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GK of January and Feb 2015

Name the school girl from Karnataka who on 3 February 2015 became the youngest individual

medal winner in the 35th National Games in Kerala Sonali Dalal

Who won the women’s singles title of Australian Open on 31 January 2015?

Serena willaims

World adio !ay 2015 was o"ser#ed on 13 $e"ruary 2015 with the theme%

&outh and adio

'ame the mas(ot of )ndia’s 35th 'ational *ames that (on(luded on 1+ $e"ruary 2015?

Ammu

'ame the "an, that on 10 $e"ruary 2015 laun(hed )ndia’s first digital "an, on a mo"ilephone- .o(,ets? )/)/)

What is the name of the party of the Australian .rime inister ony A""ott that saw a

(onfiden(e #ote on spilling the top leadership on $e"ruary 2015? i"eral .arty

Whi(h hotel in Japan in the first wee, of $e"ruary 2015 announ(ed its plan to open the first

ro"ot4staffed hotel of the world? enna hotel

A uni6ue we"4"ased tool- named Atro(ity ra(,ing and onitoring 7A8 System was

laun(hed in the se(ond wee, of $e"ruary 2015 "y% dalit mo#ement for 9usti(e

'ame the (amera of 'ASA’s u""le Spa(e eles(ope that on 2+ January 2015 (aptured

the rare o((urren(e of three of Jupiter:s largest moons ra(ing a(ross the "anded fa(e of the

gas4giant planet? Wide field (amera 3

'ame the authors of the (omi( "oo, ;iran <edi = ;aise <ani op /op whi(h was released

on $e"ruary 2015> 4 !eeta "eshawaria #enon and $nu "eshawaria

'ame the (ardia( surgeon from aharashtra who "e(ame the first surgeon in the State and

se(ond in )ndia to use titanium plates for sternal (losure in /oronary Artery <ypass *rafting

7/A<*8 surgery> ahul ;ai(he

Who was appointed as the anaging !ire(tor 7!8 and /hief @e(uti#e Offi(er 7/@O8 of

ulti /ommodity @(hange 7/B8 imited on 13 $e"ruary 2015? <alasu"ramani

Cen,ataraman

What is the name of the first 'ational ri"al $esti#al that was inaugurated on 13 $e"ruary

2015 "y the Dnion inister of ri"al Affairs Jual Oram? Cana9 2015

'ame the former !eputy .rime inister of ussia who was shot dead on 2E $e"ruary 2015

in /entral os(ow> <oris 'emtso#

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Whi(h ele(om (ompany tied4up with the D')/@$ on 1F $e"ruary 2015 to pro#ide health-

edu(ation- and youth4fo(used (ontent in 1E Afri(an (ountries? Airtel

Whi(h dynasty of ysuru’s erstwhile royal family adopted &adu#eer *opal a9 Drs as the

heir on 23 $e"ruary 2015? Wodeyar !ynasty

'ame the first indu a(ting /hief Justi(e of .a,istan’s Supreme /ourt who died on 23

$e"ruary 2015> ana <agwandas

'ame the )ndian4Ameri(an person who on 20 $e"ruary 2015 was awarded with the J>

/al#in *iddings Award 2015 gi#en "y the Ameri(an /hemi(al So(iety 7A/S8 !i#ision of

Analyti(al /hemistry> .urendu !as gupta

'ame the female (ri(,eter who- posthumously on 22 $e"ruary 2015- was indu(ted into the

)nternational /ri(,et /oun(il all of $ame at the el"ourne /ri(,et *round- Australia>

<etty Wilson

Dnion *o#ernment on 20 $e"ruary 2015 laun(hed an online grie#an(es monitoring system

(alled A!A! to redress (onsular grie#an(es> )n this (ontet- (onsider the following

statements%

)> A!A! is a 9oint effort of inistry of @ternal Affairs 7@A8 and inistry of O#erseas

)ndian Affairs 7O)A8

))> he tagline of A!A! is <e(ause &ou Are Ds

)))> he portal A!A! employs a (olour4(oded system of red4am"er4green pattern to

monitor (omplaints and grie#an(esWhi(h statement7s8 isGare (orre(t? All the a"o#e

Out of the "elow mentioned team name- whi(h team was on 23 $e"ruary 2015 (rowned

(hampions of ero o(,ey )ndia eague 2015 7)8? an(hi ays

What was the slogan of the eighth )nternational are !isease !ay o"ser#ed on 2F $e"ruary

2015? !ay "y day hand in hand

'ayudamma Awards for the year 201+ were announ(ed on 15 $e"ruary 2015> )n this

(ontet (onsider the following statements%

)> Women s(ientists !r> essy homas and *eeta Caradan were 9ointly named for

'ayudamma Award 201+>

))> World renowned astrophysi(s s(ientist and (osmologist Jayant Cishnu 'arli,ar was the

winner of 'ayudamma Award 2013>

)))> 'ayudamma Award is (onferred annually on persons who ha#e made important

(ontri"utions to the de#elopment of s(ien(e and te(hnology in the (ountry>Whi(h isGare

(orre(t? All the a"o#e

Whi(h of the following indi feature films on 1+ $e"ruary 2015 won two awards at the

H5th <erlin )nternational $ilm $esti#al? !ana,

'ame the (orporate group that on 1+ $e"ruary 2015 tied4up with World Wide $und 7WW$8

for 'ature4)ndia for managing human4elephant (onfli(t? uthoot group

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Who was appointed as /hairman and anaging !ire(tor 7!8 of Small )ndustries

!e#elopment <an, of )ndia on 2E $e"ruary 2015? ;shatrapati Shi#a9i

Whi(h luury fashion site was a(6uired "y online shopping portal Snapdeal>(om on 1F

$e"ruary 2015? @(lusi#ely

Dnion /a"inet on 25 $e"ruary 2015 appro#ed the (reation of two additional "en(hes of the

Authority for Ad#an(e ulings 7AA8> hese "en(hes will%

)> @na"le the resident tapayers to o"tain an ad#an(e ruling in respe(t of their in(ome ta

lia"ility

))> elp the Dnion *o#ernment in (ur"ing (orruption in the (ountryWhi(h isGare (orre(t?

Only )

/onsider the following statements with regard to the resolution adopted "y Dnited 'ations

Se(urity /oun(il 7D'S/8 to (ho,e off the sour(e of finan(ing for )S)S and Al4'usra $ront

terrorist groups%

)> he resolution was sponsored "y ussia and adopted unanimously "y all the 13mem"er states>

))> )t (alled all the mem"er states to ta,e appropriate steps to pre#ent the trade in (ultural

heritage and art illegally remo#ed from )ra6 sin(e H August 10 and from Syria sin(e 15

ar(h 2011>Whi(h isGare true? <oth

Who was sworn4in as the fourth .resident of /roatia on 15 $e"ruary 2015? ,olinda gra"ar

Dnion inister for ealth I $amily Welfare Jagat .ra,ash 'adda on 10 $e"ruary 2015

de(lared the 'ational !eworming !ay> As part of this- whi(h ta"let will "e gi#en to (hildren

under the age group of 1 to 1 years in twel#e states? 4 Al"endaole ta"lets

he <oard of !ire(tors of *rasim )ndustries imited on 11 $e"ruary 2015 appro#ed the

proposed merger of a (ompany with *rasim> 'ame the (ompany with whi(h *rasim will "e

merged> Aditya <irla /hemi(als

'ame the author of the "oo, @ditor Dnplugged% edia- agnates- 'etas and e% Cinod

ehta whi(h was released in !e(em"er 201+ "ut was in news in $e"ruary 2015> Cinod

ehta

Whi(h of the following foot"allers won the A)$$ 201+ .layer of the &ear trophy in women’s

(ategory on 13 $e"ruary 2015? <ala !e#i

Whi(h (ountry on 30 January 2015 announ(ed an anti4terror law (riminalising pu"li( terror

threats? /anada

'ame the person who on 3 $e"ruary 2015 was sworn4in as the 12 th .resident of )taly>

*airgo 'apalitano

'ame the World S6uash women (hampion who on 1 $e"ruary 2015 set a new re(ord for

topping the world ran,ings (ontinuously for 10H months> 'i(ol !a#id

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.rime inister 'arendra odi on F $e"ruary 2015 announ(ed (onstitution of three su"4

groups of /hief inisters within ')) Aayog> Whi(h of the following statements in regard to

the su"4groups wor,s isGare true?

)> )t will study the HH (entrally4sponsored s(hemes and re(ommend whi(h s(hemes should

(ontinue- whi(h should "e transferred to states- and whi(h to dis(ontinue>

))> )t will fo(us on s,ill de#elopment and (reation of s,illed manpower within states>

)))> )t will de(ide on the institutional me(hanisms to "e e#ol#ed for Swa(hh <harat A"hiyaan-

so that (leanliness "e(omes a part of life in perpetuity>

All the a"o#e

'ame the state go#ernment that on 2 $e"ruary 2015 de(ided to issue Aadhaar4lin,ed e4

ration (ards to ensure that only genuine "enefi(iaries get su"sidised food grains>4 .un9a"

'ame the )* series fighter 9et of )ndian Air $or(e that (rashed on 31 January 2015 at

asoolnagar area in <ed #illage of Jamnagar distri(t of *u9arat> )*21

Whi(h state on 3 $e"ruary 2015 de(ided to pro#ide free edu(ation to S(heduled /astes

7S/8- S(heduled ri"es 7S8- and girl students till .ost *raduation le#el? <ihar

Who was appointed as the Dnion ome Se(retary on + $e"ruary 2015? / *oyal

Dnion *o#ernment on + $e"ruary 2015 appro#ed a de#elopment pa(,age and adho(

support of F50 (rore rupees for whi(h state? A.

he EEth annual (on#ention of presiding offi(ers- spea,ers- and se(retaries of legislati#e

assem"lies and (oun(ils (on(luded on 3 $e"ruary 2015> Where was it held? u(,now 7D.8

'ame the two spe(ies of algae that were dis(o#ered off )ndia’s west (oast in $e"ruary2015> ul#a

he Dnion inistry of &outh Affairs I Sports on 11 $e"ruary 2015 re#ised the ashtriya

;hel .rotsahan .urus,ar S(heme and now the purus,ar will "e gi#en in four (ategories>

Whi(h of the four is not a part of the re#ised s(heme?

)> )dentifi(ation and nurturing of "uddingGyoung talent

))> @n(ouragement of sports through /orporate So(ial esponsi"ility 7/S8

)))> @mployment of sportspersons and sports welfare measures

)C> $inan(ial support for sports e(ellen(e

he /a"inet /ommittee on @(onomi( Affairs 7//@A8 on 1 $e"ruary 2015 appro#ed the

(ontinuation of the in(enti#e s(heme for mar,eting and promotion ser#i(es of raw sugar

produ(tion during the (urrent sugar season 7O(to"er4Septem"er8 of 201+4 15> )n this

(ontet (onsider the following statements%

)> he appro#al was granted for mar,eting and promotion of raw sugar produ(tion of 1+ la,h

metri( tonne of sugar>

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))> //@A fied a uniform rate of eport su"sidy at +000 rupees per metri( tonne for 201+415

sugar season>

)))> )n (ase of mills ha#ing al(ohol produ(tion (apa(ities- the in(enti#e will "e a#aila"le to

them if they offer to supply ethanol to oil mar,eting (ompanies 7O/s8>Whi(h isGare true?

All

'ame the organisation that released a report- eat on .ower on 22 $e"ruary 2015 whi(h

(laimed that thermal power generating units of )ndia are among the most ineffi(ient in the

world in terms of (omplian(e of pollution norms>4 (entre for s(ien(e and en#ironment

'ame the la,e in !ima asao distri(t of Assam where the 3rd ortoise $esti#al was

organised on 21 $e"ruary 2015> a9ong

/onsider the following statements in (ontet of ridapari,sha, that was laun(hed on 1F

$e"ruary 2015>)> )t has "een 9ointly de#eloped "y )ndian /oun(il of Agri(ultural esear(h

7)/A8 and )ndian )nstitute of Soil S(ien(e- 7))SS8 <hopal>))> )t is a minila" for soil testing>)))>

)t determines all the important soil parameters- i>e> soil p- @/- organi( (ar"on- a#aila"le

nitrogen- phosphorus- potassium- sulphur and mi(ronutrients li,e in(- "oron- andiron>Whi(h of the following statements are (orre(t? All

'ame the Dnion inister who was appointed as the <haratiya Janata .arty 7<J.8 .resident

of aharashtra State on H January 2015? ao Sahi" .atil

.resident .rana" u,her9ee on E January 2015 signed an ordinan(e to amend the otor

Cehi(les A(t of 1FF

'ame the $ren(h satiri(al wee,ly magaine that was atta(,ed "y three mas,ed gunmen on

E January 2015? /harley he"do

'ational &outh !ay was o"ser#ed a(ross )ndia on 12 January 2015> he day was o"ser#edto (ommemorate the "irth anni#ersary of whi(h famous )ndian personality?

Jhar,hand Assem"ly on F January 2015 adopted a resolution urging State go#ernment to

send a proposal to Dnion *o#ernment for setting up a "en(h of the Jhar,hand igh /ourt

in? dum,a

)ndia on F January 2015 de(ided to pro#ide H0 million DS dollars ine of /redit 7o/8 to a

(ountry for its road infrastru(ture pro9e(ts and passenger ferry ser#i(e> 'ame the (ountry>

*uyana

What is A/A that was in news in the first wee, of January 2015? fifth generation fighter

Who was sworn4in as the sith *o#ernor of Dttara,hand on F January 2015? ,, paul

Whi(h )ndian film was nominated for 2015 <A$A Awards under non4@nglish "est film

(ategory on F January 2015? un(h "o

Who was appointed as ! I /@O of AB)S /apital imited on 5 January 2015? 'ilesh shah

Who won the Eth /hennai )nternational Open *randmaster /hess title on H January 2015?

.opo# i#an

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*o#ernor ule was imposed in Jammu and ;ashmir on January 2015 under4 se( 2 of

9I; (onstitution

'ame the )ndian industrialist on whose 1E5th "irth anni#ersary- Dnion go#ernment laun(hed

the (ommemorati#e stamp on H January 2015? J' ata

Who was sworn4in as the .resident of Sri an,a on January 2015? ytripala sirisena

Dnion /a"inet headed "y .rime inister 'arendra odi on 5 January 2015 appro#ed to setup the )ndia4"ased 'eutrino O"ser#atory 7)'O8 at pottipuram7'8

'ame the spa(e teles(ope that on H January 2015 dis(o#ered 1000th eoplanet in

the(onstellation yra> ;epler spa(e teles(ope

/hina on E January 2015 announ(ed to in(lude whi(h #egeta"le as staple diet? .otato

)ndian )mmunologi(als imited on F January 2015 laun(hed )ndia’s first #a((ine to (ounter

the deadly "luetongue disease> 'ame the #a((ine? a,sha "lu

'ame the 'ational .ar, that was shut down on 11 January 201+ for one wee, after +E

migratory "irds were found dead in the par,? sultanpur national par,

'ame the person who on 11 January 2015 won the men’s single of /hennai Open of

ennis? Stanislas wawrin,a

Whi(h (ountry on 11 January 2015 announ(ed to host an )nternational Anti4terror Summit in

the month of $e"ruary 2015? DS

<ihar *o#ernment on H January 2015 in(reased the duration of maternity lea#e to 1F0 days

from 135

State *o#ernment of <ihar on H January 2015 de(ided to grant (hild (are lea#e for womengo#ernment employees> he (hild (are lea#e was granted for how many days? E30

.resident .rana" u,her9ee on H January 2015 signed the ordinan(e to amend /itienship

A(t- 155> Whi(h of the statements in this regard isGare right?

)> he ordinan(e eempts .erson of )ndian Origin 7.)O8 from appearing "efore the lo(al

poli(e station on e#ery #isit

))> )t repla(ed the (lause that says foreigners marrying )ndians must (ontinuously stay in the

(ountry for a period of si months "efore they get an )ndian (itienship

) Only

'ame the airline that was named as the world’s safest airline "y Airlineatings>(om on H

January 2015? Kantas

'ame the (ompany whi(h on E January 2015 "agged Dganda’s largest ethanol plant order

from ;a,ira Sugars? .ra9 )ndustries

arry .age on H January 2015 was named as the <usiness person of the &ear for 201+ "y

$ortune magaine> Who is he? /@O of google

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