Current Affairs Questions and Answer - Feb 03, 2015

ANSWER: A. Raad

On 2nd Feb’15, Pakistan conducted a successful flight test of the indigenously developed Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM), Raad. The Raad missile, with a range of 350 kilometres, will enable Pakistan to achieve strategic standoff capability on land and sea.

ANSWER: B. Khaleda Zia.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 3 other BNP leaders have been sued in Dhaka. The BNP-led opposition boycotted the elections held last January demanding a non-partisan care-taker election-time government. An indefinite transport blockade enforced by the opposition since January sixth has left at least 40 people dead and over 700 injured.

ANSWER: D. M.V. Jayarajan

Mr. Jayarajan was convicted in the contempt of court case related to his controversial speech against judges in June 2010 at Kannur District.

ANSWER: A. Australia.

Australia is followed by India. India will enter the 11th edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup at second spot behind leaders Australia.

ANSWER: C. Nicol David.

The 31-year old Malaysian, who first headed the Women's Squash Association list in January 2006, overtook the 105th month record set in February 1993 by Susan Devoy, the four time world champion from New Zealand.

ANSWER: D. France.

In Final Match, France defeated Qatar. The win means France's are now world, European and Olympic champions. It was the country's first world title since 2011.

ANSWER: B. Dr. Nandita Chatterjee.

She is an IAS Officer of 1980 batch belongs to West Bengal Cadre and has served in different capacities in the state and central governments and international organisations like the UNDP and WHO.

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A. 2nd Feb’15.

The tenth MGNREGA Divas celebrations organized by the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India were attended by Minister of Rural Development Shri Birender Singh. On the occasion, MGNREGA documents- Report to the People and Report on Capacity Building were also released.

ANSWER: A. Madhya Pradesh.

Three States, 11 districts, 15 Postal Department officers and 9 Sarpanches were recognized and awarded for demonstrating excellence and undertaking specific initiatives to ensure effective implementation of MGNREGA.

ANSWER: Answer: D. Mayuresh Pawar.

He took part in Maharashtra’s match against Chandigarh at the Agriculture College Indoor Stadium earlier on the same day.

ANSWER: C. Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation.

The Narendra Modi government has plans to renew the 10-year old Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) and name it after the first BJP prime minister. The renewed scheme will now be known as Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT).

ANSWER: B. SBI Bank.

Under this, Reliance will be the promoter of the payments bank entity while SBI will be joint venture partner with equity investment of up to 30%.

ANSWER: D. 2.4%.

Slump in the production of crude oil and natural gas, pushed the growth rate of eight core sector industries to three-month low of 2.4 per cent in December last year.

ANSWER: Answer: C. Kanagasabapathy Sripavan

Judge Kanagasabapathy Sripavan, who is also the first member of the minority Tamil group to take on the top legal job in decades, was sworn in on 30th Jan’15.

ANSWER: B. Robert Mugabe.

Rober Mugabe is the Zimbabwe President and replaced Mohammed Ould Abdel Aziz as the Chairman of AU.

ANSWER: A.1st Feb’15.

Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian-American astronaut and first Indian woman in space was one of the seven crew members killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster on February 1, 2003.

ANSWER: B. Leander Paes.

He achieved this feat at the age of 41.