Current Affairs February 2012 Quiz-1

Latest Current Affairs Quiz-1 for February 2012

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Current Affairs Questions and Answers February 2012 Part-1

Current Affairs Questions and Answers February 2012 Part-II

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 ?

(A) Tribal Affairs Ministry

(B) Home Ministry

(C) Ministry of Rural Development

(D) Ministry of Power

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Current Affrairs February 2012 Questions and Answers Part-II

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 Affrairs February 2012 Questions and Answers Part-I

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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Current Affairs January 2012 Questions and Answers Part-II

Important Current Affairs January 2012 Questions and Answers Part-II

48 lakh People living in Asia with HIV: About 48 lakh people were living with HIV in Asia in 2010 and nearly half of them—49 per cent to beprecise—are in India as has been revealed by the latest UNAIDS report drafted jointly with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organisation (WHO).

UN Climate Change Conference in Durban: The 17th Conference of Parties (COP 17) to the United Nations Framework Convention of Climate Change(UNFCCC) concluded in Durban (South Africa) on December 11, 2011 in which the parties, after extended negotiations, agreed on the second commitment under Kyoto Protocol (2005) by adopting 'The Durban Platform'—a set of decisions that lay the ground for adopting a legal agreement on climate change as soon as possible, and not later than 2015.

Davis Cup, Tennis: Rafael Nadal ensured victory for Spain in the Davis Cup final (tennis) in Seville (Spain) on December 4, 2011after he defeated Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro in four sets. It was Nadal's 20th straight victory. It was Spain's fifth victory in Davis Cup final.

Champions Challenger Hockey Tournament 2011: Belgium defeated India 4-3 in the final of the Champions Challenge Hockey Tournament in Johannesburg (South Africa) on December 4, 2011 to emerge triumphant

Kim Jong-il Passed Away: Kim Jong-il, 69, North Korea's dictator who ruled the country for 17 years leading it to nuclear power status died on December 17, 2011 in Pyongyang (North Korea).

Total Lunar Eclipse: A total lunar eclipse took place on December 10, 2011. It was the second of the two lunar eclipses in 2011, the first having occurred on June 15, 2011. Asia, Australia and other areas of the Pacific had the best visibility of the spectacle.

Winner of SAFF Championship: India won the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship for the sixth time on December 11, 2011 in New Delhi. India defeated first time entrant in the final Afghanistan to emerge champion.

Mariano Rajoy Spain's new Prime Minister: Mariano Rajoy was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Spain on December 21, 2011 after his Popular Party won a landslide victory in November 20, 2011 elections on promises to lift Spain out of economic turmoil.

Egyptian Parliamentary elections: Islamist parties won 70% of parliamentary posts in Egypt's first and second of three rounds of national elections in November-December 2011 with Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party and the fundamentalist al-Nour Party gaining hugely in these two phases.

Virender Sehwag: Virender Sehwag (of India) on December 8, 2011 created history by becoming the highest scorer with his stupendous 219 runs off 149 balls in a One-Day inning in the fourth ODI against the West Indies in Indore. He is the second cricketer after Sachin Tendulkar to score a double century and surpassed his record of 200 (not out) against South Africa in February 2010.

Russian Parliamentary elections: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's United Russia secured absolute majority by gaining 238 out of 450seats in the new State Duma (the lower house of Parliament) in parliamentary elections held in December 2011. The ruling United Russia, which gained 49-32 per cent of votes, lost a constitutional majority but kept an absolute majority in the new State Duma.

Current Affairs January 2012 Questions and Answers Part-I

Important Current Affairs January 2012 Questions and Answers

India Registered Lowest Growth in Last Two Years: The tremors of eurozone debt crisis have started impacting exports in India which registered 10-8% growth at $ 19-8 billion in October 2011—the lowest in the last two years since October 2009 when it contracted by 6-6 per cent.

Union Cabinet Cleared Lokpal Bill Draft: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh cleared the Lokpal Bill on December 20, 2011 with the provision of group C and D employees coming under it while Central Bureau of Investigation will remain with Department of Personnel and Training. The Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha on December 27,2011.

Sunil Chetri-AIFF Player of the year: Sunil Chetri who played 17 international matches and scored 13 goals in 2011 has been named the All India Football Federation's Player of the year 2011—It is the highest recognition for an Indian footballer and has been received by Sunil Chetri for the second time first time in 2007.

Dam 999 has made it to the Oscars Eligibility List:  The controversial film Dam 999, (banned in Tamil Nadu) depicting collapse of dam has made it to the list of 265 films that are eligible for Best Picture Oscar at the 2011 Academy Awards. In addition its three songs have also been selected for the Academy's Original Songs Category.

Presidential Fleet Review 2011: President Pratibha Patil reviewed a fleet of 81 warships and 44 aircraft—the largest ever turnout of Indian Navy ships at the 10th Presidential Fleet Review (2011)—which is carried out once in the term of each President. The event was held off the Mumbai Coast on December 20, 2011 in which 81 warships including INS Viraat, (India's lone aircraft carrier), Shivalak and Talwar class frigates and 10 vessels of the Coast Guard were on display.

World's Shortest Living Woman : An Indian student Jyoti Amge measuring just 62-8 centimetre was on December 16, 2011 confirmed as the World's shortest living woman in the Guinness World Records. She is 18 year old

Mullaperiyar Dam: The Dam which has recently been a bone of contention between Tamil Nadu and Kerala is Mullaperiyar Dam .The Mullaperiyar Dam—a masonry gravity dam—is located on the Periyar river in Kerala but it is controlled and operated under a period lease by Tamil Nadu. The control and safety of the dam and the validity and fairness of the lease agreement signed in 1886 for 999 years again recently became the points of disputes between these two states.

Indian History Congress held at Patiala: The 72nd session of Indian History Congress was held in Patiala (Punjab) in second week of December 2011.The congress, inaugurated by Vice-President Hamid Ansari on December 10, 2011, also marked its PlatinumJubilee Celebration. Over 1000 delegates from all over India and abroad attended the congress which also held a Conference on Composite Culture of India during its session.

Young Ecologists Talk and Interact: Young Ecologists Talk and Interact (YETI)—the largest student-organised academic conference on ecology and conservation, brought together over 300 students and researchers on ecology on a single platform at Indian Institute of Technology (Guwahati) in second week of December 2011 for three days long deliberations on latest biodiversity and conservation issues.

India successfully flight tested Nag Missile: In a breakthrough in indigenous seeker technology for missiles, an RF (Radio Frequency) seeker was successfully flight-tested in anti-tank Nag missile in the Army ranges at Ahmednagar in Rajasthan on December 11,2011. It was for the first time that a millimetric wave (mm W) seeker, having all weather capability was tried for 2,000 metre range in a successful mission.

Porfirio adjudged Best film award at IFFI: The Colombian movie 'Porfirio' directed by Mr. Alejandro Landes was adjudged the Best Film and thus won the Golden Peacock Award at the 42nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2011 which ended in second week of December 2011 in Panaji (Goa).

National Counter Terrorism Center: The Government of India is seriously planning to create a National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) after the high-level committee headed by National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon recently favoured the creation of NCTC as an executive body within the existing framework for anti-terror operations in the country.

India in December 2011 successfully tested AEW&C System: The first fully modified aircraft for the indigenously developed Indian Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AEW&C) undertook its maiden flight on December 5, 2011 at the facilities of the manufacturer at Sao Jose dos Compos in Brazil with about 1000 Mission System Components provided by the Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS) of Defence Research Development Organisation.

Ajit Wadekar adjudged C.K Nayadu Lifetime Achievement Award: Under the BCCI annual awards 2010-11 Ajit Wadekar who led India to its maiden series in the West Indies and England in 1971 was honoured with prestigious Col. C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award at BCCI Awards function in Chennai on December 10, 2011.

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