Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Feb 11, 2015

Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Feb 11, 2015


Q1. 36th Anniversary of Iran is being observed on ____.

A. 9th Feb’15
B. 10th Feb’15
C. 11th Feb’15
D. 12th Feb’15

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ANSWER: C. 11th Feb’15.



Q2. What was the percent of votes polled to Aam Aadmi Party in the Delhi Assembly Elections 2015?

A. 63%
B. 54.3%
C. 73%
D. 97%

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ANSWER: B. 54.3%.

The AAP won 54.3% of the popular votes while BJP got 32.2% and the Congress 9.7%.



Q3. A large scale Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) exercise involving more than 20 ships from the Western and Eastern Fleet and various aircraft of the Indian Navy was conducted on 9thFeb ‘15 in ______.

A. Andaman & Nicobar Islands
B. Lakshadweep Islands
C. Australia
D. Japan

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ANSWER: B. Lakshadweep Islands.

This Exercise will further underscore the nation’s capabilities in being the ‘first responder’ in the region during times of humanitarian crises.



Q4. Which day is declared as National Deworming Day in India?

A. 9th February
B. 13th December
C. 15th March
D. 10th February

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ANSWER: D. 10th February.

Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda declared 10 February as the National Deworming Day. National Deworming Day is an initiative focused on reducing the threat of parasitic worm infections, a widespread health issue affecting over 24 crore children in India alone.



Q5. Which state has recently been conferred with Yash Bharti Samman in Feb’15?

A. Maharashtra
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Punjab

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ANSWER: C. Uttar Pradesh.



Q6. Who has won the newly established Charleston-EFG John Maynard Keynes Prize 2015?

A. Amartya Sen
B. Malala Yousafzai
C. Kailash Satyarthi
D. P P Bajpai

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ANSWER: A. Amartya Sen.

He is regarded as one of the foremost thinkers in the field of famine, poverty, social choice and welfare economics. The award was announced on 23 May 2014 by Director of the Charleston Trust, Alistair Burtenshaw at a lecture given by Channel 4 News Culture and Digital Editor Paul Mason at the Charleston Festival.



Q7. Which Feature film won the award for being the best film at the 68th BAFTA Award 2015?

A. Inception
B. Boyhood
C. The Theory of Everything
D. None of these

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ANSWER: B. Boyhood.



Q8. Name the Indian city that hosted the first World Ocean Science Congress?

A. Chennai
B. Mumbai
C. Panaji
D. Kochi

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ANSWER: D. Kochi.



Q9. On 10th Feb’15 Facebook announced a collaboration with which Indian company to provide free internet access in the country?

A. Reliance Communication
B. TATA Communication
C. Airtel
D. BSNL

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ANSWER: A. Reliance Communication.

Under this partnership Facebook will launch the Internet.org app in India with association with RCom.



Q10. Name the BJP Leader whose name was included in the LIMCA book of records for being the only woman of the country to represent the same Lok Sabha Constituency on the same party ticket for eight consecutive times?

A. Sushma Swaraj
B. Meenakshi Lekhi
C. Sumitra Mahajan
D. Vasundhra Raje

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ANSWER: C. Sumitra Mahajan.

At present she is a Lok Sabha Speaker and has been winning since 1989.


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