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17851. Who is the 69th and current United States Secretary of State, serving since February 1, 2017?
Answer: Rex Tillerson.
17852. The former England and Chelsea midfielder who announced his retirement from professional football on 2 February 2017?
Answer: Frank Lampard.
17853. Britain"s House of Commons has passed a bill on February 1, 2017 paving the way for Prime Minister Theresa May to trigger negotiations for the UK"s exit from the European Union. What is the name of that bill?
Answer: Brexit Bill. (The European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017)
17854. Which country has suspended the issuance of visas for nationals of Syria, Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran?
Answer: Kuwait.
17855. Which country has tested a new version of a missile that can carry up to 10 nuclear warheads?
Answer: China.
17856. Which Indian Cricketer has been unveiled as the latest cover star of Wisden Cricketers" Almanack, following his leading role in India"s clean sweep of trophies in all three formats of their recent series against England?
Answer: Virat Kohli.
17857. Who has been named the world"s highest-earning athlete for the first time, becoming only the second individual from a team sport to lead the Forbes rankings since they began in 1990?
Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo.
17858. Which is the world’s most valuable brand, snagging the No.1 spot from Apple which has been the incumbent since 2011?
Answer: Google.
17859. Well known Indian-origin British sculptor was named the winner of a prestigious $1 million Genesis Prize by Israel for his commitment to Jewish values?
Answer: Anish Kapoor.
17860. Which airways has launched the world’s longest non-stop commercial flight, a 9,032-mile (14,535km) marathon from Doha to Auckland, New Zealand?
Answer: Qatar Airways.
17861. Delhi Police Commissioner who was appointed director of CBI, country"s premier probe agency?
Answer: Alok Kumar Verma.
17863. Which country won the African Nations Soccer Cup-2017 defeating Egypt (2-1) in the final?
Answer: Cameroon.
17864. Name the Indian batsman who has become the first person to score a triple century in a Twenty20 match?
Answer: Mohit Ahlawat .
17866. Name the river island in Assam which, becomes first ever carbon neutral district of India by the year 2020?
Answer: Majuli.
17867. Which country successfully test-fired its interceptor missile on February 11, 2017, achieving a significant milestone in the direction of developing a two-layered Ballistic Missile Defence system?
Answer: India.
17868. Who has been appointed as the 9th chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi)?
Answer: Ajay Tyagi.
17869. Who became the first batsman to score four double-centuries in four consecutive Test series?
Answer: Virat Kohli.
17870. Which country won the Twenty20 World Cup -2017 for the Blind defeating Pakistan in the final by 9 wickets?
Answer: India.
17871. The Chairman of Japanese electronics and energy giant Toshiba Corp who resigned on February 14, 2017 after the company logged massive losses in its nuclear business?
Answer: Shigenori Shiga.
17872. National Security Adviser of Donald Trump who has resigned amid growing questions about whether he had deceived Vice President Mike Pence, and potentially the FBI, about his phone calls with the Russian envoy on December 29, 2016?
Answer: Michael Flynn.
17873. For the first time, the Supreme Court issued contempt notice to a sitting high court judge, for levelling allegations against former judges of the Supreme Court and sitting judges of Madras High Court. Who is that sitting high court judge?
Answer: Justice CS Karnan.
17874. Nobel laureate and one of the pioneers in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) , passed away on February 8, 2017?
Answer: Sir Peter Mansfield.
17876. Who has become the fastest wicketkeeper-batsman to score 3,000 runs in ODIs?
Answer: Quinton de Kock.
17878. Who has been appointed as the new captain of Pakistan ODI team in February 2017?
Answer: Sarfraz Ahmed.
17879. Who has been named as new England Test captain replacing Alastair Cook in countdown to Ashes series?
Answer: Joe Root.
17880. Middle-order Pakistani batsman who has achieved an unwanted record for the most number of ducks in T20 cricket?
Answer: Umar Akmal.
17881. The space agency of which country has successfully launched 104 satellites from a single rocket in February 14, 2017?
Answer: India.
17882. Career diplomat who was appointed as Pakistan"s first woman foreign secretary on February 13, 2017?
Answer: Tehmina Janjua.
17883. Who was crowned Laureus Sportsman of the Year (2017) for a record equalling fourth time, matching the achievement of Roger Federer and Serena Williams?
Answer: Usain Bolt.
17884. Who has sworn in as the new chief minister of Tamil Nadu in February 2017?
Answer: Palaniswami.K.
17885. Famous Dutch artist and the creator of Miffy (Nijntje in Dutch), who enchanted millions of young children around the world for more than half a century, passed away in February 2017?
Answer: Dick Bruna.
17886. Pakistani professional cricketer and former captain of the Pakistan national cricket team who announced his retirement from international cricket on February 19, 2017?
Answer: Shahid Afridi.
17887. Samsung vice chairman who has been arrested in Korea on charges of corruption?
Answer: Lee Jae-yong.
17889. What is the name given to the eighth continent in earth sprawling underwater beneath New Zealand?
Answer: Zealandia.
17890. Name the final vessel in the series of twenty fast patrol vessels (FPVs) designed and built by the Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) which was commissioned in February 18, 2017?
Answer: C.G.S.Ayush.
17891. Who has been appointed as the new national security advisor of U.S.President?
Answer: Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster.
17893. Who has been named as the ‘Captain of the Year’ at the 10th annual ESPN Cricinfo Awards?
Answer: Virat Kohli
17894. Who becomes the fastest batsman to claim 9000 ODI runs (205 innings), surpassing former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly, who did so in 228 innings?
Answer: AB de Villiers.(South Africa).
17895. Who has become the first Indian sportsperson to sign a Rs 100-crore endorsement deal with a single brand?
Answer: Virat Kohli.
17896. The Indian shooter won a bronze medal in the women"s 10m air rifle event at the ISSF (International Shooting Sport Federation) World Cup in Delhi?
Answer: Pooja Ghatkar.
17897. Which club won the League Cup-2017 held at Wembley Stadium in London by defeating Southampton, 3-2?
Answer: Manchester United
17899. The Indian shooter who won bronze medal in men"s 10-metre air pistol event at the ongoing ISSF Shooting World Cup in Delhi?
Answer: Jitu Rai.
17900. Which country has decided to phase out round £1 coin with a new 12-sided coin in March, 2017?
Answer: Britain.
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