Director General of World Trade Organization?

=Roberto Azevedo

12)Who is the present Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?

=Raghuram Rajan

13)Who is the Chairman of 14th Finance Commission?

=Y.V. Reddy

14)Who is the present Chairman of University Grant Commission (UGC)?

=Ved Prakash

15)Who is the present President of Insurance Regulation & Development Authority (IRDA) of India?

=T.S. Vijayan

16)Who is the present Chairperson of National Child Right Commission?

=Shantha Sinha

17)Who is the present CMD of National Bank of Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD)?

=HK Bhanwala

Some Selective Questions

*****QUIZ BASED ON CURRENT TOPICS*****

1: What is the name of two Indian Americans, who received the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers by President Barack Obama on 23 December 2013?

=Dr. Karunesh Ganguly and Dr. Hardeep Singh

2.Who took the charge as the new President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) on 21 December 2013?

=Sidharth Birla

3. Who is the Prime Minister of Somalia?

= Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed

4.What is the name of Pakistan player, who recently inducted into the ICC Cricket’s Hall of Fame?

=Waqar Younis

5.How many agreements Indian and Japan have inked during the visit of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe?

=8

6. What was the Bank Rate as on January 30, 2014?

=9%.

7.What was the Reverse Repo Rate as on January 30,2014?

=7%

8.How much World Bank projected for global GDP growth in 2014?

=3.2%

9.Where is the head quarter of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?

=Mumbai

10.According to World Bank Global Economic Prospects what will be the economy growth in India in 2014-15?

=5.7%

A giant torch was unveiled on 17 April 2014 in honour of Indian spiritual
leader Chinmoy Kumar Ghose in New York, USA. Torch unveiled is a
replica of the Olympic torch. The 25 foot tall torch was unveiled by Ashrita
Furman.

The torch was unveiled to honour the 50 years of Ghose. Chinmoy Kumar
Ghose had moved to New York from India in April 1964.