INTERNATIONAL

1) Which two countries have on 5 February 2014 agreed to hold reunions of families separated since the Korean War ?
Ans:- North Korea and South Korea
2) Which country has topped in terms of intellectual property (IP) environment in the list of 25 countries released
recently?
Ans:- US
3) In the month of February 2014 South African president Jacob Zuma announced the general elections will be held on
- ?
Ans:- 2014 May 7
4) In the month of February 2014 which country has agreed to develop biggest cargo airport in Afghanistan on Herat
airport that is located in Western part of the country ?
Ans:- Italy
5) Which countrys Parliament on 19 February 2014 passed a law that made it mandatory to put graphic warning on
cigarette packs?
Ans:- Sri Lanka
INDIA & WORLD
1) Which two countries have signed two umbrella agreements for financial and technical co-operation on 5 February
2014 ?
Ans:- India and Germany
2) Which country and India on 11 February 2014 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) as part of their efforts
to intensify bilateral cooperation in the area of renewable energy ?
Ans:- Netherlands
3) India was ranked in the list of ten countries in terms of digital governance on 11 February 2014 ?
Ans:- 8th
4) Which insurgent group from India ranked fourth among the top ten most active non-state armed groups in 2013,
according to the IHS Janes latest Global Terrorism and Insurgency Attack Index, a major defence and business risk
think-tank?
Ans:- The Communist Party of India
5) What was Indias rank among 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index 2014 released on 12 February 2014?
Ans:- 140
NATIONAL
1) On 7 February 2014 the Supreme Court of India upheld recommendations made by the Justice Majithia wage board.
The Majithia wage board is related to hiking salaries for ____?
Ans:- J ournalists and non-journalists
2) Indias anti-corruption watchdog Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) completed how many years of its
establishment on 11 February 2014?
Ans:- 50 years
3) Which railway on 9 February 2014 launched a new android-based smartphone app named HYLITES, which is
claimed to be the first of its kind of app on Indian Railways offering most of the enquiry needs of city-based passengers?
Ans:- South Central Railway SCR
4) India Post (Dept. of Posts) on 13 February 2014 launched electronic Indian Postal Order (e-IPO) for Indian Citizens
living in India. e-IPO facilitates paying online fee for which purpose?
Ans:- For seeking information under the RTI
5) Which major port of the country was renamed Kamarajar Port as announced by the Union Government on 20
February 2014?
Ans:- Ennore Port in Chennai
STATES
1) Indias first monorail Mumbai Monorail was opened for the general public on 2 February 2014 after being
inaugurated on 1 February.Which authority owns and operates this monorail project?
Ans:- Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA)
2) Shri Kapil Sibal, Minister of Communications & Information Technology on 4 February 2014 launched a special
service of the Speed Post for booking and delivery of Notices/ Summons of which High Court with Proof of Delivery
(PoD) facility?
Ans:- Delhi High Court
3) Which State Police on 6 February 2014 launched a helpline number +91-8750871111 for foreign nationals in distress
?
Ans:- Delhi
4) Union Cabinet approved the Telangana Bill on 7 February 2014. As per the bill which will be the joint capital of
Telangana and Andhra Pradesh?
Ans:- Hyderabad
5) The Union Ministry of Urban Development gave an in-principle approval to the Phase I of the - Metro Rail Project
on 12 February 2014 ?
Ans:- Pune
CONFERENCES
1) The 2014 G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting was held from 22-23 February 2014 at
- ?
Ans:- Sydney, Australia
AWARDS & HONOURS
1) Name the director of Research Centre Imarat (RCI), the avionics hub of DRDOs missile complex, on 3 February
2014 received Indian Science Congress Associations Homi J. Bhabha Memorial Award for 2013-14 ?
Ans:- G. Satheesh Reddy
2) Who was conferred Award of Honour by Ron Burton, President of Rotary International on 11 February 2014 in New
Delhi ?
Ans:- President Pranab Mukherjee
3) Malala Yousafzai has been nominated for the World Childrens Prize on 7 February 2014. In which year World
Childrens Prize, also known as the Childrens Nobel Prize was founded?
Ans:- 2000
4) Who were received the International Gandhi Award for the year 2013 on 15 February 2014 ?
Ans:- Dr. Vijaykumar Vinayak Dongre and Prof. Guocheng Zhang
SPORTS & GAMES
1) Who won the Winnipeg Winter Club Open trophy on 3 February 2014 ?
Ans:- Indias Squash player Joshna Chinappa
2) Who became the youngest Russian athlete to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics 2014 at Sochi, Russia on 9
February 2014 in free skating in the team figure skating competition ?
Ans:- Yulia Lipnitskaya
3) International Olympic Committee (IOC) revoked ban on Indian Olympic Association (IOA) after how many months on
11 February 2014?
Ans:- 14 months
4) The 2014 Winter Olympics was held from 7 23 February 2014 at ?
Ans:- Sochi, Russia
5) Which player came out as the most expensive player for the 7th edition of IPL, auction for which was held on 12
February 2014?
Ans:- Yuvraj Singh
ECONOMY
1) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 6 February 2014 approved 100% FDI in which mobile company
thus making it the countrys first telecom player to be fully owned by a foreign company?
Ans:- Vodafone
2) Which two Northeastern states are set to come on rail map as part of Railways extension of network in the
Northeastern States as announced in the interim Railway Budget for 2014-15, which was presented in the Lok Sabha
on 12 February 2014?
Ans:- Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh
3) What is the name of Indias first public sector unit (PSU), the revival plan for which was approved by the Cabinet
Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 13 February 2014?
Ans:- ITI Limited
4) Reserve Bank on 4 February 2014 has issued certificate of authorisation to four non-bank entities to set up White
Label ATMs (WLAs) in the country. Which among the following was not in that list of non-bank entities?
Ans:- Varkeys Ventures
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
1) What is the name of the supersonic cruise missile was successfully fired on 6 February 2014 from a naval warship
INS Trikand in salvo mode in the Arabian Sea ?
Ans:- BrahMos
2) Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched third-line drug therapy for people living with on 12
February 2014 ?
Ans:- HIV/AIDS
3) Which country scientist have recently discovered a pre-leukemic stem cell that may be at the root of acute myeloid
leukemia ?
Ans:- Canada
4) Indias Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), also called Mangalyaan, completed 100 days in space on - ?
Ans:- 12 February 2014
PERSONS IN NEWS
A) APPOINTMENTS
1) Who took over as Asian Development Banks new Country Director for India on 3 February 2014?
Ans:- Teresa Kho
2) Who was appointed as the new CEO and Managing Director of MCX Stock Exchange (MCX-SX), the countrys
newest full-fledged stock exchange on 2 February 2014?
Ans:- Saurabh Sarkar
3) John Thompson was appointed as the Chairman of which tech giant on 5 February 2014?
Ans:- Microsoft )
4) Who was selected as the new President of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) on 7 February 2014?
Ans:- R Sridharan
B)RESIGNS
1) Who resigned as the Director General of Cricket in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on 15 February 2014?
Ans:- J aved Miandad
C) DEATHS
1) Balu Mahendra, who passed away on 13 February 2014 at Chennai , was associated with which field?
Ans:- Films
D) VISITORS
1) Name the Foreign Minister of Kyrgyz Republic visited India from 13 to 15 February 2014 ?
Ans:- Erlan Abdyldaev
E) MISCELLANEOUS
1) Which cricketer joined hands with an NGO Navbharat Sewa Samiti to roll out a campaign named Cancer Mukt Purvi
Dilli focussing on awareness, education and early detection of the disease on 10 February 2014?
Ans:- Yuvraj Singh
PLACES IN NEWS
1) Which country on 14 February 2014 announced a plan to build the longest underwater tunnel of the World ?
Ans:- China
ABBREVIATIONS IN NEWS
1) What is the full form of PFRDA ?
Ans:- PFRDA Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
BOOKS IN NEWS
1) What is the name of second book written by celebrated writer JK Rowling under pseudonym which will be released
during June 2014?
Ans:- The Silkworm
COMMITTEES IN NEWS
1) The committee which investigated allegations of spot-fixing and betting in the Indian Premier League (IPL) submitted
its report to the Supreme Court on 10 February 2014.Who headed this committee?
Ans:- J ustice Mukul Mudgal
DAYS & DATES
1) International Mother Language Day (Bhasha Divas) was observed on- ?
Ans:- 21 February 2014


Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways R. Ramalinga Reddy inaugurated electric
passenger bus in Bangalore on 27 February 2014
Ibrahim Mahlab was sworn in as new Prime Minister of Egypt
The largest Solar Power Plant of India was launched at Bhagwanpur in Neemuch, Madhya
Pradesh on 26 February 2014
Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Gulam Nabi Azad inaugurated the All India Institute of
Medical Science (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar
National Science Day was observed across India on 28 February 2014
Eminent Telugu litterateur Hanumath Shastry, the passes away at the age of 90
Dinesh Sarraf appointed next Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Oil and Natural Gas
Corporation (ONGC)
Harold Ramis, the American actor, Writer and Director of classic comedy films passed away at the
age of 69
Legendary Spanish Guitarist Paco de Lucia passed away at the age of 66
German Chancellor Angela Merkel awarded with Israeli Presidential Medal of Distinction
Sourav Kothari won the National Billiard Championships title on 26 February 2014
Delhi Waveriders won the 2nd edition of Hockey India League cup 2014
New Zealand won 2-cricket Test Series against India 1-0
Peng Shuai of China ranked World Number 1 in Womens Tennis Association (WTA) Doubles
ranking
Li Na of China ranked World Number 2 in Womens Tennis Association (WTA) singles ranking
Madan Babu, Indian scientist won the Protein Societys Protein Science Young Investigator Award
for 2014
Sikkim won the National Tourism Award 2012-13
Marathi film, Killa won the Crystal Bear award at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.
Bangladeshs Kamar Ahmad Simons documentary Are You Listening won the Golden Conch
Award of MIFF 2014
India successfully test-fired Akash missile from ITR Complex in Chandipur
Isros Mars Orbiter spacecraft Mangalyaan completed 100 days in space on 12 February 2014
Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari released a book Ambedkar Awakening Indias Social
Conscience
Hamid Ansari, Vice President of India released a Book entitled Public Issues Before Parliament
Arun Jaitley launched a book entitled ModiNomics in New Delhi


Current Affairs, February 2014
28th February:
Sahara chief Subrata Roy sent to police custody till March 4 after his alleged failure to
return Rs. 24,000 crore to over three crore small investors.
Five policemen were killed in a Maoist ambush in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh.
World's first virtual Bitcoin currency shop opened in Hong Kong.
Economic growth slows to 4.7% in December quarter.
The Union Cabinet decided to impose President's Rule in Andhra Pradesh.
27th February:
An army soldier killed five colleagues before killing himself in Safa Pora camp,
Srinagar.
Janata Dal-United today expelled its senior leader Shivanand Tiwari from the party.
Indian Navy confirms the killing of two officers who were missing since the fire on
board submarine INS Sindhuratna.
26th February:
Navy Chief Admiral DK Joshi has resigned following submarine accident in which fire
broke out in Indian Navy submarine INS Sindhuratna.
The Supreme Court issued a non bailable warrant against Sahara group chief Subrata
Roy for failing to appear before the apex court.
25th February:
Asia Cup cricket tournament starts in Bangladesh.
24th February:
India has dropped anti-piracy charges against Italian marines who are accused of
killing two Indian fishermen.
Oleksandr Turchynov was named as the interim President of Ukraine.
23rd February:
Next Winter Olympics will be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea in 2018.
22nd February:
South Africa batsman AB de Villiers became the first player in the history of Test
cricket to score a half-century in 12 consecutive Tests.
21st February:
Today is the last day of the parliament before the general elections, 2014.
Parliament passed the Whistleblowers' Protection Bill to provide adequate protection
to RTI workers.
Ukraine opposition leaders signed an EU-mediated peace deal with President Viktor
Yanukovich to end violent protest and for an early presidential election.
Saradha Group chairman Sudipto Sen got three year imprisonment by a court.
20th February:
Telangana statehood bill passed by the Rajya Sabha.
Supreme Court suspended the Tamil Nadu government's decision to release seven
convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.
Supreme Court gives adoption rights to Muslims, Christians, Jews, Parsis and all other
communities under the Juvenile Justice which was previously restricted to only
Hindus, Buddhists and Jains.
Facebook decided to buy smartphone messaging service WhatsApp for $19 billion.
19th February:
Kiran Kumar Reddy resigned as Andhra Pradesh chief minister over the move to
bifurcate Andhra Pradesh.
BJP named Dr. Harsh Vardhan as the president of its Delhi unit.
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw appointed as the new chairperson of Indian Institute of
Management-Bangalore (IIM-B).
18th February:
Lok Sabha passed the Telangana bill by voice vote.
Supreme Court commuted the death sentences of three assassins (Santhan,
Perarivalan and Murugan) of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi to life
imprisonment.
New Zealand wins the two test match series 1-0 against India.
17th February:
The finance minister P. Chidambaram presented the interim budget in parliament.
'One-rank, one-pension' scheme for ex-servicemen accepted by the Union
Government.
Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation sets Guinness record for conducting largest
blood donation camp at multiple venues.
British Academy Film Awards presented. "12 Years a Slave" wins the best film award.
16th February:
Aam Aadmi Party publishes its first list of candidates for Lok Sabha poll.
IPS officer Rakesh Maria appointed as Mumbai Police Commissioner.
Chinese thriller Movie "Bai Ri Yan Huo" wins the Golden Bear prize in Berlin
International Film Festival.
15th February:
The Union Cabinet recommended President's Rule and suspended animation of Delhi
Assembly.
14th February:
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal resigns over delay in Jan Lokpal bill.
Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta resign from his post.
58,000 people affected by a powerful 7.3 magnitude quake in northwest China's
Xinjiang region.
13th February:
The Lok Sabha erupted in when some MP from Andhra Pradesh fired pepper spray,
broke glass table and snapped the wire in parliament in protest against a bill on a
new Telangana state.
The U.S. Ambassador to India Nancy Powell met BJP leader Narendra Modi in
Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
Assam became the first state in India to legally ban the consumption,manufacture,
advertisement, storage, trade and distribution of all forms of smokeless tobacco.
Delhi government approved the Delhi Nagar Swaraj Bill.
12th February:
Interim rail budget presented in the Parliament. 72 new trains introduce in the
budget.
The annual consumer price inflation to a 24-month low of 8.79 percent in January
The IPL 7 auction takes place. Yuvraj Singh drew the biggest bid with Royal
Challengers Bangalore clinching his services for Rs 14 crore.
Karnataka wins the Irani Trophy final with an innings and 222 runs.
11th February:
103 people kill when a military plane crashed in eastern Algeria.
Talks between Vodafone and Indian Govt fails after the government decided to
withdraw its conciliation proposal to sort out the tax dispute due to which Vodafone
may now have to pay Rs.20,000 crore as tax dues.
IOC lifted the ban on the Indian Olympic association.
BCCI announced the cricket teams for the Asia Cup and T20 World Cup.
10th February:
Nepal's parliament elected Sushil Koirala as the next Prime Minister.
Gurunath Meiyappan has been indicted for illegal betting in last year's Indian Premier
League in a report submitted by retired judge Mukul Mudgal.
9th February:
According to a report of the drinking water and sanitation ministry, Sikkim become
India's first state with 100 percent sanitation coverage.
Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra became the first individual to win three gold medals in
Inter Shoot Tri series being held at Hague, Netherlands.
World Squash Federation president N. Ramachandran elected unopposed as
president of Indian Olympic Association.
8th February:
Maruti Suzuki India has stopped production of Maruti 800.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) board announced that BCCI president N.
Srinivasan will be the Chairman of the ICC board from July.
7th February:
The Union Cabinet approved the Telangana bill.
Winter Olympics starts in Sochi, Russia.
Three Indian athletes Shiva Keshavan, Himanshu Thakur and Nadeem Iqbal are
competing as independent athletes in Winter Olympics due to IOA's (Indian Olympic
Association) suspension by the International Olympic Committee.
6th February:
Delhi Government ask anti-corruption officials file an FIR against former Delhi Chief
Minister Sheila Dikshit for an alleged Rs. 31-crore scam crafted around expensive
street-lighting for the Commonwealth Games in 2010.
Sony Company announces that it will sell its personal computer (PC) unit and cut
5,000 jobs.
5th February:
The last session of 15th Lok Sabha started from today.
4th February:
World Cancer Day is celebrated to deepen the understanding of this killer disease.
Microsoft Corp named 46 year old, Hyderabad born Satya Nadella as its next chief
executive officer.
Sachin Tendulkar and CNR Rao conferred with Bharat Ratna by the President of India
Pranab Mukherjee.
Justice Askhok Kumar Mathur has been appointed as the Chairman of the 7th Pay
Commission.
3rd February:
AIADMK and CPI (M) entered into an alliance in Tamil Nadu for Lok Sabha polls 2014.
The Delhi cabinet cleared the Jan Lokpal Bill, which will be pass at a special assembly
session at the Indira Gandhi stadium in New Delhi according to Delhi Govt.
2nd February:
Founder member of Aam Admi Party Madhu Bhaduri quits party.
Karnataka wins their seventh Ranji Trophy cricket title after beating Maharashtra by
seven wickets in the final in Hyderabad.
1st February:
Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan inaugurated Indias first monorail in
Mumbai.
Harish Rawat sworn in as Uttarakhands eighth Chief Minister after resignation of
Vijay Bahuguna.