Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Feb 1 & 2, 2015
Q1. Who won the Australian Open Men's singles title held in Melbourne on 1st Feb’15?
A. Andy Murray
B. Leander Paes
C. Novak Djokovic
D. Rojer Federer
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Novak Djokovic.
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic won the Men's singles title defeating Andy Murray. The victory means Djokovic stays at world number one on the next ATP rankings when they are released on Monday.
Q2. Who won the Australian Open Women's singles title held in Melbourne on 1st Feb’15?
A. Venus Williams
B. Serena Williams
C. Sania Mirza
D. Maria Sharapova
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. Serena Williams.
Serena Williams bagged the Women's Singles title for the sixth time when she defeated second seeded Russian Maria Sharapova,
Q3. Name the players who lifted the Mixed Doubles trophy of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the season on 1st Feb’2015?
A. Daniel Nestor & Kristina Mladenovic
B. Sania Mirza & Leander Paes
C. Andy Murray & Maria Sharapova
D. Leander Paes & Martina Hingis
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Leander Paes & Martina Hingis.
The seventh seeded Indo-Swiss pair of Paes and Hingis defeated the higher placed Canadian-French team of Daniel Nestor and Kristina Mladenovic.
Q4. Which country has one-day international tri-series at Perth, Australia on 1st Feb’15?
A. India
B. England
C. Australia
D. None of these
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Australia.
Australia clinched the one-day international tri-series at Perth today as they beat England by 112 runs in the final. Starc was declared man of the series while Glenn Maxwell was adjudged Man of the match.
Q5. 35th National Games are being organized in which state of India?
A. Haryana
B. Gujarat
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Kerala
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Kerala.
Kerala is hosting these national games for the 2nd time. 1st time this games were hosted by Kerala in 1987.
Q6. The 29th Edition of Surajkund Crafts Fair which showcases variety of ethnically diverse handicrafts, handloom products and cuisines kick inaugurated in which state on 1st Feb’15?
A. Delhi
B. Haryana
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Jharkhand
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. Haryana.
The 29th edition of the fair will see 18 countries taking part in it and has central state of Chhattisgarh as the theme state. The 15-day fair is an annual event, which reflects and promotes the rich and diverse cultural and artistic heritage of India.
Q7. An Aadhar-based Digital Life Certificate Scheme (DLCS) for Defence pensioners’- Jeevan Pramaan was inaugurated in _________.
A. Puducherry
B. Daman & Diu
C. Bhubaneshwar
D. Ahmedabad
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Puducherry.
The scheme introduced by the city Sainik Welfare Office aims to empower the pensioners’ by providing an additional option to submit life certificate using the information technology at his/her convenience including the option of submitting from individual’s home through bio-reader enabled personal computer or mobile.
Q8. Who has been appointed as the new Chief of Border Guarding Force Indo-Tibetan Border Police on 31st Jan’15?
A. Dr. S Jayashankar
B. Luv Verma
C. A K Jain
D. Krishna Chaudhary
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Krishna Chaudhary.
He is Senior IPS Officer and succeeded Subhas Goswami.
Q9. 77th conference of Presiding Officers of Legislative Bodies concluded on 1st Feb’15 in ___.
A. Lucknow
B. Goa
C. New Delhi
D. Patna
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Lucknow
Twenty five speakers and seven deputy speakers hailing from across the country attended the meet which delved upon several issues pertaining to the smooth functioning of the houses and how to make its proceeding more productive and least disturbing besides making it paperless.
Q10. Who has been elected as the President of Italy on 31st Jan’15?
A. Matteo Renzi
B. Sergio Mattarella
C. Alexis Tsipras
D. None of these
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. Sergio Mattarella.
Italian lawmakers elected Sergio Mattarella, a constitutional court judge and veteran center-left politician, as president on 31st Jan’15, handing a welcome political victory to Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.
Q11. Name the Ballistic Missile successfully test fired from Wheeler’s Island off Odisha Coast on 31st Jan’15?
A. Prithvi-V
B. Agni-IV
C. Agni-V
D. Prithvi-IV
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Agni-V.
It is having the capability to carry a nuclear warhead of more than 1 tonne. With a range of 5000 km, the nuclear-capable missile Agni-V can carry a warhead in the east as far as all of China and in the west all over Europe.
Q12. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) on 31st January 2015?
A. T. Suvarna Raju
B. R. K. Tyagi
C. Krishna Chaudhary
D. Subhas Goswami
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. T. Suvarna Raju.
He replaced R.K. Tyagi who superannuated on the same day.
Q13. Name the founder of Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) passed away on 30th Jan’15?
A. Raman Chandra
B. R K Mathur
C. Subhash Ghisingh
D. None of these
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Subhash Ghisingh
Subhash Ghisingh was the leader of Gorkha National Liberation Front which he founded in 1980. He was the chairman of the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council in West Bengal, India from 1988 to 2008. He spearheaded the Gorkhaland movement in the 1980s.
Q14. The 17th Bharat Rang Mahotsav, the international Theatre Festival began in _____ on 1st Feb’15.
A. New Delhi
B. Gurgaon
C. Noida
D. Hissar
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. New Delhi.
The Festival is organized by the National School of Drama(NSD).
Q15. 38th Raising Day of Indian Coast Guard was celebrated on ______.
A. 2nd Feb’15
B. 1st Feb’15
C. 31st Jan’15
D. 30th Jan’15
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ16. "Raahgiri day for the persons with disabilities" was organized on 1st Feb’15 by the ______.
A. Ministry of Human Resources
B. Ministry of Social Empowerment
C. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
D. Ministry of Defence
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
The Raahgiri Day celebrated on 1st Feb’15 was special because it involved participation in cultural and sports activities predominantly by Persons with Disabilities. Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment- Shri. Thawar Chandra Gehlot and Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Sh. Krishan Pal Gurjar also witnessed the activities of the differently abled persons and their presence served as a great source of encouragement and inspiration for them.
Q17. Name the Australian journalist who was released by Egypt on Feb’2015 under a new law allowing foreign prisoners to be deported?
A. Peter Greste
B. Knight Charles
C. Alexander Smith
D. None of these
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Peter Greste.
Australian journalist Peter Greste has been deported from Egypt after 400 days in the jail. In June last year, Greste was sentenced to seven years on charges of defaming Egypt.
Q18. Name the diplomacy magazine launched by India in Chinese version on 1st Feb’15?
A. Indo-China Shijiao
B. India Yindu
C. Yindu Shijiao
D. China Shijiao
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Yindu Shijiao.
This Chinese version (‘Yindu Shijiao’) was launched on the occasion of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s maiden visit to China. ‘India Perspectives’ is printed in 15 languages and is circulated in as many as 170 countries.
Q19. Name the Head of the committee constituted by the government on 23 Dec’2014 to examine the possibility of reinvestigation of anti-Sikh riots cases through an SIT?
A. Kelkar Committee
B. Sacchar Committee
C. Rangrajan Committee
D. Justice G.P. Mathur
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Justice G.P. Mathur.
The committee has recommended constitution of an SIT for reinvestigation the riots. The anti-Sikh riots were triggered after former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by on 31 October 1984.
Q20. Name the country participating as the partner country in the Surajkaund Crafts Fair 2015?
A. USA
B. China
C. Lebanon
D. South Africa
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ21. DRDO received an approval for setting up a new Missile launch testing facility at which place?
A. Krishna Delta Complex
B. Chandipur, Odisha
C. Kaveri Delta Complex
D. Sriharikota
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Krishna Delta Complex.
The approval was granted by the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife chaired by Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
Q22. Which IIT will launch Massive Open Online Courses for the students?
A. IIT-Kanpur
B. IIT-Kharagpur
C. IIT-Madras
D. IIT-Bombay
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ23. Who has been appointed as the Coach of India’s Men Hockey team?
A. Anthony Thorton
B. Paul van Ass
C. Roelant Oltmans
D. None of these
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. Paul van Ass.
Former Dutch national coach Paul van Ass was named the new coach of the Indian men's hockey team while New Zealand's Anthony Thornton was made the coach of the women's hockey team.
Q24. The 18th National Conference on e-Governance was held in which state?
A. Gujarat
B. Maharashtra
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Odisha
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ25. In which National Park, India’s first fenced elephant sanctuary will be set up?
A. Jim Corbett national Park
B. Nandankanan Biological Park
C. Bannerghatta Biological Park
D. Balphakram National Park
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Bannerghatta Biological Park.
