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Current Affairs February 2018
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NATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS AND EVENTS
On which date Assam government will observe 'Rhino Day' to generate public awareness on protection of the one-horned Rhino? | 22 September |
Name the former Cabinet secretary of India who passed away recently? | TSR Subramanian |
Which state announced a health-cum-life insurance scheme worth Rs 5 lakh for the farmers in the state? | Telangana |
Name the largest brackish water lagoon in Asia (India) which has emerged as the single largest habitat of endangered Irrawaddy dolphins in the world? | Chilika lake |
Against which organisation the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched Ombudsman Scheme for redressal of complaints against them? | Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) |
Name the brand ambassador of Swachch Bharat Abhiyaan who passed away recently at Raipur, Chhattisgarh? | Kunwar Bai |
In which city the International Conference on Sustainable Biofuels (ICSB-2018) was organized? | New Delhi |
Name the legendary Bollywood actress who died in Dubai recently? | Sri Devi |
Reserve Bank of India directed all the commercial banks in the country to link Core Banking Solution (CBS) with which banking system by April 30, 2018? | SWIFT (Society for World Interbank Financial Telecommunication System platform) |
The annual joint military exercise Garuda Shakti-2018 started between India and which country? | Indonesia |
Who created history by becoming the first Indian gymnast to win an individual medal at the 2018 Gymnastics World Cup? | Aruna Budda Reddy |
Who became the first Indian woman to fly fighter aircraft after successfully clearing her first solo sortie on a MiG-21 'Bison' fighter jet? | Avani Chaturvedi |
What is the rank of India among 180 nations on the global Corruption Perception Index 2017? | 81 |
What was India's neonatal mortality rate in the UNICEF report on newborns? | 25.4 |
The World Congress on Information Technology was inaugurated in which city? | Hyderabad |
For which state the Union Cabinet approved the Silkyara Bend-Barkot Tunnel as part of 'Chardham Mahamarg Pariyojana'? | Himachal Pradesh |
Name the district in Bihar which has set a record by constructing more than 10,000 toilets in only 100 hours? | Gopalganj |
Which city hosted the 2018 Sanskriti Mahotsav 'Swachhagrah – Bapu ko Kaaryaanjali'? | Varanasi |
Which state launched the Fiber Grid (T-Fiber) program to offer affordable and high-speed broadband service across the state? | Telangana |
For which sector the Union Cabinet opened the commercial coal mining after the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)'s approval of methodology for auction of coal mines/blocks for sale of the commodity? | Private Sector |
Which online payment service provider has partnered with Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) for deployment of PoS terminals? | PhonePe |
The second defence industrial corridor to be built at an estimated cost of Rs 20,000 crore would be coming up in which Indian state? | Uttar Pradesh |
Which Indian public sector bank has detected India’s biggest bank fraud worth over 11,500 crore? | Punjab National Bank (PNB) |
Name the renowned Kannada writer and Jnanpith award winner who has been elected as the new president of Sahitya Akademi? | Chandrashekhara Kambar |
According to ADR report on current Chief Ministers of India, which CM is the wealthiest with the highest number of declared assets against his name? | Chandrababu Naidu |
According to ADR report on current Chief Ministers of India, which CM is the poorest among all the current CMs? | Manik Sarkar |
Which state government has banned the sale of loose cigarettes in the state? | Bihar |
Who was conferred with the 2017 Sahitya Akademi Award for Hindi literary work Vishw Mithak Sarit Sagar? | Ramesh Kuntal Megh |
Chandrasekhar Rath, the renowned Odia litterateur who passed away recently, belonged to which state? | Odisha |
Who became the first Asian as well as the first Indian to swim across the Ocean Seven? | Rohan More |
Which Indian cricketer became the first Indian to score a century in his 100th ODI? | Shikhar Dhawan |
What is the current Repo Rate, according to 6th Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement of Reserve Bank of India for FY 2017-18? | 6 per cent |
National Productivity Day was observed on which day? | 12th February |
Name the female (Indian) cricketer who became the first woman in the world to take 200 ODI Wickets? | Jhulan Goswami |
The Assam Government signed MoU with which cab operator for a pilot project of app-based river taxi services in Guwahati? | Ola |
NCERT recently tied-up with which company to teach a course on 'Digital Citizenship and Safety' to students? | |
Which state became the first to have Transgender Welfare Board? | Maharashtra |
Which online security campaign was launched by Google India recently? | #SecurityCheckKiya |
INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS AND EVENTS
Which Asian country recently proposed removal of 2-term limit for President? | China |
Which country was elected as vice-chair of the global money laundering watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)? | China |
Which country will host the 2018 SAARC Business Leaders Conclave? | Nepal |
Name the twenty-time Grand Slam winner who became the oldest world number one after he defeating his Dutch opponent Robin Haase in Rotterdam at the ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament on February 16, 2018? | Roger Federer |
Which country has for the first time allowed women to join the military? | Saudi Arabia |
Which country recently announced to impose 'carbon tax’ from 2019 to cut its greenhouse gas emissions? | Singapore |
Which nation topped the global Corruption Perception Index 2017? | New Zealand |
Which gulf nation is going to host its first-ever Arab Fashion week? | Saudi Arabia |
What was the theme of the World Day of Social Justice 2018? | Workers on the Move: the Quest for Social Justice |
When is the World Day of Social Justice observed every year? | 20th February |
What is the theme of World Environment Day 2018? | Beat Plastic Pollution |
Which country will host the World Environment Day 2018? | India |
What was the theme of the 2018 World Radio Day? | Radio and Sports |
Which city hosted the World Sustainable Development Summit 2018? | New Delhi |
Which nation is the latest to withdraw from the UN refugee programme? | Tanzania |
The world's tallest hotel, Gevora has opened in which country? | Dubai |
Which United States space agency recently launched the world's heaviest rocket 'Falcon Heavy'? | SpaceX |
Who sworn-in as the Chairman of the Federal Reserve (United States) for a four-year term? | Jerome H Powell |