JNANAGANGOTHRI FEBRUARY MONTH CURRENT AFFAIRS MODEL QUESTIONS WWW.IASJNANA.COM 1 JNANAGANGOTHRI FEBRUARY MONTH CURRENT AFFAIRS MODEL QUESTIONS 1.India and which country signed five MoUs for establishing the Addu Tourism zone? 4.Who won Australian Open in Women‟s (A) Nepal (B) Bangladesh singles? (C) Myanmar (D) Maldives (A) Garbine Muguruza (B) Sofia Kenin Ans:: (D) (C) Naomi Osaka (D) Simona Halep About: India and Maldives five MoUs for Ans:: (B) establishing the Addu Tourism zone in five Sofia Kenin (youngest Australian Open islands of Addu atoll at a cost of 2.49 million champion) of America (over Spain's dollars Addu: is a city in Maldives that consists Garbine Muguruza) won Australian Open in of the inhabited islands of the southernmost atoll Women‟s singles of the archipelago. 5.Which country declares national emergency to 2.Which state bags first position for battle locusts? implementation of PMMVY? (A) China (B) India (A) Goa (B) Maharashtra (C) Nepal (D) Pakistan (C) Madhya Pradesh (D) Odisha Ans:: (D) Ans:: (C) Pakistan, which is facing its worst locust attack Madhya Pradesh has bagged the first position in decades, has declared national emergency to for the implementation of Pradhan Mantri tackle the insects destroying crops on a large Matru Vandana Yojana. Union Minister of scale in Punjab province Women and Child Development: Smriti Irani Matru Vandana Yojana: To provide incentives 6.Amazon India announced to expand pickup of five thousand rupees for the loss of wages of points to which railway station after working women and to ensure their proper rest Mumbai? and nutrition during pregnancy. The payment of (A) Bhopal (B) Bengaluru (C) Chennai (D) Kolkata the incentive amount is deposited directly into Ans:: (D) the bank account. About: Amazon India announced to expand pickup points to Kolkata with launching a kiosk at the Sealdah railway station that would act as a convenient and easy pickup point for customers. Previous point: In 2019 the company partnered the Indian Railways to launch pickup kiosks at four railway stations in Mumbai. 7.Who won 2019 World Games Athlete of the 3.Who won Australian Open in men‟s singles? Year award? (A) Rojer Fedrerrer (B) Novak Djokovic (A) Rani Rampal (B) Dutee Chand (C) Rafael Nadal (D) Joe Salisbury (C) Hima Das (D) Manu Bhaker Ans:: (B) Ans:: (A) Men‟s single: In tennis, Serbia's Novak India womens hockey captain Rani Rampal won Djokovic won his record 8th Men's the 2019 World Games Athlete of the Year singles title in Australian award given for outstanding performance, along Open at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. with social commitment and fair behavior. He beat first-time Australian Open finalist Dominic Thiem of Austria. 8.What is theme of Union Budget 2020-21? Men's doubles title: Joe Salisbury of (A) Aspirational India UK and American Rajeev Ram (B) Economic Development for all Australian Open: American Sofia Kenin wins (C) Economic Development for all her first Grand Slam title WWW.IASJNANA.COM 2 JNANAGANGOTHRI FEBRUARY MONTH CURRENT AFFAIRS MODEL QUESTIONS (D) All the Above (A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Madhya Pradesh Ans:: (D) (C) Haryana (D) Odisha Three prominent themes of the Budget Union Ans:: (B) Budget 2020-21 are: About: Union Minister of Women & Child • Aspirational India - better standards of living Development and Textiles Smriti Zubin Irani with access to health, education and better jobs gave away the Pradhan Mantri Matru for all sections of the society VandanaYojana (PMMVY) awards to States • Economic Development for all - “Sabka Saath , Union Territories and Districts for best Sabka Vikas , Sabka Vishwas”. performance at a function in New Delhi. Best • Caring Society - both humane and performance since inception of the Scheme: State compassionate; Antyodaya as an article of faith. population more than 1 crore: the first position was awarded to the State of Madhya Pradesh 9.DefExpo 2020 to be held in which city? followed by Andhra Pradesh and Haryana (A) Lucknow (B) Bhopal (C) Mumbai (D) Hyderabad 13.When is World Cancer Day observed? rd th Ans:: (A) (A) February 3 (B) February 4 th th About: 11th Edition of the Biennial Mega (C) February 5 (D) February 6 Defence Exhibition DefExpo 2020 at Lucknow, Ans:: (B) Uttar Pradesh, on the 5th February 2020. World Cancer Day is observed on the 4th of Theme: „India: The Emerging Defence February every year to create awareness about Manufacturing Hub‟ cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. 10.APEDA-CFTRI Sign MoU to set up Liason Theme: “I am and I will” Office in which state? (A) Assam (B) Maharashtra 14.Mohammed Allawi appointed new PM of (C) Madhya Pradesh (D) Odisha which country? Ans:: (A) (A) Syria (B) Iran Memorandum of understanding (MoU): was (C) Iraq (D) Turkey signed by CSIR (Council of Scientific & Ans:: (C) Industrial Research)-CFTRI (Central Food Iraqi President Barham Salih appointed Technological Research Institute) with APEDA Mohammed Allawi to replace Prime Minister (Agricultural and Processed Food Products Adel Abdul Mahdi. Export Development Authority) to set up a Liaison Office in Guwahati, Assam 15.Which country rejoins Commonwealth? (A) Sri Lanaka (B) Maldives 11.Where was Ninth edition of India-Bangladesh (C) Malaysia (D) Thailand Joint Military Exercise SAMPRITI-IX held? Ans:: (B) (A) Mizoram (B) Meghalaya Maldives was officially readmitted to the (C) Manipur (D) Sikkim Commonwealth, The island nation had quit the Ans:: (B) Commonwealth in October 2016 after being Ninth edition of India, Bangladesh Joint Military threatened with suspension over its human Exercise SAMPRITI rights record and lack of progress on democratic IX was held in Umroi, Meghalaya reform. President: Ibrahim Mohamed Solih 12.Which is best state in Best performance since 16.Which country has discovered new natural inception of the Scheme category under gas reserve? PMMVY scheme? (A) UAE (B) Saudi Arabia (C) Qatar (D) Iran Ans:: (A) WWW.IASJNANA.COM 3 JNANAGANGOTHRI FEBRUARY MONTH CURRENT AFFAIRS MODEL QUESTIONS The United Arab Emirates announced the (A) West Bengal (B) Odisha discovery of a natural gas field containing 80 (C) Gujarat (D) Maharashtra trillion standard cubic feet of gas between Abu Ans:: (D) Dhabi and Dubai. The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its 17.Which state govt declares coronavirus 'in principle' approval for setting up outbreak as state disaster? a Major Port at Vadhavan near Dahanu in (A) Tamil Nadu (B) Kerala Maharashtra. (C) Karnataka (D) Telangana Ans:: (B) Kerala government has declared the coronavirus outbreak a 'state disaster' following three confirmed cases of the deadly infection in the state. 18.Which country ends free entry for Indian tourists? 22.India stands at which place in crude steel (A) Maldives (B) Bhutan production? (C) Mauritius (D) Nepal (A) First (B) Second Ans:: (B) (C) Third (D) Fourth Ending decades of free entry to Indian tourists Ans:: (B) visiting Bhutan the government in Thimphu has As per World Steel Association data, India decided to levy a daily Rs.1200 ($17) fee for became the second largest steel producer of “regional tourists” from India the Maldives and crude steel after China in 2018 and 2019, by Bangladesh beginning July 2020. replacing Japan. Top 5 Crude steel producers in the world 2019 19.D. Manjunath passes away, was associated Rank Country Qty (mt) with which field? 1 China 996.3 (A) Politics (B) Sports 2 India 111.2 (C) Doctor (D) Architecture 3 Japan 99.3 Ans:: (A) 4 USA 87.9 Former Karnataka Legislative Council 5 Russia 71.6 Chairman D. Manjunath-92 passed away here Union Minister of Steel: Dharmendra Pradhan after a brief illness. 23.Fourth East Asia Summit (EAS) Conference 20.Who elected as president of Paralympic on Maritime Security Cooperation to be held Committee of India? in which city? (A) Naresh Kumar (B) Deepa Malik (A) Mangaluru (B) Vishakhapatnam (C) Karamjyoti Dalal (D) Suyash Jadhav (C) Chennai (D) Mumbai Ans:: (B) Ans:: (C) Indian Paralympic medal winner Deepa Malik The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in has been elected president of the Paralympic partnership with the Governments of Australia Committee of India. Malik, who won silver in and Indonesia will organize the fourth EAS shot putt F-53 at Rio 2016, was elected Conference on Maritime Security Cooperation in unopposed. Chennai on 6-7 February 2020 21.Cabinet gives approval for setting up a new 24.Which state launched Janasevaka scheme? Major Port in which state? (A) Karnataka (B) Tamil Nadu WWW.IASJNANA.COM 4 JNANAGANGOTHRI FEBRUARY MONTH CURRENT AFFAIRS MODEL QUESTIONS (C) Kerala (D) Telangana (A) Bhuthan (B) Myanmar Ans:: (A) (C) Nepal (D) Sri Lanka The Karnataka government launched the Ans:: (D) Janasevaka under the Sakala scheme in a few A 1992 batch officer of Indian Foreign Service municipal corporation wards to ensure home Gopal Baglay Appointed Indian High delivery of various services like ration cards, Commissioner to Sri Lanka senior citizen identity and health cards. 29.New Commercial flight operations at begins Chief Minister: B S Yediyurappa Minister for at which district of Karnataka? Sakala and Primary and Secondary Education: (A) Bijapur (B) Gulbarga (C) Bidar (D) Koppal S Suresh Kumar Ans:: (C) 25.Daniel arap Moi passes away, was former Post the successful commencement of flight president of which country? operations from the Kalaburagi airport in (A) Sudan (B) Kenya Karnataka, Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) (C) Uganda (D) Tanzania flagged off the first direct flight from Bidar Ans:: (B) airport (8th airport in the Karnataka) to Daniel arap Moi was Kenya's longest- Bengaluru in Karnataka under RCS-UDAN. serving president dies aged 95. He was in office for 24 years.