February - 2015 GK - 4

General Knowledge quiz covering February 2015 current events, news, sports, and government announcements

24 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following Chief Ministers is also called the greenest Chief Minister of India?

  1. Siddaramaiah
  2. K. Chandrashekar Rao
  3. Pawan Kumar Chamling
  4. Arvind Kejriwal
  5. Devendra Fadnavis
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the tagline of the online grievances monitoring system called MADAD, launched by the Union Government in February 2015?

  1. Because You Are Us
  2. Because You Are All
  3. Because We Are You
  4. Because You We Are
  5. Because All Is You
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

________ is the first country to legalise the creation of three-parent IVF designer babies using Mitochondrial Donation Technique.

  1. France
  2. The United States
  3. The United Kingdom
  4. Australia
  5. Japan
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

With which of the following banks did the Indian Army sign a Memorandum of Understanding on the defence salary package?

  1. ICICI Bank
  2. PNB
  3. HDFC Bank
  4. State Bank of India
  5. Syndicate Bank
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which president of Maldives was arrested under anti-terrorism laws?

  1. Mohammed Waheed Hassan
  2. Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
  3. Ibrahim Nasir
  4. Mohamed Nasheed
  5. Abdulla Yameen
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

As per the 2015-16 Budget, in how many states will AIIMS be set up?

  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 5
  5. 6
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Whose highest individual score in Cricket World Cup did Gayle surpass by scoring 215 runs in 2015?

  1. Virender Sehwag
  2. Gary Kirsten
  3. Sachin Tendulkar
  4. Rohit Sharma
  5. Charles Kevin Coventry
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In February 2015, the National Green Tribunal banned the plying of vintage cars in

  1. Chennai
  2. Mumbai
  3. Delhi
  4. Jaipur
  5. Kolkata
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following won the best actor award at the 87th Academy Awards?

  1. J. K. Simmons
  2. Neil Patrick Harris
  3. Eddie Redmayne
  4. Michael Keaton
  5. Jake Gyllenhaal
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following was unanimously elected as the Speaker of the Delhi Legislative Assembly in February 2015?

  1. Bandana Kumari
  2. Jitender Singh Shunty
  3. Rekha Gupta
  4. Ram Niwas Goel
  5. Fateh Singh
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the sanctioned strength of judges of the Supreme Court?

  1. 29
  2. 31
  3. 26
  4. 30
  5. 28
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following was the Chairman of the 14th Finance Commission?

  1. C. Rangarajan
  2. Dr. Vijay L. Kelkar
  3. Dr. Y. V. Reddy
  4. Dr. Bimal Jalan
  5. S. Venkitaramanan
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following was the Chairman of the 14th Finance Commission?

  1. C. Rangarajan
  2. Dr. Vijay L. Kelkar
  3. Dr. Y. V. Reddy
  4. Dr. Bimal Jalan
  5. S. Venkitaramanan
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following was the Chairman of the 14th Finance Commission?

  1. C. Rangarajan
  2. Dr. Vijay L. Kelkar
  3. Dr. Y. V. Reddy
  4. Dr. Bimal Jalan
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Researchers from which country created the world’s first 3-dimensional (3D) printed jet engine?

  1. Japan
  2. China
  3. The US
  4. Australia
  5. France
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following Indian women is not in Asia’s 50 Power Businesswomen 2015 list released by Forbes?

  1. Arundhati Bhattacharya
  2. Naina Lal Kidwai
  3. Shikha Sharma
  4. Akhila Srinivasan
  5. Usha Sangwan
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following teams won the Hero Hockey India League 2015 (HHIL) by defeating Jaypee Punjab Warriors?

  1. Delhi Waveriders
  2. Kalinga Lancers
  3. Dabang Mumbai
  4. Ranchi Rays
  5. Uttar Pradesh Wizards
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following teams won the Hero Hockey India League 2015 (HHIL) by defeating Jaypee Punjab Warriors?

  1. Delhi Waveriders
  2. Kalinga Lancers
  3. Dabang Mumbai
  4. Ranchi Rays
  5. Uttar Pradesh Wizards
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following teams won the Hero Hockey India League 2015 (HHIL) by defeating Jaypee Punjab Warriors?

  1. Delhi Waveriders
  2. Kalinga Lancers
  3. Dabang Mumbai
  4. Ranchi Rays
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Rana Bhagwandas, who died in February 2015, was the _____ non-Muslim to head the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

  1. first
  2. third
  3. second
  4. fourth
  5. fifth
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which year was the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) set up?

  1. 1987
  2. 2000
  3. 1994
  4. 1990
  5. 1996
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is the author of the book ‘Haroun and Luka’?

  1. Chetan Bhatgat
  2. Salman Rushdie
  3. Ruskin Bond
  4. Amitav Ghosh
  5. Vikram Seth
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In how many balls did South African cricketer AB de Villiers hit the fastest 150 in one-day internationals (ODIs)?

  1. 75
  2. 83
  3. 64
  4. 60
  5. 88
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In February 2015, with which of the following did the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) partner to provide convenient online shopping experience and sell various products?

  1. Flipkart.com
  2. Snapdeal.com
  3. Jabong.com
  4. Amazon.in
  5. Myntra.com