Current Affairs is an integral part of most of the Competitive Exams in India.In this section on Current Affairs we are posting the Current Affairs for the month of Februart 2012.Here are some of the Indian Current Affairs for the month of February 2012 that occpiped the headlines in the print as well as Electronic Media
France's Rafale Clinches $ 10.2-Billion Indian MMRCA Deal
India chose on January 31, 2012 the French fighter aircraft Rafale over the Eurofighter Typhoon in the high-profile deal for the supply of 126 Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA). It is the country's largest defence deal to date. Rafale fighters are manufactured by the French giant Dassault. It may be mentioned here that Dassault had faltered at the beginning of the bidding process, with the Indian Defence Ministry suggesting that Rafale was out of the race. However, the French aviation giant made a comeback and went on to win the bid.
1. Eminent Assamese litterateur and Jnanpith award winner, Indira Goswami, popularly known as Mamoni Raisom Goswami passed away in Guwahati on November 29, 2011. Which of the following facts regarding her is/are not true ?
(i) Goswami who was an expert in Ramayani studies, published her first collection of short stories Chinaki Morom at the age of 20.
(ii) She won the Sahitya Akademi Award for her powerful novel Dasarathir Khoj in 1982.
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(iii) She was India's first Principal Prince Claus Laureate.
(iv) Dr. Goswami in 2004 mediated between the Centre and the ULFA and succeeded in convincing both the government and the ULFA to come forward for negotiations.
(A) (i) and (ii)
(B) Only (ii)
(C) Only (iii)
(D) (iii) and (iv)
2. Social activist who was chosen for the Basava award for the year 2010 for excellence in service in the social sector by the Karnataka State Government ?
(A) C. R. Neelakandan
(B) Reerika Khera
(C) Medha Patkar
(D) Aruna Roy
3. Which one of the following governments launched Kishori scheme for adolescent girls ?
(A) Delhi state government
(B) Haryana state government
(C) Bihar state government
(D) Odisha state government
4. The Delhi Assembly on December 1, 2011 passed the Delhi Municipal Corporation, MCD (Amendment) Bill-2011 to tri-furcate the civic body with voice vote. The MCD came into existence on—
(A) April 7,1958
(B) April 5,1950
(C) March 10,1960
(D) November 2,1990
5. The Golden Peacock award for the Best film was given to which of the following films at the 42nd International Film Festival of India which came to an end at the Kala Academy in Panaji, Goa on December 3,2011 ?
(A) Russian Film Elena
(B) An Israeli Film Restoration
(C) Columbian Film Porfirio
(D) Malayalam Film Adaminte Makan Abu
6. Readers of international travel magazine Conde Nast Traveller voted which city in Rajasthan as the best leisure destination in India ?
(A) Jaipur
(B) Udaipur
(C) Jaisalmer
(D) Bikaner
7. The Chhattisgarh government on Dec. 7, 2011 decided to raise the percentage of reservation for the scheduled tribes and schedulecastes. The STs will now get_whereas the SCs will get_reservation.
(A) 32; 12
(B) 12; 32
(C) 32; 32
(D) 12; 12
8. The book 'Non-Stop India' by a journalist-author was recently launched. Name the journalist-author who authored the book ?
(A) Mark Tully
(B) Sophie Raworth
(C) Jane Hill
(D) Babita Sharma
9. The 40th Anniversary of Vijay Diwas was celebrated on which day marking the finest hour of the Indian armed forces when they defeated Pakistan, leading to the creation of Bangladesh in 1971?
(A) December 12
(B) December 15
(C) December 16
(D) December 18
10. The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet on December 15, 2011 approved amendment to the state industrial policy. Consider the following statements—
(i) The amended industrial policy seeks to promote environmentally sustainable development in the state and encourage cleaner production and adoption.
(ii) Under this policy, disincentive industries will be put on negative list.
Choose the right option—
(A) Both (i) and (ii) are correct
(B) Only (i) is correct
(C) Only (ii) is correct
(D) Neither (i) nor (ii) is correct
11. The Supreme Court of India directed Tamil Nadu to ensure that the water level in the Mulla- periyar dam does not exceed......but declined to entertain Kerala's plea for reducing the level to......"A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week."
(A) 136 feet; 120 feet
(B) 120 feet; 136 feet
(C) 140 feet; 112 feet
(D) 150 feet; 140 feet
12. Name the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader who was inducted into the Union Cabinet as Civil Aviation Minister on December 18,2011 ?
(A) Ajit Singh
(B) Jay ant Chaudhary
(C) Devendra Nagpal
(D) Sanjay Singh Chauhan
13. India's Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) showed a 3 point decline, dropping to what number per 1,000 live births, as per government data released on December 28, 2011 ?
(A) 43
(B) 55
(C) 47
(D) 50
14. Maharashtra government planned to provide freemedicare for poor families. Consider the following statements:
(i) The plan will benefit 50 lakh families
(ii) The plan will cover eight districts in state
Choose the right option—
(A) Both (i) and (ii) are correct
(B) Only (i) is correct
(C) Only (ii) is correct
(D) Neither (i) nor (ii) is correct
15. Lok Sabha on December 27, 2011 passed the Lokpal and Loka-yukta Bill, 2011. Consider the following statements—
(i) The setting up of Lokayuk-tas by the states would not be mandatory
(ii) The constitutional amendment Bill fell through
In the last two posts we have completed the Question and Answers Sections for the month of February 2012.If you are new to this page, then you must read our Previous two posts on the Current Affairs February 2012 Questions and Answers at the link given below.
In this post and upcoming 4-5 posts, we are going to publish the Current Affairs Quiz for the month of February.These Quizzes are very useful for candidates who are preparing for IBPS Specialist Officers Exam in March 2011 and SBI Clerk Exam March 2012
15 Current Affairs February 2012 Quiz/Questions
1. Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh paid a visit in December 2011 to—
(A) Tokyo
(B) Moscow
(C) Melbourne
(D) Wellington
2. Annual Defence Diologue was held in December 2011 between India and—
(A) Russia
(B) Pakistan
(C) China
(D) Afghanistan
3. Which of the following is odd-man out ?
(A) The Judicial (Standards and Accountability) Bill
(B) Citizen's right to Grievances Redressal Bill
(C) Public Interest Disclosure and Protection to Persons making the Disclosures Bill
(D) Food Security Bill
4. Consider the following statements on NATGRID—
(i) NATGRID has been formed to link databases for inputs to combat terrorism.
(ii) It is meant to improve India's capability to counter threats to its internal security.
Choose the right option—
(A) Both (i) and (ii) are correct
(B) Only (i) is correct
(C) Only (ii) is correct
(D) Neither (i) nor (ii) is correct
5. The report by Wildlife Institute of India enlisted major threats to three tiger reserves which are Kalakad-Mundanthurai tiger reserve, Anamalai and Mudu-malai. In which one of the following states are these tiger reserves located ?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Kerala
(C) Bihar
(D) West Bengal
6. Who have been awarded with FIFA World Player of the Year 2011 Trophy ?
(A) Lionel Messi
(B) Christiano Ronaldo
(C) Xavi Fernandez
(D) None of the above
7. Uttarakhand state cabinet on October 29, 2011 cleared Uttarakhand Lokayukta Bill, 2011. Consider the following features of the bill—
(i) The Chief Minister of the state, all ministers, MLAs and lower judiciary will be under the purview of Lokayukta.
(ii) Judges of the Uttarakhand High Court will not be covered under the purview of Lokayukta.
Choose the right option—
(A) Both (i) and (ii) are correct
(B) Only (i) is correct
(C) Only (ii) is correct
(D) Neither (i) nor (ii) is correct
8. Which Bengali film was selected as the inaugural film at the 11th edition of River to River Florence Indian Film Festival, 2011, in Florence, Italy in December 2011 ?
(A) Chaplin
(B) Bedroom
(C) Khokababu
(D) 100% Love
9. Name the legendary Bollywood playback singer who entered the Guinness World Records for the most number of single studio recordings ?
(A) Suchitra Krisnamurthy
(B) Lata Mangeshkar
(C) Asha Bhonsle
(D) Shreya Ghoshal
10. Which one of the following became the first Indian state to launch health insurance policy covering all its people ?
(A) Goa
(B) Haryana
(C) Bihar
(D) Kerala
11. West Bengal State cabinet approved the newly drafted land acquisition and resettlement Bill. Consider the following features of the Bill—
(i) The private enterprises would have to acquire land for their projects directly from the landowners.
(ii) The new policy provides that the government would acquire land only for projects of public utility like building, hospitals, irrigation projects, bridges, laying railway tracks, setting up of embankments, and projects relating to internal security.
Choose the right option—
(A) Both (i) and (ii) are correct
(B) Only (i) is correct
(C) Only (ii) is correct
(D) Neither (i) nor (ii) is correct
12. Which one of the following state governments announced free housing for Schedule Castes living in jhuggis under the Rajiv Ratna Yojana ?
(A) Delhi
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Kerala
(D) Uttar Pradesh
13. Name the Indian Union Minister who represented India at the meeting of the Heads of Governments of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in St. Petersburg on November 7,2011.
(A) Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde
(B) Union Minister of External Affairs S. M. Krishna
(C) Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Vilasrao Deshmukh
(D) Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy Dr. Farooq Abdullah
14. A study on the twin ailments-diabetes and hypertension, called Screening India's Twin Epidemic (SITE) conducted by Aventis Pharma Limited, Sanofi Group were published on November 7, 2011. Which of the following statistics related to the study is/are not true?
(i) According to the study, one in every five or 60% of Indian adults living in urban cities suffers not only from hypertension but also diabetes.
(ii) 29-32 per cent of the hypertension patients suffer from kidney complications.
(iii) Study to find prevalence of diabetes and hypertension discovered that 80% people had abdominal obesity.
(iv) The study also has disclosed that in 9 per cent of the newly diagnosed cases, patients did not know that they had diabetes. Among hypertensive patients, 27 per cent did not have their condition under control.
(A) (i) and (iii)
(B) (ii)and(iv)
(C) (i)and(iv)
(D) (i)and(ii)
15. Which one of the following ministries launched a scheme, Adivasi Shiksha Yojana on November 2, 2011 ?
Questions and Answers for February 2012 Current Affairs
In our previous post on Current Affairs for the month of February 2012, we have the National Current Affairs Questions and Answers for February 2012.In this post, we are covering the International Current Affairs questions and Answers for February 2012.Students preparing for competitive exams (Like Banks, SSC, UPSC and other State Exams) will find these questions very useful in their preparation
Here are some of the memorable points for February 2012 Current Affairs
New maize gene recently discovered by the scientists is Meg-1
A new gene called Meg-1 was discovered in maize plants by the UK scientists on January 16, 2012. The gene could increase the crop yields by regulating the transfer of nutrients from the plants to the seed.
Recently a planned coup to topple the government was foiled in Bangladesh
The Bangladesh army foiled a planned coup in December 2011 to topple the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. That was revealed in January 2012.
Coca Cola: The number one brand in 2011
US beverage maker Coca Cola retained its top position in interbrand's list of the top 100 global brands in 2011. Coca Cola was followed by another US based company IBM. Software Company Microsoft was placed at third.
Memogate scandal is related to Pakistan
The memogate scandal is related to a memorandum delivered by Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ajaz to the Pentagon officials asking for US help to thwart a feared coup in Pakistan. Ajiz accused Husain Haqqani former Pak envoy to USA of crafting the memo with President's Asif Ali Zardari's support. Outraged by the memo, the government forced Husain Haqqani to resign from the post of US envoy.
FIFA's Men's and Women's World Players of the Year respectively are Lionel Messi and Homare Sawa
Argentina's Lionel Messi collected the FIFA Ballon d'Or for being adjudged the FIFA's Men's World Player of the Year 2011—his third consecutive title while Japan's Homare Sawa claimed her first FIFA Women's World Player of the Year Award at the FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala held at.
The Russian Mars Probe which recently fell in Indian Ocean is Phobos-Grunt
Russia's stricken Mars probe, Phobos-Grunt fell into the Indian Ocean West of Indonesia on January 15, 2012 after its launch on November 9, 2011 the Probe became stuck in Earth Orbit and all attempts to communicate with it failed. Scientists predicted that about 20 to 30 fragments with a total weight of less than 200 kg might survive the fiery descent.
India and China have agreed to develop World's Largest Telescope
China and India have decided to join as partners in building a Hawaii telescope which will be the world's largest. The Thirty Meter Telescope's segmented primary will nearly be 100 feet or 30 metres long. The construction cost, expected to top $ 1 billion, for the telescope will be shared by India and China. They will also have a share of the observation time.
Standard and Poor's has downgraded the credit rating of Nine Member Countries of Euro zone
Standard and Poor's downgraded the credit ratings of nine euro zone countries but not European Union paymaster Germany (the bloc's largest economy) in January 2012. Cyprus, Italy, Portugal and Spain were lowered by two notches from AAA tag to single. A status whereas Austria, France, Malta, Slovakia and Slovenia were lowered by one notch from AAA tage to AA+ level.
Parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan ruling party—Nur Otan of President Nursultan Nazarbayev—has swept snap parliamentary elections winning 80-79% of the vote in the elections held in January 2012.
NASA probes which have entered Lunar Orbit
The NASA Lunar probes—the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL-A and GRAIL-B) went into the Lunar orbit in December 2011-January 2012. The $ 500 million pair of washing machine sized Satellites launched in September 2011 on a mission to map the Moon's inner core have begun orbiting the Moon.
Youngest sailor to complete a Solo Circumnavigation of the World
Dutch teenager Laura Dekker on January 21, 2012 became the youngest sailor to complete a solo circumnavigation of the world. The 16 year old Dekker sailed into harbour on the Caribbean Island of St. Martin. She left the Island on September 20, 2011 and surpassed the previous record by eight months.
Current Affairs February 2012 Questions and Answers
Continuing the trends of posting the Current Affairs, In this post on Current Affairs we are posting the Current Affairs February 2012 Questions and Answers.Theses questions are very useful for students for Upcoming Competitive Exams.Students must go through the Current Affairs February 2012 questions and Answers and accordingly memorize the same
Here are some of the Important National Current Affairs Questions and answers for February 2012
Shehan Karunatilaka is the winner of DSC Prize 2012:
Singapore based Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka was awarded DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2012, at the Jaipur Literature Festival in Rajasthan on January 21, 2012. The novel explores cricket as a metaphor to uncover a lost life and lost history.
Rajasthan is the winner of 78th Ranji Trophy Championship:
Rajasthan won its second consecutive Ranji Trophy title (cricket) by defeating Tamil Nadu in Chennai on January 23, 2012 on the basis of its mammoth 326-run lead in first innings.
India has been ranked Sixth most innovative country in the world:
India was ranked the sixth most innovative country in the world in multinational conglomerate GE's second Annual Global Innovation Barometer published on January 18, 2012. The report is based on a survey of 2,800 Senior Business Executives in 22 countries and identifies the top enablers for innovation in the country.
The Law Commission of India recently recommended the dilution of Anti Dowry Law:
The Law Commission of India headed by P.V. Reddy recommended to the Government to make section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code which deals with harassment for dowry and cruelty to woman in her matrimonial home a compoundable offence to be compromised by the parties to the dispute. India has cleared ambitious missiles
Deal for Mirage 2000 aircraft fleet:
India on January 4, cleared a € 950 million deal to procure 500 air-to-air missiles from a French firm MBDA. The missiles will be deployed on Indian Air Force's 51 Mirage 2000 aircraft fleet which are already undergoing upgrades at a French facilities under a € 1-47 billion deal signed earlier.
The number of Padma Vibhushan Awardees this year is five:
This year K.G. Subramanyan (Art-painting and sculpture), Late Mario de Miranda (Art Cartoonist), Late Bhupen Hazarika (Art-Vocal Music) Dr. Kantilal Hastimal Sancheti, (Medicine-Orthopedics), and T.V. Rajeshwar (Civil Service) have been selected for Padma Vibhushan—the second highest civilian award of India.
Navdeep Singh was decorated with Ashok Chakra posthumously:
Lieutenant Navdeep Singh of the Army who killed four terrorists before laying down his life in Jammu and Kashmir in August 2011 was awarded the Ashok Chakra—the highest peacetime gallantry award posthumously on Republic Day January 26, 2012.
The 99th Indian Science Congress was recently held in Bhubaneshwar:
The 99th Indian Science Congress was held in Bhubaneshwar the focal theme of which was—Science and Technology for Inclusive Innovation Role of Women. The Congress was inaugurated by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on January 3, 2012 at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneshwar (Odisha).
The second nuclear submarine of India headed for year-end launch is INS Andaman:
The construction of a second Arihant class nuclear submarine to be named INS Andaman is moving fast at the Ship Building Centre (SBC) in Vishakhapatnam. It is slated for launch by this year end or in the first quarter of next year in 2013.
The Union Cabinet has approved National Policy on NDPS:
The Union Cabinet of India on January 12, 2012 approved the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Policy-with the objective of checking of illicit production of psychotropic substances, curb drug abuse and stop trafficking of such items. It aims at social re-integration of victims of drug abuse.
The Government has launched NACO's Red Ribbon Express Phase III:
Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on January 12, 2012 launched the National AIDS Control Organisation's Red Ribbon Express Phase-Ill in New Delhi. The train aims at mass awareness about AIDS control by particularly focussing on micro-planning with exhibition and folk troupes.
India and China, in January 2012 resumed their 15 round of boundary talks:
The 15th round of India-China Special Representatives Talks on Boundary Issue was held in January 2012. The India side was led by National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon while Chinese side was headed by State Councillor Dai Bingguo. Both sides, at the conclusion of the meeting, agreed to set up a working mechanism on boundary question between the two countries.
India celebrated its First Polio Free Year on 13th January, 2012:
On January 13, 2012 India reached a major milestone in the history of polio eradication—a year without any case of wild polio disease being recorded. During the 12 month milestone in India the last case of polio was
reported was that of a two year old girl in West Bengal on January 13, 2011.
42% of underweight (malnourished) children younger than five in India:
Forty-two per cent of children in India younger than 5 are underweight and nearly 60 per cent are stunned. The Hunger and Malnutrition Survey monitored over 1,00,000 children in 112 districts across nine states in the country from October 2010 to February 2011 revealed this fact. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh released the report in January 2011.
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