February 2015: Complete Current Affairs PDF (Free Download)

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Here is the rewind of some of important happenings in February 2015:

* Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams won the Australian Open 2015.

* LC Goyal appointed as Union Home Secretary.

* Bhalchandra Nemade won Jnanpith Award 2014.

* ICICI Bank launched India’s first digital Bank on mobile phone named Pockets.

* Krishna Chaudhary took charge as the Director General (DG) of ITBP.

* Arvind Kejriwal sworn-in as Chief Minister of Delhi.

* Services won 35th National Games.

* Chris Gayle became the first person to make double century in any Cricket World Cup.

* Mufti Mohammed Sayeed sworn in as the 12th Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.

* AB de Villiers hit the fastest-ever 150 runs in one-day internationals (ODIs).

* National Science Day celebrated on 28 February.

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Budget 2015-16 Questions for Exams: Part 2

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16) As per Budget 2015-16 proposal, GST (Goods and Services Tax) to be put in place by? - April 1, 2016

17) ____% deduction for contribution to Swachh Bharat, Clean Ganga projects were announced in Budget 2015? - 100%

18) Which tax was abolished in Budget 2015? - Wealth Tax

19) Additional ____ % surcharge for the super rich with income of over Rs. 1 crore were announced in Budget 2015? - 2%

20) Tax slabs were not changed in Union Budget 2015-16. True or False? - True

21) Service tax was increased to  ____ per cent in Budget 2015-16? - 14%

22) Rs. _____ crore were announced in Budget 2015 for Rural Infrastructure Development Bank? - 25,000

23) ______ Mission to be established to draw on expertise of entrepreneurs, and researchers to foster scientific innovations? - Atal Innovation Mission

24) AIIMS were announced in which states in Budget 2015-16? - Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar and Assam.

25) Which is the only state to get IIT as per Budget proposal 2015-16? - Karnataka

26) Indian School of Mines in which place is proposed to be upgraded to IIT? - Dhanbad

27) PG institute of Horticulture was announced in which city? - Amritsar

28) University of Disability Studies was announced for which state? - Kerala

29) Centre of film production, animation and gaming to come up in ? - Arunachal Pradesh

30) IIM were announced in which state? - Jammu and Kashmir and Andhra Pradesh

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February 2015: Current Affairs Question Bank (PDF Download)

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1) Chris Gayle on 24 February 2015 became the first person to make double century in any Cricket World Cup. He achieved this record against which country? - Zimbabwe

2) Who was sworn in as the 12th Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on 1 March 2015? - Mufti Mohammed Sayeed

3) AB de Villiers on 26 February 2015 hit the fastest-ever 150 runs in one-day internationals (ODIs) against which country? - West Indies

4) National Science Day was observed in India on 28 February 2015. The theme for the National Science Day 2015 was? - Science for Nation Building

5) Dr Rajendra Kumar Pachauri on 24 February 2015 stepped down as Chairperson of? - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

6) Who was on 23 February 2015 unanimously elected as the Speaker of the Delhi Legislative Assembly? - Ram Niwas Goel

7) Who was sworn in as the 34th Chief Minister of Bihar on 22 February 2015? - Nitish Kumar

8) Which team on 23 February 2015 crowned champions of Hero Hockey India League 2015 (HHIL) by defeating Jaypee Punjab Warriors? - Ranchi Rays

9) Name the former Chief Justice of Odisha High Court who was sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court on 27 February 2015? - Justice Amitava Roy

10) Name the Eighth India-Nepal Battalion level Combined Military Training which commenced on 23 February 2015 at Integrated Army Training Centre, Saljhandi, Nepal? - Surya Kiran-VIII

11) Former India captain Anil Kumble and which Australian legend were on 22 February 2015 inducted into the International Cricket Council Hall of Fame at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia? - Betty Wilson

12) Name the former New Zealand cricket captain who was on 28 February 2015 inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame? - Martin David Crowe

13) Researchers from which country on 26 February 2015 unveiled the world's first 3D-printed jet engine? – Australia

14) Name the former Deputy Prime Minister of Russia and present leading Russian opposition politician who was shot dead on 27 February 2015? - Boris Nemtsov

15) 3rd Tortoise Festival was organised at Hajong Lake in Dima Hasao district of which state on 21 February 2015? – Assam

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16) Name the former acting Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan died on 23 February 2015 in Karachi, Pakistan? - Rana Bhagwandas

Note: Bhagwandas was the first Hindu and second non-Muslim to head the Supreme Court of Pakistan. First non-Muslim Chief Justice was Alvin Robert Cornelius (a Christian).

17) Union Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers on 25 February 2015 declared the year 2015 as? - Year of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients

18) Indian Army and which bank on 23 February 2015 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Defence Salary Package? - State Bank of India (SBI)

19) Forbes on 26 February 2015 released Asia’s 50 Power Businesswomen 2015 list. The list features six Indian women CEO and Managing Director (MD). Name theme? -

1) Arundhati Bhattacharya, CMD, State Bank of India

2) Chanda Kochchar, CEO, ICICI Bank,

3) Akhila Srinivasan, MD/Non-Executive Director, Shriram Life Insurance/Shriram Capital

4) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Founder, Chairman and MD, Biocon

5) Shikha Sharma, CEO and MD, Axis Bank

6) Usha Sangwan, MD, Life Insurance Corp. of India

20) Which player on 22 February 2015 won the Indian Open title at the Delhi Golf Club? - Anirban Lahiri

21) Which words were added to Oxford dictionary on 27 February 2015? - Ride-share and unboxing

22) Indian-origin lawyer Kannan Ramesh was on 27 February 2015 appointed as Judicial Commissioner to Supreme Court bench of which country with effect from 22 May 2015? – Singapore

23) Which state government on 24 February 2015 launched a mobile application mLiquorSaleCheck for the benefit of the customers and to put a cap on sale of illicit liquor? – Delhi

24) Who was on 23 February 2015 appointed as the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. Limited? - Takahiro Hachigo

25) International Rare Disease Day 2015 was observed on? - 28 February 2015

26) Who was on 27 February 2015 appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (MD) of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)? - Kshatrapati Shivaji

27) Who won the Delhi Open Tennis title on 22 February 2015? - Somdev Devvarman

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Current Affairs Questions PDF: February 2015 (Third Week)

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1) Who was on 20 February 2015 appointed as the Chief of ISRO’s Space Applications Centre (SAC) at Ahmedabad, Gujarat? - Tapan Misra

2) US Senate on 12 February 2015 appointed whom as the new Defense Secretary? - Ashton B Carter

3) 35th National Games concluded in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on 14 February 2015. Which team topped the medals tally with 91 Gold? – Services

4) Name the President of Singapore who was on a State visit of India between 8 and 11 February 2015? - Dr. Tony Tan Keng Yam

5) Name the Kerala-based business group which tied-up with World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature-India for its Friends for Life project? - Muthoot Group

6) Who was on 13 February 2015 appointed as Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) Limited? - Balasubramaniam Venkataramani

7) Which former Indian cricketer was awarded Honorary Life Membership of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in February 2015? - Saurav Ganguly

8) Who was sworn-in as President of Croatia on 15 February 2015? - Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic

Note: She is Croatia’s first female President and overall fourth President since Croatia gained independence from Yugoslavia in 1991.

9) Which E-commerce company recently acquired luxury fashion portal Exclusively.com? – Snapdeal

10) International Mother Language Day 2015 was celebrated across the world on 21 February 2015 with the theme? - Inclusive Education through and with Language - Language Matters.

11) Name the first National Tribal Festival which took place at Indira Gandhi National Center for Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi in February 2015? - Vanaj 2015

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12) Who was on 16 February 2015 appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited's Global Operations with effect from 1 June 2015? - Punit Renjen

Note: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited is US based accounting giant

13) Who was sworn-in as Chief Information Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh on 17 February 2015? - Jawed Usmani

14) Which Indian telecom company on 18 February 2015 tied-up with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to provide health, education and youth-focused content to its customers in 17 African countries? - Bharti Airtel

15) Which player on 15 February 2015 became the first Indian cricketer to score a century against Pakistan in the ICC World Cup? - Virat Kohli

16) Name the Film directed by Nagesh Kukunoor which won two awards at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival recently? – Dhanak

17) Rajinder Puri who passed away on 15 February 2015 was a? - Veteran cartoonist, columnist and political activist

18) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 19 February 2015 launched the nationwide Soil Health Card Scheme in Suratgarh town of Sriganganagar district of which state? – Rajasthan

19) Who were jointly named for Dr. Y Nayudamma Memorial Award 2014 on 15 February 2015? - Women scientists Dr. Tessy Thomas and Geeta Varadan

20) Jitan Ram Manjhi on 20 February 2015 resigned as the Chief Minister of? – Bihar

21) Which state government recently decided to grant 35% reservation for women in Non-Gazetted jobs? – Bihar

22) Election Commission (EC) on 14 February 2015 announced to launch Electoral Roll Authentication Mission (ERAM) and Purification Drive. Name the Chief Election Commissioner? - H S Brahma

23) Name the Indian-origin scientist Professor who on 11 February 2015 received Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) given by the National Science Foundation (NSF) of the United States (US)? - Srikanth Jagabathula

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Persons in News: February 2015 (PDF Download)

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* Novak Djokovic - He defeated Andy Murray to win Australian Open 2015.

* Leander Paes and Martina Hingis - They won Australian Open mixed doubles 2015.

* Carl Djerassi - Father of birth control pill, he passed away.

* K Sripavan - Appointed as the new Chief Justice of Srilanka.

* Kangana Ranaut & Shahid Kapoor: They bagged the best actor awards at 60th Filmfare Awards.

* Dr.Nandita Chatterjee - She took over as new Secretary(Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation).

* Nicol David - World squash champion Nicol David (Malaysia) has set a new record for topping the world rankings when she secured top spot for the 106th month.

* Angelina Jolie - She was named the most admired woman in the world, as per a poll over 23 countries conducted by YouGov.

* Usha Thorat - She will chair the External Advisory Committee (EAC) to evaluate applications received for small finance banks.

* Nachiket Mor - He will chair the External Advisory Committee (EAC) for payment banks.

* Saloni Dalal - She became youngest medal winner in National Games 2015 held in Kerala.

* Mrinalini Mukherjee - Noted sculptor, she passed away.

* LC Goyal - He was appointed as new home secretary.

* Roopa Kudva - Infosys appointed CRISIL MD Roopa Kudva as independent board member.

* Pragyan Ojha - BCCI has cleared suspended left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha's action.

* Cyrus S Poonawalla - He was named EY entrepreneur of the year.

* RK Gupta - Project director of nuclear-capable Agni-V missile programme R.K. Gupta has been moved out by government.

* M O Garg - He has assumed charge as director general of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR).

* Cristiano Ronaldo - He was voted the best player in the English Premier League.

* Bhalchandra Nemade - He was selected for the 50th Jnanpith Award for 2014.

* Zoe Konstantopoulou - She was appointed as the youngest President of Greek Parliament.

* Shubhajit Sen - Micromax has appointed Shubhajit Sen as its chief marketing officer (CMO).

* Atmaram Bhende - Veteran Marathi theatre artiste and film actor, he passed away.

* Anirban Lahiri - Indian golfer, he won Malaysian Open 2015. He also won Best Professional golfer of the year award during Feb 2015.

* Naveen Chopra - New chief operating officer (COO) of Vodafone India.

* Ricky Kej, Neela Vaswani - Musician Ricky Kej and activist Neela Vaswani won at the 57th Grammy awards. Both are Indian origin.

* Tony Tan - Singapore president Tony Tan arrived in India on 4-day visit during February 2015.

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* Vinod Mehta - Acclaimed Journalist Vinod Mehta was awarded the Yash Bharti Samman 2015 by the government of Uttar Pradesh.

* Amartya Sen - Economist and Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has won the newly instituted Charleston-EFG John Maynard Keynes Prize.

* Narendra Modi - He crossed 10 million follower mark on Twitter.

* Krishna Chaudhary - Senior IPS officer Krishna Chaudhary took charge as the Director General (DG) of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).

* Pramod Asthana - Head of special investigation team (SIT) formed to re-open and re-investigate serious criminal cases relating to 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

* Brendon McCullum - He was named the New Zealand's Sportsman of the Year. He also recorded the fastest-ever World Cup fifty.

* Mads Nissen - He won World Press Photo of the year 2014.

* Yaduveer Gopal Raj Urs - He is new heir of Mysuru Royal Family.

* Ashton Carter - He was confirmed as new US defence secretary.

* Balasubramaniam Venkataramani - He was appointed as new MD & CEO of Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX).

* Ashish Agrawal - Micromax Informatics named Ashish Agrawal as Chief Technology Officer.

* Kesava Reddy - Telugu novelist Kesava Reddy passed away.

* Arvind Kejriwal - He was sworn in as the eighth Chief Minister of Delhi.

* Steven Finn - England player, he took the first hat-trick of ICC 2015 Cricket World Cup.

* Sunil Chhetri and Bala Devi - They were presented with 2014 AIFF Player of the Year award.

* Virat Kohli - He became the first Indian to score a century against Pakistan at World Cup.

* Dr. Tessy Thomas & Geeta Varadan - They were jointly named for Nayudamma Award 2014.

* Maithripala Sirisena - New Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena arrived in India on a 4-Day visit during February 2015.

* Yogaraj CP - Indian yoga teacher, he sets Guinness record in Hong Kong for performing Yoga continuously for 40 hours non-stop.

* Yuvraj Singh - He was bought by Delhi Daredevils for a whopping sum of Rs 16 crores in the IPL 2015 auction.

* Punit Renjen - India-born Punit Renjen was appointed the chief executive of US-based accounting giant Deloitte's global operations.

* Rajinder Puri - Veteran cartoonist, columnist and political activist Rajinder Puri died.

* Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic - Sworn in as the first female president of Croatia.

* Jawed Usmani - He took oath as UP Chief Information Commissioner.

* Faisal Siddiqui - HTC appointed Faisal Siddiqui as South Asia President.

* Sourav Ganguly - He was made Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) honorary life member.

* Daggubati Ramanaidu - Legendary film producer Daggubati Ramanaidu passed away.

* Anil Kumble - He was inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.

* Jitan Ram Manjhi - He resigned as the Chief Minister of Bihar.

* Chrishantha de Silva - He was appointed Sri Lanka Army chief.

* Nitish Kumar - He took oath as Bihar's CM for the fourth time.

* Dilip Shanghvi - Sun Pharma's founder and MD, he overtook Mukesh Ambani as the richest Indian.

* Somdev Devvarman - He retained the Delhi Open title.

* Purnendu Dasgupta - Indian-American, Purnendu Dasgupta, won prestigious chemistry award.

* Rana Bhagwandas - The first Hindu chief justice of Pakistan Rana Bhagwandas passed away.

* Ram Niwas Goel - He was elected Speaker of Delhi Assembly.

* Chris Gayle - He hit the first double century in World Cup history.

* R. K. Pachauri - He resigned as Chief of UN panel on climate change.

* AB De Villiers - He scored the fastest 150 in one-day internationals during World Cup match against West Indies.

* Justice Amitava Roy - Former chief justice of Orissa high court, he has sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court.

* Boris Nemtsov - Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov shot dead in Moscow.

* Kshatrapati Shivaji - He took over as new CMD of SIDBI.

* Arun K Singh - He is set to be India’s next ambassador to the US.

* Kannan Ramesh - Indian-origin lawyer, he was appointed as a Judicial Commissioner to Singapore’s Supreme Court bench.

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1) Who was chosen for the Jnanpith Award 2014 by the Jnanpith Selection Board on 6 February 2015? - Bhalchandra Nemade

Note: He is an Eminent Marathi writer. He will be the 50th recipient of Jnanpith award, the highest literary honour of India and he will receive the award in April 2015.

2) Which bank on 10 February 2015 launched India’s first digital Bank on mobile phone named Pockets? - ICICI Bank

Note: Pockets, the digital e-wallet uses a virtual VISA card that enables the users to transact on any website or mobile application in India.

3) Social networking giant Facebook on 10 February 2015 tied-up with which mobile operator to offer free internet access to people in India through the Facebook's initiative, Internet.org? - Reliance Communications Limited

4) Who took charge as the Director General (DG) of the border guarding force Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on 11 February 2015? - Krishna Chaudhary

Note: He succeeded Subhas Goswami.

5) World Radio Day was observed globally on? - February 13

6) Which players were on 13 February 2015 awarded with the All India Football Federations (AIFF) 2014 Player of the Year trophy in men and women category, respectively? - Sunil Chhetri and Bala Devi

7) Who was sworn-in as Chief Minister of Delhi on 14 February 2015? - Arvind Kejriwal

8) India on 14 February 2015 successfully test-fired a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from Indian Navy's latest destroyer named? - INS Kolkata

9) Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan’s name was included in the LIMCA book of records in the first week of February 2015 for what reason? - For being the only woman of the country to represent the same Lok Sabha constituency on the same party ticket for eight times in a row.

Note: As a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), she represents the Indore constituency of Lok Sabha in Madhya Pradesh. For the first time she was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1989. Since then she has been re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2009 and finally to the 16th Lok Sabha on 18 May 2014.

10) First World Ocean Science Congress (WOSC) was held from 5 February 2015 to 8 February 2015 at? - Kochi, Kerala

11) Union Government recently declared 10 February as? - National Deworming Day

12) Rajasthan Government and which company on 9 February 2015 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly set up India’s largest solar park with capacity of 10000 MW of electricity in Rajasthan? - Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL)

13) First Robot-staffed Hotel of the World was recently announced to open in which country? – Japan

14) Who was on 8 February 2015 appointed as the Brand Director of German sportswear brand Adidas Group, India? - Damyant Singh

15) Union Government on 7 February 2015 decided to infuse 6990 crore rupees in how many Public Sector Banks to enhance their capital and meet global risk norms? – nine

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16) Who was awarded with Yash Bharti Samman 2015 by UP Government on 9 February 2015? - Vinod Mehta

Note: Vinod Mehta is a distinguished journalist.

17) Who was appointed as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Vodafone India on 9 February 2015? - Naveen Chopra.

18) ____th Annual Grammy Awards were held on 8 February 2015 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California? – 57

19) Which media company on 11 February 2015 acquired the Telugu television channel network Maa Television Network Ltd (MTNL) including its brand, assets and four channels for an undisclosed amount? - Star India Pvt. Ltd

20) Union Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports on 11 February 2015 revised which scheme? - Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar Scheme.

21) Who was on 9 February 2015 appointed as the Chairman of Indraprastha Gas Ltd, the firm that sells CNG in New Delhi? - M Ravindran

22) Name mascot of India’s 35th National Games, which was included in the LIMCA Book of Records? - Ammu, Hornbill

Note: The mascot found its place in the record books for its play, Kalikkunna Kuttikalkkayi Bharatham Kathirikkunnu (India Awaits Children Who Play) featuring the bird in lead role. The play was staged in 147 schools in Kerala.

23) ICICI Bank Limited on 12 February 2015 tied up with which global payment solutions company to offer an instant bank transfer service named FLASHremit? - UAE Exchange

24) India Cements Limited on 11 February 2015 transferred the Indian Premier League (IPL) team Chennai Super Kings Cricket (CSK) franchise to its new subsidiary named? - Chennai Super Kings Cricket (CSKC) Limited.

25) What was India's position in the World Press Freedom Index (WPFI) 2015 released recently? - 136

Note: Finland was on the 1st position followed by Norway and Denmark.

26) The Reserve Bank of India on 13 February 2015 announced that soon the currency notes of one rupees denomination will be in circulation. The notes will be printed by? - Government of India

Note: Other notes are printed by RBI.

27) Experimental aerospace firm SpaceX on 12 February 2015 successfully launched which rocket from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida? - Falcon 9

28) Election Commission of India (ECI) on 10 February 2015 declared the results of Delhi Legislative Assembly Elections 2015. Which party emerged the winner by winning 67 seats in the house of 70 seats? - Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

29) 68th British Academy Films Awards (BAFTA) was announced on 8 February 2015. The BAFTA Awards were handed out at? - Royal Opera House in London.

30) Name the Veteran Marathi theatre artist and film actor who died on 7 February 2015? - Atmaram Govind Bhende

31) Union Ministry of Home Affairs on 12 February 2015 constituted a three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) for re-investigation of the 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases. Who will head it? - Pramod Asthana, an IPS officer of 1986 batch.

32) Name the Indian-origin scientist who was on 27 January 2015 presented with the prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER award? - Gurpreet Singh 

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