Current Affairs Interactive Quiz: 2 February – 8 February 2015
- 1.Which country on 30 January 2015 announced an anti-terror law criminalising public terror threats?
- A.
France
- B.
Denmark
- C.
Canada
- D.
Spain
- 2.Name the indigenously developed canister-based inter-continental surface-to-surface nuclear capable ballistic missile that was test-fired by India on 31 January 2015 from Wheeler's Island off Odisha coast.
- A.
Agni-6
- B.
Agni-5
- C.
Agni-4
- D.
Agni-3
- 3.Name the MIG series fighter jet of Indian Air Force that crashed on 31 January 2015 at Rasoolnagar area in Bed village of Jamnagar district of Gujarat.
- A.
MiG 6
- B.
MiG 21
- C.
MiG 27
- D.
MiG-29
- 4.Who won the women’s singles title of Australian Open on 31 January 2015?
- A.
Maria Sharapova
- B.
Helen Wills Moody
- C.
Serena Williams
- D.
Martina Navratilova
- 5.Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on 31 January 2015 inaugurated Wi-Fi facility at which railway station?
- A.
Ahmedabad
- B.
Bangalore
- C.
New Delhi
- D.
CST-Mumbai
- 6.Who won the men’s single title of Australia Open on 1 February 2015?
- A.
Novak Djokovic
- B.
Andy Murray
- C.
Leander Paes
- D.
Rafael Nadal
- 7.Australian Open 2015 ended on 1 February 2015. In this context, match the given tennis players with their countries of origin: Player Name CountryA. Novak Djokovic 1. The US B. Andy Murray 2. SerbiaC. Maria Sharapova 3. BritainD. Serena Williams 4. Russia A B C D
- A.
4 3 2 1
- B.
4 3 1 2
- C.
2 3 4 1
- D.
2 1 4 3
- 8.Australia won the tri-nation One-Day International (ODI) Series at Perth, Australia on 1 February 2015. Name the cricketer who was adjudged the Man of the Series.
- A.
Mitchell Starc
- B.
Glenn Maxwell
- C.
Mitchell Johnson
- D.
Steven Smith
- 9.Name the person who on 3 February 2015 was sworn-in as the 12th President of Italy.
- A.
Giorgio Napolitano
- B.
Sergio Mattarella
- C.
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
- D.
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
- 10.Name the World Squash women champion who on 1 February 2015 set a new record for topping the world rankings continuously for 106 months.
- A.
Susan Devoy
- B.
Dipika Pallikal
- C.
Nicol David
- D.
Laura Massaro
- 11.13th meet of the Foreign Ministers of India, Russia, and China was held on 2 February 2015 in:
- A.
Moscow, Russia
- B.
Beijing, China
- C.
New Delhi, India
- D.
Shanghai, China
- 12.Name the Mumbai-based drug major that on 2 February 2015 received final approval from USFDA to market its vancomycin hydrochloride capsules used for treating diarrhoea.
- A.
Lupin
- B.
Ranbaxy
- C.
Raptokos
- D.
Zydus Cadila
- 13.Name the state government that on 2 February 2015 decided to issue Aadhaar-linked e-ration cards to ensure that only genuine beneficiaries get subsidised food grains.
- A.
Haryana
- B.
Telangana
- C.
Punjab
- D.
Bihar
- 14.Telangana government on 2 February 2015 decided to organize a festival of worshipping rivers on the lines of Kumbh Mela. Name the festival?
- A.
Godavari Pushkaralu.
- B.
Sindhu Darshan Festival.
- C.
Pushkaram
- D.
Both (a) and (c)
- 15.Name the school girl from Karnataka who on 3 February 2015 became the youngest individual medal winner in the 35th National Games in Kerala.
- A.
Saloni Dalal
- B.
Anisha Gaonkar
- C.
Malika A Honagekar
- D.
Yaiphabi Thoudam
- 16.Which state on 3 February 2015 decided to provide free education to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and girl students till Post Graduation level?
- A.
Assam
- B.
Bihar
- C.
Gujarat
- D.
Telangana
- 17.Name the netball player of Maharashtra who died on 2 February 2015 few hours after a match against Chandigarh during the 35th National Games in Kerala.
- A.
Peter Gomes
- B.
Peter Biaksangzuala
- C.
Mayuresh Pawar
- D.
Krishanu Dey
- 18.The lower house of which country’s Parliament on 3 February 2015 voted in favour of the Bill to amend the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act (HFEA), 1990 to allow creation of babies with DNA from three people?
- A.
Germany
- B.
Britain
- C.
The US
- D.
China
- 19.Which country on 2 February 2015 approved draft of National Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Policy, 2015 to establish transparent and accountable government?
- A.
Pakistan
- B.
Nigeria
- C.
Iraq
- D.
Bangladesh
- 20.Union Government on 4 February 2015 approved a development package and adhoc support of 850 crore rupees for which state?
- A.
Bihar
- B.
Telangana
- C.
Andhra Pradesh
- D.
Jammu & Kashmir
- 21.Name the two species of algae that were discovered off India’s west coast in February 2015.
- A.
Ulva paschima Bast and Cladophora goensis Bast
- B.
Chrsophyta and Cladophora goensis Bast
- C.
Cryptophyta and Ulva paschima Bast
- D.
Glaucophyta and Cladophora goensis Bast
- 22.Who was appointed as the Union Home Secretary on 4 February 2015?
- A.
Madhusudhan Prasad
- B.
Nandita Chatterjee
- C.
LC Goyal
- D.
Anil Goswami
- 23.Which company on 5 February 2015 bagged a defence contract of supplying 14 Do-228 aircrafts to Indian Air Force (IAF)?
- A.
Lockheed Martin Corporation
- B.
Northrop Grumman Corporation
- C.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
- D.
The Boeing Company
- 24.Visitor’s Awards for Central Universities in different categories were presented on 4 February 2015. Name the University that won the award in Best University category.
- A.
Banaras Hindu University
- B.
University of Hyderabad
- C.
University of Delhi
- D.
Jamia Millia Islamia
- 25.Which film director won the Best Director award at 60th Filmfare Awards that were announced on 31 January 2015?
- A.
Vishal Bhardwaj
- B.
Rajkumar Hirani
- C.
Abhishek Varman
- D.
Vikas Bahl
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