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General Knowledge 83 16. February Month GK Questions 84 - 87 9600124042/ 9840097666 TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS February 2018 IMPORTANT DAY INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY 21 FEBRUARY 2018 February, International Mother Language Day has been observed every year since February 2000 to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. 2018 Theme : Linguistic diversity and multilingualism count for sustainable development NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY: 28 FEBRUARY National Science Day is celebrated in India on 28 February each year to mark the discovery of the Raman Effect by Indian physicist Sir Chandrashekhara Venkata Raman on 28 February 1928. For his discovery, Sir C.V. Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930. The theme of the year 2018 is "Science and Technology for a sustainable future." 9600124042/ 9840097666 Page 1 TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS February 2018 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ZERO TOLERANCE TO FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION-FEB 06 Purpose : Creation of awareness about female genital mutilation and for promotion of its eradication By : UN Aim : Eradication of FGM by 2030 SAFER INTERNET DAY – FEB 06 Theme : Create, Connect, and share respect A better internet Starts with you. By : In safe Network Purpose : To raise awareness of emerging online safety and security Issues ALBENDEZOLE TABLET WILL BE GIVEN TO TARGETED CHILDREN International day of Women and girls in Science By : UN 2018 Theme : Equality and parity in Science for peace and development Purpose: to promote gender equality and encourage girls and women to get involved in Science and research. NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY WEEK – FEB – 12 By National Productivity Council 2018 Theme: Industry 4.0 hap frog opportunity for India NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL – 60TH ANNIVERSARY 1. Commeration of formation of National productivity Council 2. Draw the attention of all Concerned towards the Concept and encourage implementation of productivity tools and techniques with contemporary relevant themes WORLD RADIO DAY – FEB 13 By UNESCO Purpose : To celebrate and remember the uses of radio in human life 2018 Theme: Radio & Sports Also to remember UN radio‟s first call sign broadcast in 1946. 9600124042/ 9840097666 Page 2 TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS February 2018 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS PM MODI LIKELY TO ANNOUNCE SUPER-SPECIALITY HOSPITAL IN PALESTINE Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a four-day visit to Palestine, the UAE, and Oman, is likely to announce the set-up of a super-speciality hospital in Palestine‟s capital Ramallah. He will also hold discussions with President Mahmoud Abbas and reaffirm India‟s support for the Palestinian people and the development of the state. PM Modi will be the first Indian prime minister to visit Palestine. India is also the first non-Arab nation to recognise Palestine and maintains diplomatic relationships with them. PM NARENDRAMODI LAID THE FOUNDATION STONE FOR THE FIRST HINDU TEMPLE IN ABU DHABI. Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially laid the foundation stone for the first Hindu temple in UAE. This is the first stone temple to be built in Abu Dhabi off Dubai-Abu Dhabi highway. It will be completed by 2020, and open to people of all religious backgrounds. Bochasanwasi ShriAkshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS), is a socio-spiritual Hindu organisation set up in 1907 that runs more than 1,100 temples and cultural compounds around the world WORLD‘S LONGEST ZIPLINE OPENS IN UAE WITH SPEEDS OF UP TO 150 KPH The world‘s longest zip line will open in the UAE, propelling thrill-seekers at speeds of up to 150 kilometres an hour. The 2.8 kilometre (1.74 miles) zipline, spanning the equivalent of 28 soccer fields, was certified this week by the Guinness World Records. The zip line can handle as many as 100,000 people a year, and though there are no age restrictions. The riders must be at least 1.22 metres tall and no heavier than 150 kilograms. 9600124042/ 9840097666 Page 3 TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS February 2018 VENEZUELA, LIBYA LOSE UNGA VOTE FOR THIRD TIME IN 3 YEARS Venezuela &Libya were suspended from voting in United Nations general assembly (UNGA) in 2018-19 session for not paying dues 193 members world body. It was third time in three years these countries have been suspended from voting for unpaid dues. UNGA –United Nation General Assembly Founded : 1945 New York UN Day : 24 October Permanent members: China Russia France United kingdom United States BHUTAN OPENS A CONSULATE IN GUWAHATI, ASSAM Bhutan opened a consulate general‟s office in Assam‟s capital Guwahati. It is the second country to set up its consulate general in the Indian subcontinent after Bangladesh. The event coincided with the 50th anniversary of the Bhutan-India relationship. Bhutanese foreign minister Damcho Dorji and Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal opened the consulate in the presence of Bhutanese PM TsheringTobgay. Dorji announced a Bhutan-Guwahati-Singapore flight service would be launched WORLD‘S TALLEST HOTEL SET TO OPEN IN DUBAI Gulf metropolis Dubai, on its never-ending quest to break records, announced the opening of the “world‟s new tallest hotel”. The gleaming gold 75-storey Gevora Hotel stands 356 metres, or nearly a quarter of a mile, tall. Dubai is also home to the world‟s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, which pierces the city skyline at 828 metres (half a mile) high. 9600124042/ 9840097666 Page 4 TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS February 2018 CHINA BUILDING HUGE TEST SITE FOR UNMANNED SHIPS China has started building the world‟s largest test site for unmanned ships technology with both civilian and military applications off a port in the disputed South China Sea. The state Xinhua news agency said the test area is being constructed off the southern port city of Zhuhai bordering Macau. THREE DAY MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE HELD AT GERMANY The Munich Security Conference, in its 54th edition, began in Munich, Germany, amidst strict security measures for more than 4,000 security personnel. Three day conference held from 16th Feb to 18th Feb 2018. The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterich, began the session. SAUDI WOMEN CAN NOW START THEIR OWN BUSINESS WITHOUT MALE PERMISSION. Women in Saudi Arabia can now open their own businesses without the consent of a husband or male relative. The policy change, announced by the Saudi government also marks a major step away from the strict guardianship system that has ruled the country for decades. The ministry of commerce and investment said women can now launch their own businesses and benefit from e-services without having to prove consent from a guardian. 9600124042/ 9840097666 Page 5 TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS February 2018 K.P. SHARMA OLI WAS ELECTED AS PRIME MINSTER OF NEPAL ON FEB-15 Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli Sworn in as 38th Prime Minister of Nepal. K.P. Sharma Oli headed left alliance won the majority of seats in elections conducted in 2017 to elect 275 members of the “4th house of representatives”. K.P. Sharma Oli 1. Sworn in as PM for Second time. 2. Served as PM in 2015-16 for 1st time. 3. Belonged to party CPN-UML 4. His party secured 121 in 275 seats. CYRIL RAMAPHOSA WAS ELECTED AS PRESIDENT OF THE SOUTH AFRICA ON FEB-15 AS JACOB ZUME RESIGNS. Cyril Ramaphosa was elected as the 5th President (Since the end of the Apartheid System in 1994) of South Africa, after the current President Jacob Zuma resigned over the corruption allegations. CYRIL RAMAPHOSE : 1. An Anti – Apartheid activist 2. Earlier served as Deputy President of South Africa (2014 – 2018). 3. Played key role with Nelson Mandela to bring democracy in South Africa 4. Party : African National Congress. 9600124042/ 9840097666 Page 6 TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS February 2018 WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY SUSPENDS ROMANIAN LABORATORY The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has suspended Romania's drug- testing laboratory for six months. WADA has stepped up checks on laboratories around the world ever since uncovering evidence of wide-ranging doping and cover-ups at the Moscow laboratory.