1-14 February Current Affairs Quiz
1.Which one of the following countries has become first in handball history to win five world championships?
[A]Germany
[B]England
[C]Qatar
[D]France
2.Who among the following is the chairman of the External Advisory Committee (EAC) set up by RBI to evaluate application received for Payment banks?
[A]Nachiket Mor
[B]A R Khan
[C]R Gandhi
[D]Usha Tharot
3. Nicol David, who has set a new record by topping the world squash rankings for 106th month is from which country?
[A]Russia
[B]Singapore
[C]Afghanistan
[D]Malaysia
4.Nobel Prize winner Charles Townes, who passed away recently, was associated with which one of the following inventions?
[A]Laser
[B]X-rays
[C]Xerox
[D]ECG
5.The Fajr (Dawn) satellite, is an observation satellite launched by which one of the following countries, recently?
[A]Mexico
[B]Iran
[C]Taliban
[D]North Korea
6. Which of the following Asian countries celebrate its Independence Day on 4th February?
[A]Cambodia
[B]Bahrain
[C]Sri Lanka
[D]Bangladesh
7.The controversial Keystone Pipeline Bill is related to which country?
[A]USA
[B]France
[C]Russia
[D]China
8. Which state of India is known for highest incidence of cancer?
[A]Mizoram
[B]karnatka
[C]Assam
[D]j&K
9. How many states and union territories of India have sea coast?
[A]8 States and 3 Union Territories
[B]9 States and 5 Union Territories
[C]7 States and 3 Union Territories
[D]9 States and 4 Union Territories
10.The headquarters of International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) are located at __?
[A]Washington
[B]Geneva
[C]Abu Dhabi
[D]Dubai
11.Saloni Dalal, who became the youngest medallist at the 35th National Games in Kerala, is associated with which sports/events?
[A]Archery
[B]Wrestling
[C]Shotting
[D]Swimming
12.The first country to introduce laws to allow the creation of so called three-parent babies is ?
[A]Britain
[B]Georgia
[C]USA
[D]South Africa
13.The Marathi writer chosen for the prestigious Jnanpith Award-2014 is __?
[A]Annabhabu Sathe
[B]Bahinabai Chowdhary
[C]Vyankatesh Madgulkar
[D]Bhalchandra Nemade
14.Which among the following states is the venue for World Ocean Science Congress-2015?
[A]Kerala
[B]Goa
[C]Tamil Nadu
[D]Maharashtra
15.Who among the following is the founder of “R20 Regions of Climate Action” a non-profit environmental organization?
[A]Bill Gates
[B]Arnold Schwarzenegger
[C]Roger Launius
[D]Al Gore
16.Andre Brink, who died recently, was a famous anti-apartheid writer belongs to which country?
[A]Mali
[B]Nigeria
[C]Kenya
[D]South Africa
17.Which among the following states has won the 10th National Award for Excellence work in Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)?
[A]Utter Pradesh
[B]Madhya Pradesh
[C]West Bengal
[D]Karnataka
18.Which one of the following countries is host of 2015 G-20 groups of countries Summit?
[A]India
[B]China
[C]Turkey
[D]Australia
19.On which among the following dates the National Deworming Day was observed in India, recently?
[A]February 7
[B]February 8
[C]February 9
[D]February 10
20.Who among the following has become the first winner of Charleston-EFG John Maynard Keynes Prize?
[A]Amartya Sen
[B]A P J Kalam
[C]Manmohan Singh
[D]L K Advani
21.Recently, UNICEF and which football legend has launched protection fund named “7” to protect the world’s most vulnerable youngsters?
[A]Cristiano Ronaldo
[B]Zinedine Zidane
[C]David Beckham
[D]Lionel Messi
22.Zoe Konstantopoulou, has been appointed as new parliament president of which country?
[A]Greece
[B]Norway
[C]Mexico
[D]Somalia
23.Which of the following nations has won the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations tournament?
[A]Ghana
[B]Ivory Cost
[C]Morocco
[D]Equatorial Guinea
24.Which among the following movies has been adjudged as best film at the 2015 Bafta Film Awards?
[A]The Imitation Game
[B]Birdman
[C]The Theory of Everything
[D]Boyhood
25.India based Ricky Kej has won the Grammy Award for his album ___?
[A]Beyonce
[B]Morning Phase
[C]In The Lonely Hour
[D]The Winds of Samsar
26. Which among the following cities is the venue for the first national tribal festival “VANAJ”?
[A]New Delhi
[B]Guwahati
[C]Dispur
[D]Kolkata
27.Who is the head of the panel constituted to suggest a framework to assess Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) activities?
[A]Anil Bajaj
[B]Onkar S Kanwar
[C]Kiran Karnik
[D]Deepak Nayyar
28.What is India’s ranking in the recently released international intellectual property (IP) index?
[A]28
[B]30
[C]29
[D]27
29.Recently, Facebook and which one of the following mobile operators have partnered to start internet.org that provide free internet to mobile users in India?
[A]Reliance
[B]Bharati Airtel
[C]Idea
[D]Vodafone
30.DipikA Pallikal has won Winnipeg Winter Club Women's Open. She is related to which game?
(A) Squash
(B) Tennis
(C) Badminton
(D) Table Tennis
31. Name the US Under Secretary of Defence for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics who is nominated to coordiante with India on transfer of defenced technology?
(A) Frank Kendall
(B) John Kerry
(C) Ashton Carter
(D) Boby Jindal
32. Who has won the King Faisal International Prize for his service to Islam?
(A) Dr Zakir NAik
(B) Frank Islam
(C) Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
(D) Salman Rushdie
33. How many consumers have joined the Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme for LPG making it the world's largest cash transfer scheme?
(A) 10 crore
(B) 15 crore
(C) 12 crore
(D) 8 crore
34. Carl Djerassi, who passed away recently, was the chemist widely known as father of ____?
[A]Birth control pill
[B]Liposuction
[C]Blood transplant
[D]Plastic surgery
35. Who among the following has become the youngest world number one in golf history by reaching the top of the women’s ranking?
[A]Stacy Lewis
[B]Shashan Feng
[C]Inbee Park
[D]Lydia Ko
36. ICICI Bank has tied up with UAE Exchange to offer an instant bank transfer service to the Indians residing in the Gulf nation. What is the name of the service ?
(A) FLASHremit
(B) CASHremit
(C) CARDremit
(D) DATAremit
37. Which company has became the first company to reach a market value of $700 billion?
(A) Micromax
(B) Apple
(C) Samsung
(D) Blackberry
38. Which state has set up a fenced, forested elephant sanctuary?
[A]Karnataka
[B]Kerala
[C]Madhya Pradesh
[D]Tamil Nadu
39.According to latest survey, which of the following countries has largest area planted under GM (Genetically Modified) crops?
[A]India
[B]China
[C]USA
[D]Brazil
40.According to latest data, which among the following states has attracted maximum foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country?
[A]Gujarat
[B]Tamil Nadu
[C]Maharashtra
[D]Karnataka
Answers:
1.D 2.A 3.D 4.A 5.B 6.C 7.A 8.A 9.D 10.C
11.D 12.A 13.D 14.A 15.B 16.D 17.B 18.C 19.D 20.A
21.C 22.A 23.B 24.D 25.D 26.A 27.A 28.C 29.A 30.A
31.A 32.A 33.A 34.A 35.D 36.A 37.B 38.A 39.C 40.C
[A]Germany
[B]England
[C]Qatar
[D]France
2.Who among the following is the chairman of the External Advisory Committee (EAC) set up by RBI to evaluate application received for Payment banks?
[A]Nachiket Mor
[B]A R Khan
[C]R Gandhi
[D]Usha Tharot
3. Nicol David, who has set a new record by topping the world squash rankings for 106th month is from which country?
[A]Russia
[B]Singapore
[C]Afghanistan
[D]Malaysia
4.Nobel Prize winner Charles Townes, who passed away recently, was associated with which one of the following inventions?
[A]Laser
[B]X-rays
[C]Xerox
[D]ECG
5.The Fajr (Dawn) satellite, is an observation satellite launched by which one of the following countries, recently?
[A]Mexico
[B]Iran
[C]Taliban
[D]North Korea
6. Which of the following Asian countries celebrate its Independence Day on 4th February?
[A]Cambodia
[B]Bahrain
[C]Sri Lanka
[D]Bangladesh
7.The controversial Keystone Pipeline Bill is related to which country?
[A]USA
[B]France
[C]Russia
[D]China
8. Which state of India is known for highest incidence of cancer?
[A]Mizoram
[B]karnatka
[C]Assam
[D]j&K
9. How many states and union territories of India have sea coast?
[A]8 States and 3 Union Territories
[B]9 States and 5 Union Territories
[C]7 States and 3 Union Territories
[D]9 States and 4 Union Territories
10.The headquarters of International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) are located at __?
[A]Washington
[B]Geneva
[C]Abu Dhabi
[D]Dubai
11.Saloni Dalal, who became the youngest medallist at the 35th National Games in Kerala, is associated with which sports/events?
[A]Archery
[B]Wrestling
[C]Shotting
[D]Swimming
12.The first country to introduce laws to allow the creation of so called three-parent babies is ?
[A]Britain
[B]Georgia
[C]USA
[D]South Africa
13.The Marathi writer chosen for the prestigious Jnanpith Award-2014 is __?
[A]Annabhabu Sathe
[B]Bahinabai Chowdhary
[C]Vyankatesh Madgulkar
[D]Bhalchandra Nemade
14.Which among the following states is the venue for World Ocean Science Congress-2015?
[A]Kerala
[B]Goa
[C]Tamil Nadu
[D]Maharashtra
15.Who among the following is the founder of “R20 Regions of Climate Action” a non-profit environmental organization?
[A]Bill Gates
[B]Arnold Schwarzenegger
[C]Roger Launius
[D]Al Gore
16.Andre Brink, who died recently, was a famous anti-apartheid writer belongs to which country?
[A]Mali
[B]Nigeria
[C]Kenya
[D]South Africa
17.Which among the following states has won the 10th National Award for Excellence work in Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)?
[A]Utter Pradesh
[B]Madhya Pradesh
[C]West Bengal
[D]Karnataka
18.Which one of the following countries is host of 2015 G-20 groups of countries Summit?
[A]India
[B]China
[C]Turkey
[D]Australia
19.On which among the following dates the National Deworming Day was observed in India, recently?
[A]February 7
[B]February 8
[C]February 9
[D]February 10
20.Who among the following has become the first winner of Charleston-EFG John Maynard Keynes Prize?
[A]Amartya Sen
[B]A P J Kalam
[C]Manmohan Singh
[D]L K Advani
21.Recently, UNICEF and which football legend has launched protection fund named “7” to protect the world’s most vulnerable youngsters?
[A]Cristiano Ronaldo
[B]Zinedine Zidane
[C]David Beckham
[D]Lionel Messi
22.Zoe Konstantopoulou, has been appointed as new parliament president of which country?
[A]Greece
[B]Norway
[C]Mexico
[D]Somalia
23.Which of the following nations has won the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations tournament?
[A]Ghana
[B]Ivory Cost
[C]Morocco
[D]Equatorial Guinea
24.Which among the following movies has been adjudged as best film at the 2015 Bafta Film Awards?
[A]The Imitation Game
[B]Birdman
[C]The Theory of Everything
[D]Boyhood
25.India based Ricky Kej has won the Grammy Award for his album ___?
[A]Beyonce
[B]Morning Phase
[C]In The Lonely Hour
[D]The Winds of Samsar
26. Which among the following cities is the venue for the first national tribal festival “VANAJ”?
[A]New Delhi
[B]Guwahati
[C]Dispur
[D]Kolkata
27.Who is the head of the panel constituted to suggest a framework to assess Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) activities?
[A]Anil Bajaj
[B]Onkar S Kanwar
[C]Kiran Karnik
[D]Deepak Nayyar
28.What is India’s ranking in the recently released international intellectual property (IP) index?
[A]28
[B]30
[C]29
[D]27
29.Recently, Facebook and which one of the following mobile operators have partnered to start internet.org that provide free internet to mobile users in India?
[A]Reliance
[B]Bharati Airtel
[C]Idea
[D]Vodafone
30.DipikA Pallikal has won Winnipeg Winter Club Women's Open. She is related to which game?
(A) Squash
(B) Tennis
(C) Badminton
(D) Table Tennis
31. Name the US Under Secretary of Defence for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics who is nominated to coordiante with India on transfer of defenced technology?
(A) Frank Kendall
(B) John Kerry
(C) Ashton Carter
(D) Boby Jindal
32. Who has won the King Faisal International Prize for his service to Islam?
(A) Dr Zakir NAik
(B) Frank Islam
(C) Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
(D) Salman Rushdie
33. How many consumers have joined the Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme for LPG making it the world's largest cash transfer scheme?
(A) 10 crore
(B) 15 crore
(C) 12 crore
(D) 8 crore
34. Carl Djerassi, who passed away recently, was the chemist widely known as father of ____?
[A]Birth control pill
[B]Liposuction
[C]Blood transplant
[D]Plastic surgery
35. Who among the following has become the youngest world number one in golf history by reaching the top of the women’s ranking?
[A]Stacy Lewis
[B]Shashan Feng
[C]Inbee Park
[D]Lydia Ko
36. ICICI Bank has tied up with UAE Exchange to offer an instant bank transfer service to the Indians residing in the Gulf nation. What is the name of the service ?
(A) FLASHremit
(B) CASHremit
(C) CARDremit
(D) DATAremit
37. Which company has became the first company to reach a market value of $700 billion?
(A) Micromax
(B) Apple
(C) Samsung
(D) Blackberry
38. Which state has set up a fenced, forested elephant sanctuary?
[A]Karnataka
[B]Kerala
[C]Madhya Pradesh
[D]Tamil Nadu
39.According to latest survey, which of the following countries has largest area planted under GM (Genetically Modified) crops?
[A]India
[B]China
[C]USA
[D]Brazil
40.According to latest data, which among the following states has attracted maximum foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country?
[A]Gujarat
[B]Tamil Nadu
[C]Maharashtra
[D]Karnataka
Answers:
1.D 2.A 3.D 4.A 5.B 6.C 7.A 8.A 9.D 10.C
11.D 12.A 13.D 14.A 15.B 16.D 17.B 18.C 19.D 20.A
21.C 22.A 23.B 24.D 25.D 26.A 27.A 28.C 29.A 30.A
31.A 32.A 33.A 34.A 35.D 36.A 37.B 38.A 39.C 40.C
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