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Febraury 2014 Current Affairs Questions and Answers for
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1) Name the Delhi Lt Governor who recommended President's rule in
Delhi on 15 February 2014?
Ans. Najeeb Jung
2) Rakuten Inc on 15 Feb 2014 announced that it would purchase messaging app provider
Viber Media Ltd for $900 million. Rakuten Inc is the company from which
country?
Ans. Japan
3) Which among the following Indian player hit his maiden Test
Century in the recently concluded Test Match series against New Zealand (Feb
2014)?
Ans. Ajinkya Rahane
4) Which bank has opened sixty-one 24x7 electronic branches across
33 cities, on 15 Feb 2014, offering self-service solutions round-the-clock?
Ans. ICICI
5) India’s first 4G mobile service was launched on 14 February
2014 by Bharti Airtel in association with Apple in which city?
Ans. Bangalore
6) Which film won the best movie award in the 67th BAFTA Awards
presented on 16 February 2014?
Ans. 12 Years A Slave
7) Brendon McCullum along with which other player posted highest
sixth-wicket partnership in Test history on 16 February 2014?
Ans. BJ Watling
8) World Radio Day?
Ans. February 13
9) National Women’s Day was
celebrated on 13 February 2014 across India. It was the birthday of?
Ans. Sarojini Naidu
10) Name the award winning film director and cinematographer who
passed away on 13 February 2014?
Ans. Balu Mahendra
11) Who was awarded the All India Football Federation (AIFF)
Player of the Year 2013 prize on 13 Feb 2014?
Ans. Sunil Chettri
12) Who was recognised as the sportsperson of the year in the
FICCI awards presented recently on 13 Feb 2014?
Ans. Deepika Kumari
13) Arvind Kejriwal resigned as Chief Minister of Delhi on 14 Feb
2014 after............. turbulent days at the helm?
Ans. 49
14) Name the volcano which erupted in Indonesia on 14 February
2014?
Ans. Mt. Kelud
15) Which country has recently (14 Feb 2014) become second country
to allow mercy killing for children?
Ans. Belgium
16) Who among the following has presented the interim railway
budget for 2014-15 in Lok Sabha on 12 February 2014?
Ans. Mallikarjun Kharge
17) Who is new Managing Director of Yahoo India as announced on 12
Feb 2014?
Ans. Gurmit Singh
18) Which two Northeastern states are set to come on rail map as
part of Railways’ extension of network in the Northeastern States as announced
in the interim Railway Budget for 2014-15?
Ans. Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh
19) Which state defeated Rest of India by an innings and 222 runs
at M. Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore on 12 Feb 2014 to win their 5th Irani
Trophy?
Ans. Karnataka
20) Who among the following was the big winner in the IPL 7 auction
held on 12 Feb 2014 fetching a record bid of Rs 14 crore from the Royal
Challengers Bangalore?
Ans. Yuvraj Singh
21) Who is the author of the controversial book “The Hindus: An
Alternative History”, which was withdrawn from India by its publisher Penguin
Books India on 11 February 2014?
Ans. Wendy Doniger
22) Jatinder Bir Singh has been appointed Chairman and Managing
Director of which Bank on 11 Feb 2014?
Ans. Punjab and Sind Bank (PSB)
23) International Olympic Committee (IOC) revoked ban on Indian
Olympic Association (IOA) after how many months on 11 February 2014?
Ans. 14
24) 8th Defence Expo which concluded recently (Feb 2014) was held
at?
Ans. New Delhi
25) Vinod Sawhny is the new Chief Executive Officer of which
company as announced on 11 Feb 2014?
Ans. Reliance Communications
26) Who has been elected new Prime Minister of Nepal on 10
February 2014?
Ans. Sushil Koirala
27) Which state has become India's first state with 100 percent
sanitation coverage, according to a report of the drinking water and sanitation
ministry released on 10 Feb 2014?
Ans. Sikkim
28) Who among the following has become the first person to clinch
three gold medals in the Inter-Shoot Tri-series Shooting in the Air Pistol
event held at the Hague, Netherlands on 10 Feb 2014?
Ans. Abhinav Bindra
29) Who among the following has been named top US philanthropist
for 2013 recently (Feb 2014)?
Ans. Mark Zuckerberg
30) Yulia Lipnitskaya, 15-years-old, who became the youngest
athlete to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics is from which country?
Ans. Russia
31) Which cricketer joined hands with an NGO Navbharat Sewa Samiti
to roll out a campaign named "Cancer Mukt Purvi Dilli" focussing on
awareness, education and early detection of the disease on 10 Feb 2014?
Ans. Yuvraj Singh
32) Who has been selected as the new & first chairman of the
revamped International Cricket Council (ICC) board on 8 February 2014?
Ans. N. Srinivasan
33) Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the Central
Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on 8 Feb 2014?
Ans. RK Tewari
34) Who was on 9 Feb 2014, elected as the new President of Indian Olympic Association (IOA), which paved
the way of India's return to the Olympic fold from the suspension by its parent
body IOC 14 months ago?
Ans. N Ramachandran
35) Recently (Feb 2014), who became the only the 2nd player after
former English captain Graham Gooch to hit a triple century and a century in
the same test match?
Ans. Kumar Sangakkara
36) What is the name of Google’s new corporate video-conferencing
product which was launched on 6 February 2014?
Ans. Chromebox
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