Whitney Houston death, 34 Italian banks S&P rating downgrade

Which economist is named for US Humanities medal?
Amartya Sen

Who is the first Indian defence minister to visit Saudi Arabia?
A.K.Antony

How many Italian banks S&P rating was downgraded recently?
34

Name the former secretary-general of Basketball Federation of India who passed away recently.
Harish Sharma

Name the US-based pop music queen who died recently.
Whitney Houston