February 2014 Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL

1) Which two countries have on 5 February 2014 agreed to hold reunions of families separated since the Korean War ?
Ans:- North Korea and South Korea

2) Which country has topped in terms of intellectual property (IP) environment in the list of 25 countries released recently?
Ans:- US

3) In the month of February 2014 South African president Jacob Zuma announced the general elections will be held on ————- ?
Ans:- 2014 May 7

4) In the month of February 2014 which country has agreed to develop biggest cargo airport in Afghanistan on Herat airport that is located in Western part of the country ?
Ans:- Italy

5) Which country’s Parliament on 19 February 2014 passed a law that made it mandatory to put graphic warning on cigarette packs?
Ans:- Sri Lanka

INDIA & WORLD

1) Which two countries have signed two umbrella agreements for financial and technical co-operation on 5 February 2014 ?
Ans:- India and Germany

2) Which country and India on 11 February 2014 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) as part of their efforts to intensify bilateral cooperation in the area of renewable energy ?
Ans:- Netherlands

3) India was ranked —— in the list of ten countries in terms of digital governance on 11 February 2014 ?
Ans:- 8th

4) Which insurgent group from India ranked fourth among the top ten most active non-state armed groups in 2013, according to the IHS Jane’s latest ‘Global Terrorism and Insurgency Attack Index,’ – a major defence and business risk think-tank?
Ans:-  The Communist Party of India

5) What was India’s rank among 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index 2014 released on 12 February 2014?
Ans:- 140

NATIONAL

1) On 7 February 2014 the Supreme Court of India upheld recommendations made by the Justice Majithia wage board. The Majithia wage board is related to hiking salaries for ____?
Ans:- Journalists and non-journalists

2) India’s anti-corruption watchdog Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) completed how many years of its establishment on 11 February 2014?
Ans:- 50 years

3) Which railway on 9 February 2014 launched a new android-based smartphone app named ‘HYLITES’, which is claimed to be the first of its kind of app on Indian Railways offering most of the enquiry needs of city-based passengers?
Ans:-  South Central Railway – SCR

4) India Post (Dept. of Posts) on 13 February 2014 launched electronic Indian Postal Order (e-IPO) for Indian Citizens living in India. e-IPO facilitates paying online fee for which purpose?
Ans:-  For seeking information under the RTI

5) Which major port of the country was renamed Kamarajar Port as announced by the Union Government on 20 February 2014?
Ans:-  Ennore Port in Chennai

STATES

1) India’s first monorail – Mumbai Monorail was opened for the general public on 2 February 2014 after being inaugurated on 1 February.Which authority owns and operates this monorail project?
Ans:- Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA)

2) Shri Kapil Sibal, Minister of Communications & Information Technology on 4 February 2014 launched a special service of the Speed Post for booking and delivery of Notices/ Summons of which High Court with ‘Proof of Delivery’ (PoD) facility?
Ans:- Delhi High Court

3) Which State Police on 6 February 2014 launched a helpline number +91-8750871111 for foreign nationals in distress ?
Ans:- Delhi

4) Union Cabinet approved the Telangana Bill on 7 February 2014. As per the bill which will be the joint capital of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh?
Ans:- Hyderabad

5) The Union Ministry of Urban Development gave an in-principle approval to the Phase – I of the —- Metro Rail Project on 12 February 2014 ?
Ans:- Pune

CONFERENCES

1) The 2014 G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting was held from 22-23 February 2014 at ———- ?
Ans:- Sydney, Australia

AWARDS & HONOURS

1) Name the director of Research Centre Imarat (RCI), the avionics hub of DRDO’s missile complex, on 3 February 2014 received Indian Science Congress Association’s Homi J. Bhabha Memorial Award for 2013-14 ?
Ans:- G. Satheesh Reddy

2) Who was conferred Award of Honour by Ron Burton, President of Rotary International on 11 February 2014 in New Delhi ?
Ans:-  President Pranab Mukherjee

3) Malala Yousafzai has been nominated for the World Children’s Prize on 7 February 2014. In which year World Children’s Prize, also known as the ‘Children’s Nobel Prize’ was founded?
Ans:- 2000

4) Who were received the International Gandhi Award for the year 2013 on 15 February 2014 ?
Ans:- Dr. Vijaykumar Vinayak Dongre and Prof. Guocheng Zhang

SPORTS & GAMES

1) Who won the Winnipeg Winter Club Open trophy on 3 February 2014 ?
Ans:- India’s Squash player Joshna Chinappa

2) Who became the youngest Russian athlete to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics  2014 at Sochi, Russia on 9 February 2014 in free skating in the team figure skating competition ?
Ans:- Yulia Lipnitskaya

3) International Olympic Committee (IOC) revoked ban on Indian Olympic Association (IOA) after how many months on 11 February 2014?
Ans:- 14 months

4) The 2014 Winter Olympics was held from 7 – 23 February 2014 at ——— ?
Ans:- Sochi, Russia

5) Which player came out as the most expensive player for the 7th edition of IPL, auction for which was held on 12 February 2014?
Ans:-  Yuvraj Singh

ECONOMY

1) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 6 February 2014 approved 100% FDI in which mobile company thus making it the country’s first telecom player to be fully owned by a foreign company?
Ans:- Vodafone

2) 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, which was presented in the Lok Sabha on 12 February 2014?
Ans:- Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh

3) What is the name of India’s first public sector unit (PSU), the revival plan for which was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 13 February 2014?
Ans:-  ITI Limited

4)  Reserve Bank on 4 February 2014 has issued ‘certificate of authorisation’ to four non-bank entities to set up White Label ATMs (WLAs) in the country. Which among the following was not in that list of non-bank entities?
Ans:- Varkeys Ventures

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

1) What is the name of the supersonic cruise missile was successfully fired on 6 February 2014 from a naval warship INS Trikand in salvo mode in the Arabian Sea ?
Ans:- BrahMos

2) Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched third-line drug therapy for people living with ——— on 12 February 2014 ?
Ans:- HIV/AIDS

3) Which country scientist have recently discovered a pre-leukemic stem cell that may be at the root of acute myeloid leukemia ?
Ans:- Canada

4) India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), also called Mangalyaan, completed 100 days in space on ————- ?
Ans:- 12 February 2014

PERSONS IN NEWS :-

A) APPOINTMENTS

 1) Who took over as Asian Development Bank’s new Country Director for India on 3 February 2014?
Ans:-  Teresa Kho

2) Who was appointed as the new CEO and Managing Director of MCX Stock Exchange (MCX-SX), the country’s newest full-fledged stock exchange on 2 February 2014?
Ans:- Saurabh Sarkar

3) John Thompson was appointed as the Chairman of which tech giant on 5 February 2014?
Ans:- Microsoft )

4) Who was selected as the new President of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) on 7 February 2014?
Ans:- R Sridharan

B)RESIGNS

 1) Who resigned as the Director General of Cricket in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on 15 February 2014?
Ans:-  Javed Miandad

 C) DEATHS

 1) Balu Mahendra, who passed away on 13 February 2014 at Chennai , was associated with which field?
Ans:- Films

 D) VISITORS

 1) Name the Foreign Minister of Kyrgyz Republic visited India from 13 to 15 February 2014 ?
Ans:- Erlan Abdyldaev

 E) MISCELLANEOUS

1)  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 February 2014?
Ans:- Yuvraj Singh

 PLACES IN NEWS

 1) Which country on 14 February 2014 announced a plan to build the longest underwater tunnel of the World ?
Ans:- China

 ABBREVIATIONS IN NEWS

 1) What is the full form of ‘PFRDA’ ?
Ans:- PFRDA – Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority

 BOOKS IN NEWS

1)  What is the name of second book written by celebrated writer JK Rowling under pseudonym which will be released during June 2014?
Ans:-  “The Silkworm”

 COMMITTEES IN NEWS

1) The committee which investigated allegations of spot-fixing and betting in the Indian Premier League (IPL) submitted its report to the Supreme Court on 10 February 2014.Who headed this committee?
Ans:- Justice Mukul Mudgal

DAYS & DATES

1) International Mother Language Day (Bhasha Divas) was observed on—- ?
Ans:- 21 February 2014

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