March and February Current Affairs QUIZ

1. 1. Which legendary bhajan singer who was popularly known as ‘Adhunik Meera’ passed
away recently?
Answer: Juthika Roy
2. Which eminent Hindi writer has been selected for Vyas Samman 2013?
Answer: Vishwanath Tripathi
3. Teresa Kho has been appointed as the new country Director for India, of which
international agency?
Answer: Asian Development Bank (ADB)
4. The Cloud Computing System recently launched by the Government of India is named
…………..?
Answer: Meghraj
5. The seventh Central Pay Commission has been constituted under the chairmanship of
…………..?
Answer: Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur
6. The 101st Indian Science Congress was held at …………..?
Answer: Jammu
7. Who succeeded Bill Gates as the new chairman of Microsoft?
Answer: John Thompson
8. Which national tribunal has issued a ban on burning tyres in public places?
Answer: National Green Tribunal
9. Which Srilankan batsman has scored a triple century and a century in the same test
recently?
Answer: Kumar Sangakkara
10. The Central Government has constituted a committee under M.P Bezbaruah to suggest
measures to address concerns of the people of which region?
Answer: North East
11. The Chennai based company Sterling Resorts has recently merged with which travel and
holiday company?
Answer: Thomas Cook India
12. Who is elected as the first chairman of the ICC board?
Answer: N. Sreenivasan
13. Who has been elected as the new Prime Minister of Nepal?
Answer: Sushil Koirala
14. Dr. Marco Lambertini has been appointed as the Director General of which international
organization?
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2. Answer: World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
15. Who has become the first woman to be appointed as the Additional Director of the CBI?
Answer: Archana Ramasundaram
16. Who took over as the new CEO of Microsoft?
Answer: Satya Nadella
17. Which committee has recently submitted its report on the IPL spot fixing scandal?
Answer: Justice Mudgal Committee
18. The oldest human footprints outside Africa were discovered recently in which country?
Answer: United Kingdom
19. The 2014 Winter Olympic Games were held in which Russian city?
Answer: Sochi
20. Which cantilever bridge in Tamilnadu is celebrating its centenary this year?
Answer: Pamban Railway Bridge
21. The internet surveillance system to be launched by the Government of India, capable of
capturing dubious voice and written message passing through various social sites, blogs,
internet calls and other online forums?
Answer: Netra
22. Who is appointed as the new chief of the Broadcast Content Complaints Council
(BCCC)?
Answer: Justice Mukul Mudgal
23. Who resigned as the Chief Minister of Delhi?
Answer: Arvind Kejriwal
24. World Radio Day was observed on ……………?
Answer: February 13
25. UN observed February 6 as the International Day of Zero Tolerance to which inhuman
practice?
Answer: Female Genital Mutilation
26. The United Nations has observed the first week of February as …………?
Answer: World Interfaith Harmony Week
27. Enrico Letta, who resigned recently, was the Prime Minster of ………..?
Answer: Italy
28. The meeting of the G-4 Director Generals for UN Affairs recently met in which Indian
city?

3. Answer: New Delhi
29. Which Hollywood actress popularly known as ‘America’s Little Darling’ passed away
recently?
Answer: Shirley Temple
30. Who is the author of the book recently withdrawn from the Indian market, The Hindus:
An Alternative History?
Answer: Wendy Doniger
31. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)?
Answer: R. K Tiwari
32. …………… has become the first state in India to legally ban the consumption of all
forms of smokeless tobacco?
Answer: Assam
33. Which volcano located in the island of Java in Indonesia erupted on 13 February?
Answer: Mount Kelud
34. The third World Congress on Agro-Forestry was held at …………?
Answer: New Delhi
35. The country in which more than hundred persons were killed when a C-130 Hercules
Military Aircraft crashed on February 12?
Answer: Algeria
36. Footlights, which was published recently was the only novel ever written by which movie
legend?
Answer: Charlie Chaplin
37. Which Indian has taken charge as the Regional Director of World Health Organization’s
South East Asia Region?
Answer: Poonam Khetrapal
38. Ali Mohamed Sherin who was on an official visit to India in February, is the President of
which autonomous region under Tanzania?
Answer: Zanzibar
39. Manoj Vaish has taken over as the MD & CEO of which stock exchange?
Answer: Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited
40. Which two Asian countries have recently conducted their first official level meeting since
1949?
Answer: China and Taiwan
41. In which state is the biennial tribal festival ‘Sammakkaa Saarakka’ held?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh

4. 42. The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issues orders to install
…………. in all Public Transport Vehicles in Major cities?
Answer: Global Positioning System (GPS)
43. As per the report released by the Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation,
…………… has become the only state in the country to achieve 100 percent sanitation in
rural and urban households, schools, sanitary complexes and Aanganwadi centres?
Answer: Sikkim
44. Who broke Sergey Bubka’s 21 year old pole vault World record with a mark of 6.16
metre?
Answer: Renaud Lavillenie (France)
45. International Mother Language Day was observed on ………….
Answer: February 21
46. India’s oldest parliamentarian and member of the first Lok Sabha who recently retired
from active politics?
Answer: Rishang Keishing
47. Which language has recently got Classical Status?
Answer: Odia
48. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has joined hands with ………. to create a 360
degree panoramic imagery of 100 nationally important monuments in India?
Answer: Google
49. Which is the first train in India to be attached with Braille-embedded coach for visually
challenged passengers?
Answer: Purushottam Express
50. Which Zoological park in India is to have the country’s first breeding centre for wild dog,
Dhole?
Answer: Indira Gandhi Zoological Park, Vishakhapattanam
51. India is to host World Bridge Championship in the year …………..?
Answer: 2015
52. Which movie won the Best Film Award in the 2014 British Academy Film Awards?
Answer: 12 Years a Slave
53. The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh who resigned recently?
Answer: Kiran Kumar Reddy
54. As per the bill passed by the Lok Sabha, the Telengana state will have how many
districts?
Answer: Ten

5. 55. Which popular cinematographer and Director famous for his Malayalam film Yatra
passed away on 13 February?
Answer: Balu Mahendra
56. World Day of Social Justice was observed on ……………..?
Answer: February 20
57. The bill seeking to ensure the safety of those who expose corruption by public servants
and ministers was recently passed by Lok Sabha. What is the name of the bill?
Answer: Whistleblowers Protection Bill
58. Archana Bhargava, who recently resigned from the post, was the Chairman and
Managing Director of which bank?
Answer: Union Bank of India
59. Which Indian film won the Crystal Bear for the Best Film awarded by the Children’s Jury
at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival?
Answer: Killa
60. The largest combat exercise carried out by the Indian Navy in the Bay of Bengal was
named ……………?
Answer: Tropex 2014
61. Which social media site purchased the popular mobile messaging company WhatsApp?
Answer: Facebook
62. The formation of which statutory body has been approved by the Government of India to
check discrimination of Minority Community in jobs and education?
Answer: Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC)
63. Viktor Yanukovych who has been ousted from power recently, was the President of
which country?
Answer: Ukraine
64. Who are the winners of the recently held Hockey India League 2014?
Answer: Delhi Waveriders
65. Which Indian Cricketer has been named brand ambassador of Gujarat Election
Commission?
Answer: Cheteshwar Pujara
66. Which Indian has been appointed as the President of the Administrative Tribunal of
Asian Development Bank?
Answer: Lakshmi Swaminathan
67. Which country’s interim Prime Minister Hazem Beblawi announced the resignation of
his government?

6. Answer: Egypt
68. World Water Day 2014 was observed across the World on:
Answer: March 22
69. India’s largest Solar Power Plant launched recently in:
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
70. Ibrahim Mahlab sworn in as the new Prime Minister of:
Answer: Egypt
71. India’s first post office savings bank ATM inaugurated in:
Answer: Chennai
72. Who won the National Billiard Championship title 2014?
Answer: Sourav Kothari
73. India’s first electric zero-emission bus launched in which Indian city?
Answer: Bangalore
74. Who is appointed as the new Director General of Military Operations (DGMO)?
Answer: Lt Gen PR Kumar
75. Who won the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2014?
Answer: South Africa
76. Who is selected for the Gandhi Peace Prize 2013?
Answer: Mr. Chandi Prasad Bhatt
77. Who is appointed as the new Governor of Kerala?
Answer: Sheila Dikshit
78. Who is sworn in as the President of Chile for second time?
Answer: Michelle Bachelet
79. International Women’s Day Observed On:
Answer: 8th March
1. Who won the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2014?
Answer: Cyrus Mistry
2. The spiritual head of the Dawoodi Bohra community who passed away recently?
Answer: Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin

7. 3. The mission newly launched by the Government of India to improve the public health care
in the urban areas?
Answer: National Urban Health Mission (NUHM)
4. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways celebrated January 11 to 17 as …………
week?
Answer: Road Safety Week
5. Which legendary Bengali actress who starred in memorable Hindi films like Devdas and
Aandhi passed away on January 17?
Answer: Suchitra Sen
6. Who is appointed as India’s new Commerce Secretary?
Answer: Rajeev Kher
7. India’s joint Coast Guard exercise with which country was named Sahayog Kaijin 2014?
Answer: Japan
8. The first women to be appointed as chief of the National Police Academy, Hyderabad?
Answer: Aruna Bahuguna
9. Catherine Samba Panza has been elected as the interim President of which African
country?
Answer: Central African Republic
10. The new authority setup by the Government of India to advice the Railway Ministry on
fare and freight rates?
Answer: Rail Tariff Authority
11. Who became the youngest person to reach South pole?
Answer: Lewis Clarke
12. Which community has recently been granted minority status by the Union Government?
Answer: Jain
13. Which country won the inaugural title of Hockey World League Final?
Answer: Netherlands
14. Who heads the expert committee set up by the Reserve Bank of India to review the
governance of Boards of Banks in India?
Answer: P.J Nayak
15. Which phenomenon is stated to be the reason for the record low temperatures in the
United States?
Answer: Polar Vortex

8. 16. What is the name of the private information stealing virus detected in online banking
transactions, by the Computer Emergency response Team – India (CERT-In)?
Answer: Dexter
17. Which African nation approved a new constitution in the referendum held on January 14
and 15?
Answer: Egypt
18. Who won FIFA’s Women World Player of the Year Award 2013?
Answer: Nadine Angerer (Germany)
19. The new secretary of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)?
Answer: Sudhir Gupta
20. Akhilesh Gupta has been re-elected as the president of Which Indian sports body?
Answer: Badminton Association of India (BAI)
21. Who became the first Indian wicket keeper to cross 300 dismissals in One Day
Internationals?
Answer: M.S Dhoni
22. Which Indian dairy co-operative launched the country’s first ‘Milk ATM’?
Answer: Amul
23. Which Srilankan cricketer has recently joined the 11000 test runs club?
Answer: Mahela Jayawardhene
24. Hery Rajaonarimampinana has been elected as the new President of which island
country?
Answer: Madagascar
25. Which authority has recently launched a programme to set up village level legal service
clinics in every taluk in the country?
Answer: National Legal Services Authority (NALSA)
26. National Voters Day was celebrated on:
Answer: January 25
27. Which Indian state won the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Ulysses Award for
Innovation in Public Policy and Governance?
Answer: Kerala
28. Which country recently allowed Sikh Military men to wear turbans, head scarves and
other religious clothing with their uniform?
Answer: USA

9. 29. Which Russian Martial Arts has been recognized by the Olympic Council of Asia to be
included in the Asian Games from 2019?
Answer: Sambo
30. The International Petroleum Conference 2014 has been held in which Indian city?
Answer: New Delhi
31. Which country is presently building a new sanctuary to world’s rarest Javan rhinos?
Answer: Indonesia
32. Which Indian born scientist was awarded 2014 Marconi Society Prize, for developing the
theory and application of Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) antennas?
Answer: A.J Paulraj
33. Which legendary actor of Telugu cinema and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee (1991) passed
away on 22 January?
Answer: Akkineni Nageswara Rao
34. Who heads the panel set up by the Reserve Bank of India to scrutinize applications for
new bank licenses?
Answer: Bimal Jalan
35. The World Health Organization has termed which city as the World’s largest reservoir of
endemic polio virus?
Answer: Peshawar (Pakistan)
36. Which lake lagoon in India has recently been named ‘Destination Flyways’ by the World
Tourism Organization (UNWTO)?
Answer: Chilka lagoon (Odhisha)
37. National Girl Child Day was observed on:
Answer: January 24
38. International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust was
observed on ………….?
Answer: January 27
39. The Reserve Bank of India has decided to withdraw all currency notes issued prior to
which year?
Answer: 2005
40. Who was chief gust at the 65th Republic Day celebrations at Delhi?
Answer: Shinzo Abe. He is the Prime Minister of Japan.
41. Who headed the expert committee set up to review the institutional framework of Prasar
Bharti?
Answer: Sam Pitroda

10. 42. Who won the 2014 Australian Open Men’s Singles title?
Answer: Stanislas Wawrinka
43. Who won the Women’s singles in the Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold Badminton
tournament?
Answer: Saina Nehwal
44. Which Chinese player defeated Domibka Cibulkova of Slovakia to win the 2014
Australian Open Women’s Singles title?
Answer: Li Na
45. Which former Soviet Republic has recently been troubled by anti-government protests?
Answer: Ukraine
46. Who have recently been conferred Padma Vibhushan, India’s second highest civilian
honour?
Answer: R.A Mashelkar and BKS Iyengar
47. Which world renowned physicist has proposed a new theory on Black Holes?
Answer: Stephen Hawking
48. Who was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand?
Answer: Harish Rawat (Indian National Congress)
49. India’s first monorail service was inaugurated in which city?
Answer: Mumbai
50. World Wetland Day was celebrated on:
Answer: February 2
51. Which team won the 2014 Renji Trophy cricket tournament?
Answer: Karnataka
52. Who became the first woman to be inducted to be umpire’s panel of International Cricket
Council (ICC)?
Answer: Kathy Cross
53. Who was conferred this year’s ICTP Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from
developing countries?
Answer: Anand Kumar
54. Which person of Indian origin got the prestigious South African Award ‘Amadelakufa’?
Answer: Ela Gandhi
55. World Cancer Day was observed on:
Answer: February 4

11. 56. Which African country has recently recognized Indian Rupee as their legal tender in
trade?
Answer: Zimbabwe
57. Which Indian was appointed by the United Nations as special advisor on cyber security?
Answer: Vivek Lall
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