Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Feb 10, 2015

Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Feb 10, 2015


Q1. Who will preside over two-day Conference of Governors starting from 11th Feb’15?

A. Prime Minister
B. President
C. Speaker of Lok Sabha
D. Governor of RBI

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ANSWER: B. President.

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee will preside over a two day Conference of Governors on February 11 and 12, 2015 at Rashtrapati Bhavan. This is the 46th such Conference to be held in Rashtrapati Bhavan and the third Conference to be presided over by Shri Pranab Mukherjee.



Q2. Who has won the Election of Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Tonga?

A. Dr. Feleti Sevele
B. Tupou VI
C. Tupoi V
D. Akilisi Pohiva

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ANSWER: D. Akilisi Pohiva.

He belongs to Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands.



Q3. On 9th Feb’15, The Union Textiles Minister Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar inaugurated the newly built, state-of-the-art, high capacity silkworm egg cold storage plant at _______.

A. Bareilly
B. Varanasi
C. Mysore
D. Kolhapur

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ANSWER: C. Mysore.

Up to 1.0 crore disease free layings (dfls) can be comfortably preserved in this plant. In effect, with this plant, the total storage capacity of the Mysore facility would go up to 1.5 crore dfls. Cold Storage Plants are indispensable in silkworm egg production system, principally to enable uninterrupted and continuous supply of basic and commercial silkworm seed.



Q4. According to the new forecast of annual economic growth on 9th Feb’15, what is the new growth forecast for the year ending 2014-15?

A. 7.4%
B. 6.9%
C. 5.7%
D. 8%

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ANSWER: A. 7.4%.

With this new forecast of annual economic growth it makes India the fastest growing major economy in the world. Under the new method, the economy grew 7.5% in the quarter ending in December 2014, outpacing China’s 7.3% growth in the latest quarter and making India the fastest growing major economy in the world.



Q5. Name the country that has launched its first Maritime Silk Road Cruiser Liner on 9th Feb’15?

A. Japan
B. China
C. Myanmar
D. Malaysia

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ANSWER: B. China.

On its maiden voyage Cruiser Liner will visit three South-East Asian nations including Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.



Q6. Name the Indians who won the prestigious 57th Grammy Awards on 8th Feb’15?

A. A.R. Rahman
B. Neela Vasvani
C. Ricky Kej
D. Amitabh Bachchan

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ANSWER: B. Neela Vasvani and C. Ricky Kej.

Neela Vasvani won the award in the Best Children’s Album category for “I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education And Changed The World (Malala Yousafzai)” and Ricky Kej’s collaboration in the album “Winds Of Samsara” won the Best New Age Album trophy.



Q7. What rank has been given to Indians in the latest leaked HSBC list of Swiss Bank account holders from over 200 countries?

A. 116th
B. 16th
C. 87th
D. 51st

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ANSWER: B. 16th.



Q8. The Gujarat government has revoked the suspension of senior IPS officer and has reinstated him as Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order). Name the IPS Officer?

A. P P Pandey
B. D P Vanjara
C. P M Sharma
D. J K Singh

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ANSWER: A. P P Pandey.

The development came four days after a CBI court granted him bail in the fake encounter case of Ishrat Jahan and 3 others. He was Additional Director General of Police CID (Crime) when he was arrested by the CBI in July 2013 after he surrendered before a court. He was the city's Joint Commissioner of Police when the encounter took place.



Q9. Which party has won the Delhi Assembly Elections 2015?

A. AAP
B. BJP
C. Congress
D. Others

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ANSWER: A. AAP .

AAP has won 66 seats and leading on one seat , while BJP has won only 3 seats and Congress none. The BJP which had 31 seats in the last Assembly could barely win only two seats and leading in one other constituency. The Congress which had 8 seats before, has drawn blank.



Q10. Which state of India has been ranked in top 10 nightlife cities in the world as per the list published by the National Geographics?

A. Goa
B. Kerala
C. Maharashtra
D. Karnataka

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ANSWER: A. Goa.

Goa ranked 6th position. Dublin has been ranked No.1 followed by Belgrade, La Paz.



Q11. Who has been appointed as the Chief Operating Officer of Vodafone India w.e.f 1st April’2015?

A. Sunil Sood
B. Naveen Chopra
C. Vijay Sood
D. Nikhil Chopra

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ANSWER: B. Naveen Chopra.

He will succeed Sunil Sood.


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