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February 2015:
NATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS AND EVENTS
National Science Day was observed across India on? | 28th February |
Who was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir? | Mufti Mohammed Sayeed |
Justice Amitava Roy sworn in as the Supreme Court judge recently taking the total number of judges to 29. What is the total sanctioned strength of SC Judges? | 31 |
Recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission was accepted by the Union Government recently. Who is the chairman of 14th Finance Commission? | Dr Y V Reddy |
Who resigned as the Chairperson of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently? | Rajendra K Pachauri |
3rd Tortoise Festival was organised at Hajong Lake in? | Assam |
Who won the Champions of Hero Hockey India League 2015? | Ranchi Rays |
Which authority banned the plying of Vintage cars on Delhi roads recently? | National Green Tribunal |
10th Aero India show was held at? | Bengaluru |
Who was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Bihar? | Nitish Kumar |
Who was appointed as Chief of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) succeeding A S Kiran Kumar? | Tapan Misra |
Name the Chief Minister of Bihar who resigned recently? | Jitan Ram Manjhi |
Name the scheme launched by PM Narendra Modi which will provide 14 crore Soil Health Cards to farm owners across the country in the next three years? | Soil Health Card Scheme |
Which Project has been approved by Union Government worth 8 billion US dollar for building stealth frigates ? | Project-17A |
What is the acronym of SAFAR-Air, a mobile application launched recently for checking air quality? | System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research |
Government of which state has decided to provide 35% reservation for women in Non-Gazetted jobs? | Bihar |
What is the name of National Tribal Festival recently held in Delhi and organised by Ministry of Tribal Affairs? | Vanaj 2015 |
Who became the first Indian cricketer to score century against Pakistan in World Cup? | Virat Kohli |
After how many years Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will bring Rupee 1 into circulation again? | 20 years |
BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was successfully test fired from? | INS Kolkata |
Who was sworn-in as Chief Minister of Delhi? | Arvind Kejriwal |
Who was awarded 2014 AIFF Player of the Year award? | Sunil Chettri |
ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 started at? | Australia and New Zealand |
Who was appointed as the Director General of ITBP (Indo Tibetan Border Police)? | Krishna Chaudhary |
Name the mascot of 35th National Games which recently entered in Limca Book of Records for its play "Kalikkunna Kuttikalkkayi Bharatham Kathirikkunnu (India Awaits Children Who Play)"? | Ammu |
Name the private telecom operator which recently tied up with Facebook to provide free internet access to people? | Reliance Communications Limited |
What is the name of the application recently launched by the ICICI Bank? (It is also termed as India's first digital bank). | POCKETS |
Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda has declared 10 February as the? | National Deworming Day |
Which party secured absolute majority in the assembly election held in Delhi by winning 67 seats out of 70 seats? | Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) |
Name India's largest private sector bank which launched first digital Bank in the country, 'Pockets', on a mobile phone? | ICICI Bank |
Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda has declared 10 February as? | National Deworming Day |
First-ever World Ocean Science Congress was held in? | Kochi |
Who was awarded Jnanpith Award 2014, the highest literary honour in India, by the Jnanpith Selection Board? | Marathi Writer Bhalchandra Nemade |
How much capital Government will infuse in nine public sector banks including SBI, Bank of Baroda (BoB), Punjab National Bank (PNB) for enhancing their capital and meeting global risk norms. | Rs 6,990 crore |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the NITI Aayog would constitute sub groups of Chief Ministers. How many sub groups will be there in the NITI Aayog? | Three |
Who was appointed as the Director General of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research? | M O Garg |
Who won the Best Actor award (female) for his role in film Queen in the 60th Filmfare award? | Kangana Ranaut |
Who won the Best Actor award (male) for his role in film Haider in the 60th Filmfare award? | Shahid Kapoor |
Who took charges as Union Home Secretary succeeding Anil Goswami? | L C Goyal |
Government of which state has decided to provide free education to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and girl students till Post Graduation? | Bihar |
Who became the youngest medal winner in National Games 2015 by winning bronze medal at the age of 12 in 200 meter breast stroke swimming event? | Saloni Dalal |
Which Indian State won the 10th National Award for excellence in Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA)? | Madhya Pradesh |
Who was appointed as the women's hockey team coach of India? | Anthony Thornton |
Who was appointed as the men's hockey team coach of India? | Paul van Ass |
INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS AND EVENTS
Name the South African cricketer who hit the fastest 150 runs (in 66 balls) in ODI? | AB de Villiers |
Name the first Hindu Chief Justice of Pakistan who died recently? | Rana Bhagwandas |
Name the West Indian cricketer who scored the first Double Century in a Cricket World Cup? | Chris Gayle |
International Mother Language Day was observed on? | 21st February |
Who was sworn-in as the first female President of Croatia? | Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic |
What is the name of 6 times Olympic Gold medallist who will retire after 2017 World Championships in London? | Usain Bolt |
World Cancer Day 2015 was observed across the world on? | 4th February |
Who sworn-in as the President of Italy? | Sergio Mattarella |
Who won the men's single title of Australian Open 2015 by defeating Andy Murray 7-6, 6-7, 6-3, 6-0 in the final? | Novak Djokovic |
Who won the women's single title of Australian Open 2015 by defeating Maria Sharapova 6-3, 7-6 in the final? | Serena Williams |