Perez de Cuellar, who recently died at 100, was the former Secretary General of which organization?

January to March Current Affairs - 2020

United Nations

UNESCO

NATO

WHO

Correct Answer : United Nations

Javier Perez de Cuellar, the two-term United Nations secretary-general who brokered a historic cease-fire between Iran and Iraq in 1988 and who in later life came out of retirement to help re-establish democracy in his Peruvian homeland, died on March 4. He was 100.

Published On : July 16, 2021

Recently Updated Current Affairs

Q .

Which IIT was awarded a patent by the Government of India on indigenously developed compact inverter?

IIT Delhi

IIT Mumbai

IIT Patna

IIT Varanasi

Correct Answer : IIT Patna

Indian Institute of Technology-Patna (IIT Patna) has been awarded a patent by the Patent Office of the Government of India on an indigenously developed lightweight, compact and easy-to-port inverter. IIT Patna will have the copyright on the commercial use of this technology for 20 years.

? IIT Patna has been awarded a patent on indigenously developed light weight, compact and easy-to-carry inverter by the Government of India. pic.twitter.com/Gz5PdOP5FF
— Indian Tech & Infra (@IndianTechGuide) May 1, 2024

Published On : May 2, 2024

Q .

Who has been appointed as the new director in DPIIT?

Pratima Singh

Aditi Sinha

Rajiv Shekhar

Ajay Kumar Sharma

Correct Answer : Pratima Singh

Pratima Singh (IRS) has been selected for the appointment as Director in the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) on Wednesday (1st May 2024). According to an order issued from the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT).

She has been selected for the appointment under the Central Staffing Scheme for a period of five years from the date of taking over charge of the post or until further orders, whichever event takes place earlier.

Singh is an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of 2009-batch. She was recommended for the Central deputation by the Department of Revenue. “She may kindly be relieved of her duties immediately with instructions to take up her new assignment in Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade,” the order further reads.

Published On : May 2, 2024