Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Feb 17, 2015

Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Feb 17, 2015


Q1. With which country India signed a civil nuclear pact besides deciding to expand defence and security cooperation on 16th Feb’15?

A. Sri Lanka
B. Pakistan
C. Bangladesh
D. China

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ANSWER: A. Sri Lanka.

The two countries also signed three other pacts, on cooperation in agriculture, culture, and Sri Lanka's participation in the Nalanda University Project. The nuclear pact signed between India and Sri Lanka would facilitate cooperation in the transfer and exchange of knowledge and expertise, sharing of resources, capacity building and training of personnel in peaceful uses of nuclear energy.



Q2. On 16th Feb’15, which court has restrained the Jitan Ram Manjhi Government in Bihar from taking any policy decisions involving financial implications till 19th Feb’15?

A. Supreme Court
B. Patiala High Court
C. Patna High Court
D. Delhi High Court

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ANSWER: C. Patna High Court.

A Division Bench comprising Justice Iqbal Ahmad Ansari and Justice Samrendra Pratap Singh on 16th feb’15 passed the order on a petition filed by JD(U) Member of Legislative Council Neearaj Kumar who had pleaded for a blanket ban on Manjhi Government for taking any policy decisions.



Q3. Name the former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra who died at the age of 57 due to Cancer on 16thFeb’15?

A. R R Patil
B. Chhagan Bhujbal
C. Ajit Pawar
D. Gopinath Munde

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ANSWER: A. R R Patil.

He was among the longest serving home ministers of Maharashtra.



Q4. Name the scientists chosen for the D.Y. Nayudamma Memorial Award 2014 in the fields of missile technology and remote sensing?

A. Geeta Varadan
B. Tessy Thomas
C. R Srinivasan
D. K Chandrshekhar

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ANSWER: A. Geeta Varadan and B. Tessy Thomas.

Geeta Vardan is a Director of Advanced Data Processing Research Institute of ISRO and Tessy Thomas is a Director of Advanced Systems Laboratory of DRDO.



Q5. Name the player chosen for maximum price of Rs. 16 Crore from IPL Team Delhi Daredevils on 16th Feb’15?

A. Dinesh Kartik
B. Amit Mishra
C. Yuvraj Singh
D. Virat Kohli

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ANSWER: C. Yuvraj Singh.

Yuvraj Singh was followed by Deinesh Kartik worth Rs. 10.5 Crore.



Q6.Which country’s jets have bombed Islamic State militants' locations in Libya killing 64 militants after IS released a video showing beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians?

A. UK
B. US
C. France
D. Egypt

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ANSWER: D. Egypt

For the first time, Egypt publicly acknowledged taking military action in Libya as warplanes targeted training camps and arms depots of the terror outfit on 16th Feb’15.



Q7. In which month of this year Inflation declined to a five-and-a-half year low of minus 0.39 per cent?

A. January
B. February
C. March
D. February

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ANSWER: A. January.

It happened due to falling prices of food items. But inflation in food articles remained high. Food inflation rose to scale a six month high of 8 per cent in January, according to government data released on 16th Feb’15.



Q8. Name the Indian-origin scientist who received Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) given by the National Science Foundation (NSF) of the United States (US) on 11th Feb’15?

A. Dr. S. R. Pillai
B. Dr. Raj Mohan Pillai
C. Professor Shanker Acharya
D. Professor Srikanth Jagabathula.

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ANSWER: D. Professor Srikanth Jagabathula.

He received the award for developing data-driven modelling and learning techniques to improve the accuracy of operational decision making.



Q9. Which state has been awarded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for being one of the best-performing states in the Renewable Energy Sector in India on 15th Feb’15?

A. Tamil Nadu
B. Goa
C. Chhattisgarh
D. Odisha

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ANSWER: C. Chhattisgarh.

The state was considered for this award on the basis of criteria fixed by 13th Finance Commission headed by Vijay Kelkar.



Q10. Who has been appointed as Managing Director and CEO of Multi Commodity Exchange?

A. Manoj Vaish
B. Shailesh Kumar
C. C. R. Ramdas
D. Balasubramaniam Venkataramani

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ANSWER: D. Balasubramaniam Venkataramani.

He succeeded Manoj Vaish. He was Chief Business Officer of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).



Q11. As India won its opening match against Pakistan in World Cup 2015, how many times India consecutively won over Pakistan?

A. Five
B. Six
C. Seven
D. Four

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ANSWER: B. Six.



Q12. Name the Indian movie that received two prizes - a Grand Prix prize for being the Best Feature-length film and the Special Mention for the Best Feature Film by The Children's Jury for Generation Kplus at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival?

A. Dabang
B. Pk
C. Happy New Year
D. Dhanak

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ANSWER: D. Dhanak.


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