Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Feb 19, 2015

Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Feb 19, 2015


Q1. On 18th Feb’15, in Bangladesh, the International War Crimes Tribunal sentenced former MP Maulana Abdus Subhan to death for crimes against humanity during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. Which party does he lead?

A. Bangladesh Nationalist Party
B. Bangladesh Awam League
C. Jamat-e-Dawa
D. Jamat-e-Islami

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ANSWER: D. Jamat-e-Islami.

Jamaat-e-Islami leader was sentenced to death in Bangladesh. The 79-year old incumbent Vice-President of Jamaat-e-Islami was the Vice-Chairman of the infamous Peace Committee in Pabna, western Bangladesh, which collaborated with the Pakistani army to perpetrate crimes during the Liberation War. He was charged on nine counts of war crimes including genocide, murder, looting, arson, abduction, torture, and setting houses on fire in Pabna.



Q2. Veteran film producer Daggubati Ramanaidu passed away on 18th Feb’15. He was also a member of _____.

A. Lok Sabha
B. Rajya Sabha
C. State Legislative Assembly
D. None of these

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ANSWER: A. Lok Sabha.

Legendary producer, multi-talented film doyen and former Lok Sabha member Daggubati Ramanaidu died in Hyderabad.



Q3. Swine Flu is also known as ____.

A. H9N1
B. H1N1
C. Influenza
D. All of these

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ANSWER: B. H1N1 and C. Influenza.

The first case of the flu in India was found on the Hyderabad airport on 13 May 2009 when a man traveling from US to India was found H1N1 positive.



Q4. With which country India has decided to step up joint patrolling along the boundary to act against criminals and smugglers and enhance cooperation through a coordinated border management plan?
A. Nepal
B. China
C. Bangladesh
D. Pakistan

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ANSWER: C. Bangladesh.

These decisions were taken at the two day India-Bangladesh Joint Working Group meeting and the Home Secretary-level talks held in New Delhi which ended on 17th Feb’15.



Q5. Which state has decided to give 35 per cent reservation to women in non-gazetted government jobs?

A. Bihar
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. West Bengal
D. Rajasthan

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ANSWER: A. Bihar.

The Cabinet presided by Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi also decided to hike MLA development fund from the existing 2 crore rupees in a year to 3 crore rupees from the next financial year.



Q6. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch a nationwide scheme on 19thFeb’15 to analyze the soil of farms in the country scientifically. Name the scheme?

A. Soil Health Card Scheme
B. Quality Soil Scheme
C. Soil Insurance Scheme
D. None of these

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ANSWER: A. Soil Health Card Scheme.

The Soil Health Card scheme will be launched at a rally in Suratgarh town in Sriganganagar district of Rajasthan. The scheme is aimed at providing soil health cards to over 14 crore farmers in the next three years to check overuse of fertilisers in farm lands. Under the scheme, farmers will be issued a card after scientific analysis of the soil of their farms.



Q7. With a balance of Rs 27,000 crore lying in inoperative PF accounts, which body has set up an online help desk for subscribers to trace such accounts and seek final settlement?

A. NABARD
B. RBI
C. SEBI
D. EPFO

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ANSWER: D. EPFO.

Using the help desk, holders of the inoperative accounts can trace their accounts and go in for either settlement or transfer of PF to their present accounts. The inoperative accounts are those accounts wherein the contribution has not been received for 36 months.



Q8. Name the organisation that is all set to launch the virtual form of RuPay debit card?

A. SBI
B. NPCI
C. EPFO
D. RBI

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ANSWER: B. NPCI.

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is the nodal agency for all retail payment systems under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana. The physical plastic RuPay card carries a 16-digit number. Under its virtual form, there will be no need of a physical card and a transaction can be done with the help of this 16-digit number alone. Currently, only around 20 per cent of the total transactions of around 8,000 crore rupees are taking place through IMPS or immediate payment service per month.



Q9. Name the private bank that announced plans to launch India’s first Green Infrastructure Bond worth Rs. 500 crore, proceeds from which will be used to fund solar power, wind power, biomass, and small hydel projects?

A. SBI
B. ICICI
C. HDFC
D. Yes Bank

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ANSWER: D. Yes Bank.

This proposed Green Infrastructure Bond is claimed to be the first such bond in the country and the money will be used to fund renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.



Q10. As per the Zodiac System, which country will celebrate the Lunar New Year w.e.f 19th Feb’15 as the Year of the Sheep?

A. India
B. Japan
C. China
D. Sri Lanka

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ANSWER: C. China.

At midnight on 18th Feb’15, hundreds of millions of people will celebrate the end of the year of the horse and the dawn of the year of the sheep.



Q11. Which Indian Airport has been chosen as the best airport among the world’s most performing airports by winning Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Award?

A. Indira Gandhi International Airport
B. DumDum Airport
C. Rajeev Gandhi International Airport
D. Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport

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ANSWER: A. Indira Gandhi International Airport.

Mumbai Airport was also placed in the top five list.



Q12. Who has been sworn in as the first woman President of Croatia?

A. Kolinda Ivo Josipovic
B. Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic
C. Grabar Djokovic
D. None of these

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ANSWER: B. Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic.

She was sworn in as Croatia's first female president on 15th Feb’15 after a surprise election victory in the European Union's newest member state.


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