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CURRENT AFFAIRS OF FEBRUARY 2016

Awards

The Telugu writer who has been awarded the 29th Moortidevi Award by Bharatiya Jnanpith for his novel

Ananta Jeevanam – Kolakaluri Enoch

The veteran fashion designer who has been conferred Chevalier de la egion d!"onneur #$night of the

egion of "onour%& the highest 'rench civilian distinction by the ambassador of 'rance to (ndia – Manish

Arora

Defence

The )eventh Joint Military Training *+ercise between the (ndian Army and the )eychelles ,eople-s

.efence 'orces #),.'% to be conducted at )eychelles .efence Academy #).A%& /ictoria& )eychelles from

01 'ebruary to 2 'ebruary 2304 is named – LAMITYE 2016

The 056day (ndo67epal Combined Military *+ercise being conducted at ,ithoragarh in 8ttarahand from

3 'ebruary 2304 to 20 'ebruary 2304 – Surya Kiran I

!ersons

The :eneral )ecretary of 8nion of *uropean 'ootball Associations who has been elected the new

,resident of '('A #'ederation (nternationale de 'ootball Association% – "ianni Infan#ino

The new .irector :eneral of Coast :uard to replace /ice Admiral "C) Bisht – $a%endra Sin&h

The new Chief Minister of Arunachal ,radesh #9th CM% – Kalikho !ul

The chairman of ;asna (nternational who has been named ambassador of the government!s !Mae in

(ndia! initiative by the :overnment of (ndia – !iru' Kha()a##a

Australia!s ne+t "igh Commissioner to (ndia – Ms* +arinder Sidhu

The Chief of Army )taff of 7epalese Army who has been conferred the "onorary ;an of :eneral of the

(ndian Army by the ,resident of (ndia – "eneral $a%endra ,hhe#ri

The )enior (,) officer who has become the first woman .irector :eneral of )ashastra )eema Bal #))B%&

#also the first woman to head a paramilitary force


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The popular author of the novel To $ill a Mocingbird #winner of 0940 ,ulit?er ,ri?e% who passed away

on 09 'eb 2304 – +ar/er Lee

The former )ecretary :eneral of the 8nited 7ations and the first from the African continent who passed

away on 04 'eb 04 – ou#ros ou#ros "hali

The well nown Malayalam poet and lyricist& winner of Jnanpith Award #233>%& ,adma )hri #099%&

,adma /ibhushan #2300% who passed away on 0= 'eb 2304 – -*** Kuru/

The former ,rime Minister of 7epal from 'ebruary 05 to @ctober 01 and also the ,resident of 7epali

Congress ,arty who passed away on 39 'eb 2304 – Sushil Koirala

The well6nown 8rdu poet& lyricist and novelist who passed away on 3 'eb 04 #"e was awarded the

)ahitya Aademi award in 099 and ,adma )hri in 230=% – ida 3a'li

The si+th person to wal on moon as the unar Module pilot of Apollo 05 in 09>0 who passed away on

35 'eb 04 – Ed&ar Mi#chell

The well6nown cartoonist& a ,adma )hri recipient of 2335 and author of 7o& ,rime Minister& a boo of

cartoons who passed away on 34 'eb 2304 – Sudhir Tailan&

The former )peaer of o )abha and :overnor of Madhya ,radesh who passed away on 3= 'eb 2301 –

alra( 4akhar

S/or#s

The team which has won the ;ani Trophy cricet tournament for the 50st time defeating )aurashtra in

the finals – Mu()ai

The teams which have won the 'ederation Cup /olleyball Championship for Men and omen

respectively #held at Tirupur& Tamil 7adu% – .##arakhand and Indian $ailways

The 7ew Dealand criceter who has scored the fastest century in test cricet by maing it in 15 balls in a

test match against Australia at Christchurch #breaing the record held ointly by /ivian ;ichards and

Misbah6ul6haE in 14 balls% – rendon Mc,ullu(

!laces

The place in ;anandgaon district of Chhattisgarh from where the ,rime Minster has launched the

)hyama ,rasad Muheri ;urban #rural6urban% Mission – Kuru)ha#

The province of ,aistan which has become the first in the country to pass the "indu Marriage bill

allowing the "indu community to register their marriages – Sindh

The place in @disha where the ,rime Minister& )hri 7arendra Modi inaugurated the 00th refinery of

(ndian @il Corporation – !aradi/


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The city of Taiwan which was recently hit by an earthEuae illing around 53 people and inuring several

others – Tainan

The venue of 56day 7ational Arogya 'air being organi?ed by the Ministry of Ayurveda& Foga and

7aturopathy& 8nani& )iddha& )owa ;igpa and "omoeopathy #AF8)"%in collaboration with the )tate

government of 8ttarahand and the Confederation of (ndian (ndustries #C((% – Dehradun

The venue of Counter6Terrorism Conference 2304 inaugurated by the ,resident )hri ,ranab Muheree

on 32 'eb 04 – 4ai/ur

Miscellaneous

The Asian country against which the 8nited )tates of America has imposed unilateral sanctions to curb

the country!s controversial nuclear weapons program – or#h Korea

The public sector undertaing in which the :ovt has decided to disinvest 1G of its holding thorugh @ffer

for )ale #@')% route at a base price of ;s 022 a share – T!,

The (talian documentary film directed by :ianfranco ;osi which has won the :olden Bear Award at the

44th Berlin (nternational 'ilm 'estival – 3ire a# Sea

The proect launched by the :eological )urvey of (ndia targeting deep seated and concealed mineral

deposits is named – -/era#ion Khani%kho%

The (ndian smartphone company which has launched the cheapest smartphone in (ndia 'reedom210

prices at ;s


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The 013 cc motorcycle made by Baa Auto ltd from the metal of (ndia!s first aircraft carrier (7) /irant

has been named –

The virus on which the orld "ealth @rganisation has declared a public health emergency because of its

suspected lins to birth defects #microcephaly% – :ika 5irus

+i&hli&h#s of $ailway ud&e# ; 2016;1<

The(e of #he ud&e# H @vercoming challenges – ;eorgani?e& ;estructure ;euvenate (ndian ;ailwaysH

Iचलो िमलकर कुछ नया करचलो िमलकर कुछ नया करचलो िमलकर कुछ नया करचलो िमलकर कुछ नया कर-

Three /illars of #he s#ra#e&y i


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4anani sewaH children-s menu items on trains& baby foods& hot mil and hot water would be made

available<

SMA$T #)pecially Modified Aesthetic ;efreshing Travel% Coaches 6 design and layout of our coaches to

ensure higher carrying capacity and provision of new amenities including automatic doors& bar6code

readers& bio6vacuum toilets& water6level indicators& accessible dustbins& ergonomic seating& improved

aesthetics& vending machines& entertainment screens& *. lit boards for advertising& ,A system<

.nder#akin& a5ara()h > a new )e&innin&

a5inikaran 6 )tructural (nterventions @rganisational ;estructuring6 proposed to reorgani?e the ;ailway

Board along business lines and suitably empower Chairman& ;ailway Board<

Sashak#ikaran – (mproving our planning practices 6 To set up a ;ailway ,lanning (nvestment

@rganisation for drafting medium #1 years% and long #03 years% term corporate plans<

Aekikaran – ConsolidationH 'orming a holding company of companies owned by (;<

Shodh aur 5ikas 6 (nvesting in the futureH to set up a ;. organi?ation& a )pecial ;ailway *stablishment

for )trategic Technology "olistic Advancement& );*)T"A< ;.)@ will now focus only on day to day

issues while );*)T"A would drive long term research<

ishleshan – Analy?ing dataH a dedicated& cross functional team called )pecial 8nit for Transportation

;esearch and Analytics #)8T;A% would be set up for carrying out detailed analytics leading to optimi?ed

investment decisions and operations<

a5rachna – (nnovationH by setting aside a sum of ;s< 13 crore for providing innovation grants to

employees& startups and small businesses<

A5a#aran 6 )even Missions for the transformation of (;< Missions will be headed by a Mission .irector

reporting directly to the Chairman& ;ailway Board<

• Mission 21 Tonne for 21 tonne a+le load&

• Mission Dero Accident for safety&

• Mission ,AC* #,rocurement and Consumption *fficiency%&

• Mission ;aftaar for higher speeds&

• Mission "undred for commissioning 033 sidingsKfreight terminals&

• Mission beyond boo6eeping for accounting reforms&

• Mission Capacity 8tilisation to prepare a blueprint for maing use of the capacity created once

.'C is commissioned<

Acade(y Awards ; 2016 8-scars9

Best ,icture H S/o#li&h# #.irected by Tom McCarthy%

Best Actor H Leonardo Dica/rio for The ;evenant


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Best Actress H rie Larson for ;oom

Best .irector H Ale%andro "on'ale' Inarri#u for The ;evenant

Best 'oreign anguage 'ilm H Son of Saul #"ungarian film%

Best Animated 'ilm H Inside -u#

Best .ocumentary H A(y directed by Asif $apadia

Mercer?s @uali#y of Li5in& $ankin&s 2016 820 ci#ies9

$ank ,i#y $ank ,i#y

0< /ienna 0=9< "yderabad

2< Durich 055< ,une

=< Aucland 012< Mumbai

5< Munich 2=3< Baghdad

1< /ancouver

12#h Sou#h Asian "a(es ; 2016

"eld at "uwaha#i #(ndira :andhi Athletic )tadium% and Shillon& #Jawaharlal 7ehru )tadium%

"eld from H 1 'eb to 04 'eb 04

7ame of the mascotH Thikor #a baby rhinoceros%

Mascot designed by H $olhapur-s Anant $hasbardar

MottoH !lay for !eace !ro&ress and !ros/eri#y

ogo designed by H 7('T!s Abhieet $rishna

Theme )ongH Ei !ri#hi)i Ek Kriran&an #The world is a playground% written by .r< Bhupen "a?aria #0924–

2300%<

7umber of )port .isciplines H 22

Medals Tally

$ank ,oun#ry "old Sil5er ron'e To#al

0< (ndia 0 93 =3 =3

2< )ri ana 21 4= 9 04

=< ,aistan 02 => 1> 034

5< Afghanistan > 9 09 =1

1< Bangladesh 5 01 14 >1

4< 7epal = 2= =5 43

>< Maldives 3 2 0 =


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< Bhutan 3 0 01 04

Swachh Sur5ekshan ; 2016

(n the )wachch )urveshan >= cities were surveyed for cleanliness< 01 cities who scored more

than >3G of the total mars of 2333 were categori?ed as eaders& 23 cities with scores in the range of

43G6>3G are Aspiring eaders& those with scores in the range of 13G643G are the cities who need to

accelerate their efforts and cities who scored below 13G are named )low Movers who need to wor

harder to improve santiation< Mysuru was raned 7o< 0 while .hanbad was raned at 7o< >=<

eaders H

$ank ,i#y $ank ,i#y

0< Mysuru 9< ,imprichindwad2< Chandigarh 03< :reater Mumbai

=< Tiruchirapalli 00< ,une

5< 7ew .elhi Municipal Council 02< 7avi Mumbai

1< /isahapatnam 0=< /adodara

4< )urat 05< Ahmedabad

>< ;aot 01< (mphal

< :angto

a#ional 3ra(ework for Malaria Eli(ina#ion 83ME9 2016;200

7ational 'ramewor for Malaria *limination #7'M*% 2304623=3& which outlines (ndia-s strategy for

elimination of the disease by 23=3 launched by the "ealth Minister on 00 'eb 04

The obectives of the 7'M* are toH

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eliminate malaria from all low #Category 0% and moderate #Category 2% endemic statesK8Ts #24%

by 2322L

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reduce incidence of malaria to less than 0 case per 0333 population in all )tatesK8Ts and the

districts and malaria elimination in =0 statesK8Ts by 2325L

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interrupt indigenous transmission of malaria in all )tatesK 8Ts #Category =% by 232>L

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prevent re6establishment of local transmission of malaria in areas where it has been eliminated

and to maintain malaria6free status of the country by 23=3<

The milestones and targets are set for 2304& 2323& 2322& 2325& 232> and 23=3 by when the entire

country has sustained ?ero indigenous cases and deaths due to malaria for = years and initiated the

processes for certification of malaria elimination status to the country<

In#erna#ional In#ellec#ual !ro/er#y Inde=

(nde+ released by .S ,ha()er of ,o((erce*


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The (nde+ maps the (, environment in = economies around the world& collectively accounting for nearly

1G of global gross domestic product #:.,%<

*ach economy-s score is based on =3 indicators spread across si+ categories,atents& Copyrights&

Trademars& Trade )ecrets& *nforcement& and (nternational Treaties<

This is the fourth edition of the inde+ titled Infini#e !ossi)ili#ies

$ank ,oun#ry Score

0< 8


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• Dia virus disease is caused by a virus transmitted by Aedes mosEuitoes& mainly Aedes aegypti in

tropical regions< This is the same mosEuito that transmits dengue& chiungunya and yellow

fever<

• ,eople with Dia virus disease usually have a mild fever& sin rash #e+anthema% and

conunctivitis< These symptoms normally last for 26> days<

• There is no specific treatment or vaccine currently available<

• The best form of prevention is protection against mosEuito bites<

• Dia virus is an emerging mosEuito6borne virus that was first identified in 8ganda in 095> in

rhesus moneys through a monitoring networ of sylvatic yellow fever<

• (t was subseEuently identified in humans in 0912 in 8ganda and the 8nited ;epublic of

Tan?ania<

• The virus has been strongly lined to microcephaly in babies

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Dia virus is diagnosed through ,C; #polymerase chain reaction% and virus isolation from bloodsamples<

A))re5ia#ions in ews

3MEH 7ational 'ramewor for Malaria *limination

LI"-H aser (nterferometer :ravitational6ave @bservatory

LI;3IH ight 'idelity

,urren# Affairs @ues#ions

0< By which year does the 7ational 'ramewor for Malaria *limination #7'M*% target to eliminate

malaria from the countryN

a< 2325 b< 23=3 c< 2322 d< 2324

2< The much in news Article =>> is a part of which of the following documentsN

a< Constitution of (ndia b< Criminal ,rocedure Code

c< (ndian ,enal Code d< Civil ,rocedure Code

=< As per the ;ailway Budget 230460>& which of the following is a double6decer train on busy routes

intended to increase the carrying capacity by 53GN

a< 8.AF b< "umsafar c< Teas d< Antyodaya

5< hich of the following companies recently launched a motorcycle made from the metal of (ndia-s first

aircraft carrier (7) /irantN

a< "ero Motocorp b< "onda c< Mahindra d< Baa

1< hich of these diseases is caused by the ?ia virusN


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a< Microcephaly b< Acromegaly c< "ypertrophy d< Macrocephaly

4< Brendon McCullum recently made the fastest century in test cricet by scoring it in OOOO balls<

a< 12 b< 15 c< 11 d< 14

>< 7agoba Jatara which began recently in Adilabad district of Telangana is an important event of which

of the following tribesN

a< )anthals b< :onds c< Bhils d< Banaras

< "arper ee& who passed away recently was the acclaimed author of which of the following boosN

a< The Catcher in the ;ye b< A 'arewell to Arms

c< To $ill a Mocingbird d< aiting for :odot

9< ;ecently 7ada $ushti #an (ndian wrestling sport% featured on the cover page of an international

publication Beyond the Body< (n which state has the sport been traditional playedN

a< Tamil 7adu b< Maharashtra c< $arnataa d< :uarat

03< hich of the following companies has launched the cheapest smartphone 'reedom210 recentlyN

a< ;inging Bells b< $arbonn Mobiles c< )pice .igital d< Celon

00< hat ing of an animal was Thior& the mascot for 02 )outh Asian :ames concluded recentlyN

a< Tiger b< *lephant c< "ippopotamus d< ;hinoceros

02< )aab :roup which has recently tied up with (ndian company $alyani )trategic )ystems td to form a

J/ in (ndia for defence programmes is a OOOOO company<

a< 'rench b< )wedish c< 7orwegian d< :erman

0=< hich of the following countries did not participate in the (nternational 'leet ;eview 2304 held off

the coast of /isahapatnam recentlyN

a< China b< )ir ana c< ,aistan d< Bangladesh

05< hich of the following (ndian companies has recently announced a breathrough in developing the

world-s first Dia vaccineN

a< Bharat Biotech b< )hantha Biotech c< ,anacea Biotech d< Monsanto Biotech

01< (n the recent survey of >= (ndian cities for cleanliness P)wachh )urveshan – 2304Q& which city too

the top and bottom positions respectively

a< Chandigarh and Malda b< Mysuru and .hanbad


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c< Mysuru and Asansol d< Bengaluru and ,atna

04< hich of the following sections of the (ndian ,enal Code deals with seditionN

a< )ection 025A b< )ection =>> c< )ection =14 d< )ection 0=5A

0>< (,) @fficer Archana ;amasundaram became the first woman to head a paramilitary organisation by

becoming the .irector :eneral of

a< B)' b< C;,' c< (TB, d< ))B

0< e Can ( Can was the theme of which of the following important occasionsN

a< 02th )outh Asian :ames b< (nternational 'leet ;eview

c< orld Cancer .ay& 2304 d< ;ailway Budget 230460>

09< BedaEuiline& a drug which is being introduced in (ndia& is used to combat

a< A(.) b< Malaria c< Tuberculosis d< *bola

23< Manish Arora who was recently conferred Chevalier de laA egion d!"onneur& the highest civilian

award of 'rance is a well6nown

a< 'ashion .esigner b< 'ilm director c< ,hotographer d< )ocial activist

20< hich of the following states observe their formation day on 'ebruary 23N

a< Mi?oram and Arunachal ,radesh b< 7agaland and Mi?oram

c< Manipur and Tripura d< Meghalaya and Arunachal ,radesh

22< hich of the following provinces of ,aistan became the first in the country to pass a "indu

Marriage bill allowing the "indu community to register their marriagesN

a< ,unab b< )indh c< Balochistan d< (slamabad

2=< At what height is the 7ational 'lag proposed to be flown at Central 8niversities as agreed at a

meeting of /ice Chancellors with the 8nion Minister of ";.N

a< 02> ft b< 0>> ft c< 23> ft d< 22> ft

25< amitye was a oint military training e+ercise conducted in the month of 'ebruary 2304 by the armies

of (ndia and

a< Mauritius b< Maldives c< ibya d< )eychelles

21< ho is the director of the film 7eeraN


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a< Doya Ahtar b< ;am Madhvani c< $etan Mehta d< @mung $umar

24< hich city has the highest raning among (ndian cities in the Mercer-s Ruality of iving ;anings

2304N

a< "yderabad b< Bengaluru c< Chandigarh d< ,une

2>< ho of the following has been chosen to be ambassador of government-s Mae in (ndia campaignN

a< 7andan 7ileani b< )undar ,ichai c< ,iru? $hambata d< $ishore Biyani

2< hich of the following bagged the Best ,icture Academy Award 2304N

a< The ;evenant b< The Martian c< Bridge of )pies d< )potlight

29< ho among the following is the new ,resident of the '('AN

a< :ianni (nfantino b< (ssa "ayatou c< )epp Blatter d< .avid Chung

=3< ho among the following has been awarded the 29th Moortidevi Award by Bhartiya JnanpithN

a< /ishwanath Tirpathi b< $olaaluri *noch c< C ;adharishnan d< "arprasad .as

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