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CURRENT AFFAIRS OF FEBRUARY 2018
NATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS AND EVENTS
On which date Assam government will observe 'Rhino Day' to 22 September
generate public awareness on protection of the one-horned
Rhino?
Name the former Cabinet secretary of India who passed away TSR Subramanian
recently?
Which state announced a health-cum-life insurance scheme Telangana
worth Rs 5 lakh for the farmers in the state?
Name the largest brackish water lagoon in Asia (India) which has
emerged as the single largest habitat of endangered Irrawaddy
dolphins in the world?
Chilika lake
Against which organisation the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has Non-Banking
launched Ombudsman Scheme for redressal of complaints Financial Companies
against them?
(NBFCs)
Name the brand ambassador of Swachch Bharat Abhiyaan who Kunwar Bai
passed away recently at Raipur, Chhattisgarh?
In which city the International Conference on Sustainable
Biofuels (ICSB-2018) was organized?
New Delhi
Name the legendary Bollywood actress who died in Dubai
recently?
Sri Devi
Reserve Bank of India directed all the commercial banks in the SWIFT (Society for
country to link Core Banking Solution (CBS) with which banking World Interbank
system by April 30, 2018?
Financial
Telecommunication
System platform)
The annual joint military exercise Garuda Shakti-2018 started Indonesia
between India and which country?
Who created history by becoming the first Indian gymnast to win
an individual medal at the 2018 Gymnastics World Cup?
Aruna Budda Reddy
Who became the first Indian woman to fly fighter aircraft after Avani Chaturvedi
successfully clearing her first solo sortie on a MiG-21 'Bison'
fighter jet?
What is the rank of India among 180 nations on the global
Corruption Perception Index 2017?
81
What was India's neonatal mortality rate in the UNICEF report
on newborns?
25.4
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The World Congress on Information Technology was inaugurated
in which city?
Hyderabad
For which state the Union Cabinet approved the Silkyara Bend- Himachal Pradesh
Barkot Tunnel as part of 'Chardham Mahamarg Pariyojana'?
Name the district in Bihar which has set a record by
constructing more than 10,000 toilets in only 100 hours?
Gopalganj
Which city hosted the 2018 Sanskriti Mahotsav 'Swachhagrah –
Bapu ko Kaaryaanjali'?
Varanasi
Which state launched the Fiber Grid (T-Fiber) program to offer Telangana
affordable and high-speed broadband service across the state?
For which sector the Union Cabinet opened the commercial coal Private Sector
mining after the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
(CCEA)'s approval of methodology for auction of coal
mines/blocks for sale of the commodity?
Which online payment service provider has partnered with
Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) for deployment of PoS
terminals?
PhonePe
The second defence industrial corridor to be built at an Uttar Pradesh
estimated cost of Rs 20,000 crore would be coming up in which
Indian state?
Which Indian public sector bank has detected India’s biggest
bank fraud worth over 11,500 crore?
Punjab National Bank
(PNB)
Name the renowned Kannada writer and Jnanpith award winner Chandrashekhara
who has been elected as the new president of Sahitya Akademi?
Kambar
According to ADR report on current Chief Ministers of India, Chandrababu Naidu
which CM is the wealthiest with the highest number of declared
assets against his name?
According to ADR report on current Chief Ministers of India,
which CM is the poorest among all the current CMs?
Manik Sarkar
Which state government has banned the sale of loose cigarettes Bihar
in the state?
Who was conferred with the 2017 Sahitya Akademi Award for
Hindi literary work Vishw Mithak Sarit Sagar?
Ramesh Kuntal Megh
Chandrasekhar Rath, the renowned Odia litterateur who passed
away recently, belonged to which state?
Odisha
Who became the first Asian as well as the first Indian to swim Rohan More
across the Ocean Seven?
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Which Indian cricketer became the first Indian to score a
century in his 100th ODI?
Shikhar Dhawan
What is the current Repo Rate, according to 6th Bi-monthly 6 per cent
Monetary Policy Statement of Reserve Bank of India for FY 201718?
National Productivity Day was observed on which day?
12th February
Name the female (Indian) cricketer who became the first woman Jhulan Goswami
in the world to take 200 ODI Wickets?
The Assam Government signed MoU with which cab operator for
a pilot project of app-based river taxi services in Guwahati?
Ola
NCERT recently tied-up with which company to teach a course
on 'Digital Citizenship and Safety' to students?
Google
Which state became the first to have Transgender Welfare Maharashtra
Board?
Which online security campaign was launched by Google India
recently?
#SecurityCheckKiya
INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS AND EVENTS
Which Asian country recently proposed removal of 2-term limit China
for President?
Which country was elected as vice-chair of the global money
laundering watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)?
China
Which country will host the 2018 SAARC Business Leaders
Conclave?
Nepal
Name the twenty-time Grand Slam winner who became the
oldest world number one after he defeating his Dutch opponent
Robin Haase in Rotterdam at the ABN Amro World Tennis
Tournament on February 16, 2018?
Roger Federer
Which country has for the first time allowed women to join the
military?
Saudi Arabia
Which country recently announced to impose 'carbon tax’ from
2019 to cut its greenhouse gas emissions?
Singapore
Which nation topped the global Corruption Perception Index
2017?
New Zealand
Which gulf nation is going to host its first-ever Arab Fashion Saudi Arabia
week?
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What was the theme of the World Day of Social Justice 2018?
Workers on the Move:
the Quest for Social
Justice
When is the World Day of Social Justice observed every year?
20th February
What is the theme of World Environment Day 2018?
Beat Plastic Pollution
Which country will host the World Environment Day 2018?
India
What was the theme of the 2018 World Radio Day?
Radio and Sports
Which city hosted the World Sustainable Development Summit
2018?
New Delhi
Which nation is the latest to withdraw from the UN refugee
programme?
Tanzania
The world's tallest hotel, Gevora has opened in which country?
Dubai
Which United States space agency recently launched the world's
heaviest rocket 'Falcon Heavy'?
SpaceX
Who sworn-in as the Chairman of the Federal Reserve (United
States) for a four-year term?
Jerome H Powell
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