Current Affairs of Feb 2014

Current Affairs of Feb 2014

1.Olympic torch was recently lit atop the highest peak of Europe and also Russia. The name of the highest peak is
a) Mount Elbrus
b) North Pole
c) Siberia’s Baikal Lake
d) None of the above
Answer: (a) Mount Elbrus

2. Which one of the following does not form the part of the 4 Special Route designated for the Olympic torch relay undertaken for 2014 Winter Olympics at Sochi?
a) International Space Station, North Pole, Siberia’s Baikal Lake and Mount Elbrus
b) Centre of Pacific Ocean, North Pole, Siberia’s Baikal Lake and Black Sea
c) International Space Station, Black Sea, Siberia’s Baikal Lake and Mount Elbrus
d) International Space Station, North Pole, Centre of Pacific Ocean and Mount Elbrus
Answer: (a) International Space Station, North Pole, Siberia’s Baikal Lake and Mount Elbrus

3. Name the body that on 3 February 2014 announced that the tea production of India has gone up by 6.5 percent in the year 2013.
a) Indian Tea Research Association
b) Indian Tea Association 
c) Tea Board India
d) None of the above
Answer: (b) Indian Tea Association 

4.Who won the Australian Open men’s singles title on 26 January 2014?
a) Rafael Nadal 
b) Roger Federer
c) Andy Murray 
d) Stanislas Wawrinka  
Answer: (d) Stanislas Wawrinka  

5. Who won the Australian Open women’s singles title?
a) Dominika Cibulkova
b) Li Na
c) Serena Williams
d) Ana Ivanovic
Answer: (b) Li Na

6. Who won the Mixed doubles tennis titles at Australian Open 2014?
a) Kristina Mladenovic and Daniel Nestor
b) Sania Mirza and Horia Tecau
c) Ana Ivanovic and Rafael Nadal 
d) Li Na and Andy Murray 
Answer: (a) Kristina Mladenovic and Daniel Nestor

7.Domestic content requirement of India's solar mission on 10 February 2014 was challenged by which country by alleging it as discriminatory and against international norms including the laws of WTO?
a) United States
b) China
c) Britain
d) Japan
Answer: (a) United States

8. Foundation named YouWeCan joined its hand with an NGO Navbharat Sewa Samiti on 10 February 2014 to roll out a campaign named Cancer Mukt Purvi Dilli. Name the founder of the foundation YouWeCan?
a) Manisha Koirala
b) Yuvraj Singh 
c) Lisa Ray
d) Anurag Basu
Answer: (b) Yuvraj Singh

9. Name the country that on 13 February 2014 legalised death to terminally ill children of any age?
a) Belgium 
b) Netherlands
c) Luxembourg
d) Switzerland
Answer: (a) Belgium

10.The Indian flag was unfurled on 17 February 2014 at the Winter Olympics Village at Sochi, Russia at a special ceremony held at International Plaza of the Mountain Village. India was suspended by International Olympic Committee (IOC) from participation in the games for how long?    
a) 12-months long suspension 
b) 14-month long suspension 
c) 16-month long suspension 
d) 22-months long suspension 
Answer: (b) 14-month long suspension 

11. 80-million rupees has been sanctioned for restoration of Bhagat Singh’s ancestral house, school and village on 17 February 2014. At which place the ancestral house, school and village of Bhagat Singh is located?
a) Faisalabad, Punjab in Pakistan
b) Ludhiana, Punjab in India
c) Shadman in the Eastern City of Lahore Pakistan 
d) None of the above
Answer: (a) Faisalabad, Punjab in Pakistan

12. Name the Indian film that on 17 February 2014 won the Crystal Bear (Glasernen Bar) for the best film by the Children’s jury in Generation KPlus section at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.  
a) The Grand Budapest Hotel
b) Killa
c) Little House
d) Black Coal
Answer: (b) Killa

13. Name the batsman of Indian cricket team who was appointed as the brand ambassador of the Gujarat State Election Commission recently?
a) Virat Kohli 
b) MS Dhoni 
c) Shikhar Dhawan
d) Cheteshwar Pujara
Answer: (d) Cheteshwar Pujara

14. Who has been named as the interim President of Ukraine after the impeachment of President Viktor Yanukovych 
a) Volodymyr Vynnychenko 
b) Oleksandr Turchynov,
c) Symon Petliura
d) Mykhailo Hrushevskyi
Answer: (b) Oleksandr Turchynov

15. Name the team which emerged as the champions of the Hero Hockey India League 2014 after defeating Jaypee Punjab Warriors at Astroturf Hockey Stadium in Ranchi?
a) Delhi Waveriders
b) Ranchi Rhinos
c) Mumbai Magicians
d) Kalinga Lancers
Answer: (a) Delhi Waveriders