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Current Affairs Questions February 2015 – Part 1
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Question: Among the following, who has won the Padma Vibhushan Award
2015?
A) Kharg Singh Valdiya
B) L.K. Advai
C) Tarak Mahta
D) Bill Gates
Answer & Explanation: L.K. Advai has won the Padma Vibhushan Award 2015.
Question: Among the following, who has won the Padma Bhushan Award 2015?
A) Amitabh Bachchan
B) Bill Gates
C) Dilip Kumar
D) Praksh Singh Badal
Answer & Explanation: Bill Gates has won the Padma Bhushan Award 2015.
Question: Among the following, who has won the Padma Shri Award 2015?
A) Majul Bhargava
B) Harish Salve
C) Prasoon Joshi
D) Dilip Kumar
Answer & Explanation: Prasoon Joshi has won the Padma Shri Award 2015.
Question: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched Sukanya Samridhi
Yojana for _______?
A) girl child`under 15 years of age
B) girl child`under 10 years of age
C) girl child`under 8 years of age
D) girl child`under 18 years of age
Answer & Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched Sukanya
Samridhi Yojana for girl child under 10 years of age.
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Question: Which district of Indian became the first district with complete
Broadband Coverage as part of the Digital India Project of the Union
Government?
A) Sipra
B) Jalaun
C) Idukki
D) Dika
Answer & Explanation: Idukki became the first district with complete Broadband
Coverage.
Question: Union Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu has inaugurated India’s
first compressed natural gas (CNG) powered train on the _______?
A) Mysore-Bangalore link
B) Rewari-Rohtak link
C) Chennai-Bangalore link
D) New Delhi-Bhopal link
Answer & Explanation: Union Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu has
inaugurated India’s first compressed natural gas (CNG) powered train on the
Rewari-Rohtak link.
Question: With which country India has signed MoU for developing Youth
Enterprises?
A) US
B) Canada
C) South Africa
D) Malta
Answer & Explanation: South Africa and India has signed MoU for developing
Youth Enterprises.
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Question: What is the rank of India globally in Talent Competitiveness Index?
A) 55th
B) 78th
C) 106th
D) 86th
Answer & Explanation: India has been ranked at 78th position globally in Talent
Competitiveness Index.
Question: The 13th Foreign Ministers Meeting of the Russia-India-China
trilateral meet was held in ______?
A) New Delhi
B) Moscow
C) Beijing
D) Hyderabad
Answer & Explanation: The 13th Foreign Ministers Meeting of the Russia-India-
China trilateral meet was held in Beijing.
Question: Which country has successfully flight test of the indigenously
developed Air-Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) with a range of 350 km?
A) China
B) Iraq
C) Pakistan
D) India
Answer & Explanation: Pakistan has successfully flight test of the indigenously
developed Air-Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) with a range of 350 km.
Question: Who was sworn in as the sixth President of Sri Lanka?
A) S. Pakshye
B) Maithripala Srisena
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C) M. Thirmane
D) Kumar Surveera
Answer & Explanation: Maithripala Srisena was sworn in as the sixth President
of Sri Lanka.
Question: When “International Women’s Day” observed across the world?
A) January 25
B) March 8
C) February 28
D) April 18
Answer & Explanation: “International Women’s Day” observed on March 8
across the world.
Question: When “World Forest Day” observed across the world?
A) June 3
B) April 21
C) May 3
D) March 21
Answer & Explanation: “World Forest Day” observed on March 21 across the
world.
Question: Who was sworn-in as new President of Tunisia?
A) Asif Raja
B) Mohamed Beji Caid
C) Surdi Kadir
D) Ravi Serawan
Answer & Explanation: Mohamed Beji Caid was sworn-in as new President of
Tunisia.
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Question: Who was sworn-in as the sixth President of Zambia?
A) Edgar Lungu
B) Ramer Kavi
C) Peter Morisis
D) S. Revena
Answer & Explanation: Edgar Lungu was sworn-in as the sixth President of
Zambia.
Question: Who was sworn-in as new Prime Minister of Greece?
A) Adam Smith
B) Ditti Kapila
C) Alexis Tsipras
D) Picusy siera
Answer & Explanation: Alexis Tsipras was sworn-in as new Prime Minister of
Greece.
Question: Who was sworn-in as new Prime Minister of Mali?
A) Pingura Sema
B) Jim Robert
C) Sam Raje
D) Madibo Keita
Answer & Explanation: Madibo Keita was sworn-in as new Prime Minister of
Mali.
Question: Who has been appointed as the new chairman of African Union?
A) Arjun Kamal
B) Robert Mugabe
C) Adis Gambe
D) Andrew Smith
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Answer & Explanation: Robert Mugabe has been appointed as the new
chairman of African Union.
Question: Who has been appointed as new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC)
of India?
A) H.S. Brahma
B) D.P. Pathak
C) A.K. Rao
D) Supriya Ghosh
Answer & Explanation: H.S. Brahma has been appointed as new Chief Election
Commissioner (CEC) of India.
Question: Who was appointed as the new chairman of India’s space agency,
ISRO?
A) P.R. Son
B) A.S. Kiran Kumar
C) S.P. Takkar
D) R.K. Mathur
Answer & Explanation: A.S. Kiran Kumar was appointed as the new chairman
of India’s space agency, ISRO.
Question: Who has been appointed as new Foreign Secretary of India?
A) Mamta Sharma
B) S.Jaishankar
C) Sindhushree Khullar
D) Sujatha Singh
Answer & Explanation: S.Jaishankar has been appointed as new Foreign
Secretary of India?
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Question: Who was appointed as the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the
National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog?
A) P.K. Devran
B) Sindhushree Khullar
C) Surya Narain
D) Arvind Adiga
Answer & Explanation: Sindhushree Khullar was appointed as the first Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI)
Aayog.
Question: Who has been appointed as Nepal’s Ambassador to India?
A) R.J. Reddy
B) Deep Kumar Upadhyay
C) Prashant Kiran
D) D.P. Pathak
Answer & Explanation: Deep Kumar Upadhyay has been appointed as Nepal’s
Ambassador to India.
Question: Who took over as the new chief of Intelligence Bureau (IB)?
A) Devendra Sarans
B) Dineshwar Sharma
C) Prati Pal Singh
D) Asif Ibrahim
Answer & Explanation: Dineshwar Sharma took over as the new chief of
Intelligence Bureau (IB).
Question: Who has been appointed as the Director General (DG) of the Indo-
Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)?
A) Kapil Dev
B) Narendra Singh
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C) Krishna Chaudhary
D) Vinay Katiyar
Answer & Explanation: Krishna Chaudhary has been appointed as the Director
General (DG) of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).
Question: Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Central Board
of Film Certification (CDFC)?
A) Mukesh Bhatt
B) Pahlaj Nihalani
C) Sushila Rai
D) S.P. Devraj
Answer & Explanation: Pahlaj Nihalani has been appointed as the new
Chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification (CDFC).
Question: What is the name of Indian, who has been appointed in peace
building panel of United Nations?
A) Saraswathi Menon
B) Mamta Sharma
C) Nathu Ram
D) Atul Khare
Answer & Explanation: Saraswathi Menon has been appointed in peace
building panel of United Nations.
Question: Who is the author of the book “Forge Your Future”?
A) Raghuram Rajan
B) APJ Abdul Kalam
C) Sachin Tendulkar
D) Narendra Modi
Answer & Explanation: APJ Abdul Kalam is the author of the book “Forge Your
Future”.
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Question: Recently India has commissioned Indian Coast Guard (ICG), ICG
Amogh and ICG Ameya, They are _____?
A) launching vessels
B) patrolling vessels
C) fast patrolling vessels
D) air rocket launcher
Answer & Explanation: They are fast patrolling vessels.
Question: India has commissioned fast patrolling vessels ICG Amogh and ICG
Ameya at Mornugao Port of Vasco in Goa. They have been built by ______?
A) Kolkata Shipyard Ltd.
B) Mumbai Shipyard Ltd.
C) Cochin Shipyard Ltd.
D) Goa Shipyard Ltd.
Answer & Explanation: They have been built by Cochin Shipyard Ltd.
Question: What is Tejas?
A) Rocket launcher
B) Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)
C) Patrolling vessels
D) Latest tank
Answer & Explanation: Tejas is an indigenously built Light Combat Aircraft
(LCA).
Question: A new recently Tejas, Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) has been added in
Indian Air Force. Tejas has replaced which series?
A) Jaguar
B) MIG-21
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C) Surya Kiran
D) MIG-53
Answer & Explanation: Tejas has replaced MIG-21
Question: Which bank has launched the country’s first contactless debit and
credit cards?
A) Axis
B) ICICI
C) SBI
D) HDFC
Answer & Explanation: ICICI has launched the country’s first contactless debit
and credit cards.
Question: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has signed a MoU with which bank for
cooperation in the area of central banking?
A) Citi Bank
B) European Central Bank (ECB)
C) Swiz Bank
D) Kenya Central Bank
Answer & Explanation: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and European Central
Bank (ECB) have signed a MoU for cooperation in the area of central banking.
Question: Which Indian bank has signed a loan agreement for 100 million euro
with European Investment Bank (EIB)?
A) EXIM
B) SBI
C) HDFC
D) ICICI
Answer & Explanation: The State Bank of India has signed a loan agreement
for 100 million euro with European Investment Bank (EIB),
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Question: Which Indian bank, among world’s 50 valuable banks?
A) Axis
B) ICICI
C) SBI
D) HDFC
Answer & Explanation: HDFC bank among world’s 50 valuable banks.
Question: Who has won the Geeta Chopra Award at National Bravery Awards
2014?
A) Seema Kiran
B) Gunjan Sharma
C) Madhvi Parmar
D) Shashi Sharma
Answer & Explanation: Gunjan Sharma has won the Geeta Chopra Award at
National Bravery Awards 2014.
Question: Who has won the Bharat Award at National Bravery Awards 2014?
A) Dev Kumar
B) Priya Dashore
C) Resham Fatma
D) Bill Gates
Answer & Explanation: Resham Fatma has won the Bharat Award at National
Bravery Awards 2014.
Question: Who has won the Sanjay Chopra Award at National Bravery Awards
2014?
A) Kapil Sharma
B) Rajdeep Shukla
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C) Pratap Singh
D) Devesh Kumar
Answer & Explanation: Devesh Kumar has won the Sanjay Chopra Award at
National Bravery Awards 2014.
Question: Who was selected for the prestigious Vyas Samman for the year
2014?
A) Vijay Singh
B) Kamal Kishore Goyanka
C) Shyam Prasad
D) Savita Rathore
Answer & Explanation: Kamal Kishore Goyanka was selected for the
prestigious Vyas Samman for the year 2014.
Question: Who has won the Best Actor (male) award at 60th Filmfare Awards
2014?
A) Shahrukh Khan
B) K.K. Menon
C) Shahid Kapoor
D) Irfan Khan
Answer & Explanation: Shahid Kapoor has won the Best Actor (male) award at
60th Filmfare Awards 2014.
Question: Which movie has won the Best Film award at 60th Filmfare Awards
2014?
A) 2 States
B) Queen
C) PK
D) Haider
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Answer & Explanation: Queen has won the Best Film award at 60th Filmfare
Awards 2014.
Question: Who has been selected for the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
at 60th Filmfare Awards 2014?
A) Amitabh Bachchan
B) Shatrughan Sinha
C) Shila Dutt
D) Kamini Kaushal
Answer & Explanation: Kamini Kaushal has been selected for the Filmfare
Lifetime Achievement Award at 60th Filmfare Awards 2014.
Question: Who has won the inagural Khushwant Singh Memorial Prize for
Poetry for her work, When God is a Traveller?
A) Jim Robert
B) Arundhathi Subramaniam
C) S.K. Shukla
D) Pyush Goyal
Answer & Explanation: Arundhathi Subramaniam has won the inagural
Khushwant Singh Memorial Prize.
Question: Who has won the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)
biennial award?
A) Periyar Tiger Reserve
B) Ranthambore Tiger Reserve
C) Sariska Tiger Reserve
D) Pench Tiger Reserve
Answer & Explanation: Periyar Tiger Reserve has won the National Tiger
Conservation Authority (NTCA) biennial award.
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Question: Who was named as the winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award 2014
for Sanskrit Language?
A) Shipa Rao
B) Prabhu Nath Dwivedi
C) Indrajeet Rao
D) Kavita Devi
Answer & Explanation: Prabhu Nath Dwivedi was named as the winner of the
Sahitya Akademi Award 2014 for Sanskrit Language.
Question: Who has been selected for the Vikram Sarabhai Memorial Award
2015?
A) Rudra Singh
B) S.K. Jain
C) Devendra Goyakna
D) M.Y.S. Prasad
Answer & Explanation: M.Y.S. Prasad has been selected for the Vikram
Sarabhai Memorial Award 2015.
Question: Who has been crowned Miss Universe 2014?
A) Yuktha Mukhi
B) Paulina Vega
C) Koyal Rana
D) Nia Sanchez
Answer & Explanation: Paulina Vega has been crowned Miss Universe 2014.
Question: Who has won the prestigious DSC Prize for South Asian Literature
2015 for her book ‘The Lowland’?
A) Cyrus Mistry
B) Narendra Modi
C) Jhumpa Lahiri
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D) APJ Abdul Kalam
Answer & Explanation: Jhumpa Lahiri has won the prestigious DSC Prize for
South Asian Literature 2015.
Question: Who has been conferred with the Giraffe Hero Award 2015 by a US-
based NGO, The Giraffe Heroes Project?
A) Subhash Chandra
B) Arvind Adiga
C) Manish Kumar
D) Shipa Devi
Answer & Explanation: Subhash Chandra has been conferred with the Giraffe
Hero Award 2015.