Current Affairs Questions : 26 February 2016

1.    Union Government on 26 February 2016 decided to extend the E-Tourist visa facility to how many more countries?
a)    34
b)    35
c)    36
d)    37

2.    Identify the co-founder of OYO Rooms who figured in the 30 Under 30 Asia List that was released on 25 February 2016 by Forbes?
a)    Ritesh Agarwal
b)    Raghav Verma
c)    Mehul Agrawal
d)    Kanika Tekriwal

3.    Identify the Bangladesh cricketer. He was on 25 February 2016 named as the national goodwill ambassador for youth by the United Nations Development Programme?
a)    Shakib Al Hasan
b)    Tamim Iqbal
c)    Mushfiqur Rahim
d)    Mashrafe Bin Mortaza

4.    The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on 25 February 2016 decided to allow birth companions during delivery in public health facilities to reduce 
a)    Maternal Mortality Ratio
b)    Infant Mortality Rate in India
c)    Reduce Gender Imbalance 
d)    Both (a) and (b)

5.    The Lok Sabha on 25 February 2016 passed Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2016 that seeks  to amend the Delimitation Act of 
a)    2002 
b)    2005
c)    2015
d)    1950

6.    Senate of which country on 25 February 2016 approved a bill recognising civil unions for same-sex and heterosexual couples?
a)    US
b)    Italy
c)    Australia 
d)    Canada

7.    Identify the non-navy officer who on 25 February 2016 was appointed as the Director General of Indian Coast Guard.
a)    Rajendra Singh
b)    Rajendra Kumar
c)    HCS Bisht
d)    Harvinder Rao

8.    Who among the following was appointed as Information Commissioners to Central Information Commission on 25 February 2016 by the Union Government?
a)    Bimal Julka
b)    Divya Prakash Sinha 
c)    Amitava Bhattacharyya
d)    All of the Above

9.    Identify the former Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister and ex-DRDO chief, who received the prestigious Astronautical Society of India's Aryabhata Award on 25 February 2016.
a)    Avinash Chander
b)    S Christopher
c)    RK Mathur
d)    Satish Dhawan

10.    Who was chosen as the Project Management Consultant (PMC) for the proposed Chhatrapati Shivaji Memorial in the Arabian Sea by the Maharashtra Government on 24 February 2016?
a)    Egis India Consulting Engineers Pvt Ltd 
b)    Larsen and Toubro
c)    Jaypee Infrastructure Limited
d)    Rudraksh Enterprises Private Limited

11.    With which country’s research institutions did India signed a MoUs to establish a joint collaboration programme in crop science on 24 February 2016?
a)    United States of America
b)    Japan
c)    United Kingdom
d)    Russia

12.    Identify the famous researcher in Chemical Sciences who on 23 February 2016 was conferred with Federal Republic of Germany’s prestigious Cross of the Order of Merit.
a)    Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar
b)    Goverdhan Mehta
c)    Asima Chatterjee
d)    VN Krishnamurthy

13.    Who on 23 February 2016 was appointed as the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Honda Cars India?
a)    Katsushi Inoue
b)    Inoue Katsushi
c)    Yoichiro Ueno
d)    Ueno Yoichiro

14.    Identify the private sector bank which on 23 February 2016 received the prestigious Green Bond Pioneer Award for being the 'Pioneers in Emerging Markets-India'.
a)    City Union Bank
b)    Dhanlaxmi Bank
c)    Karur Vysya Bank
d)    YES Bank

15.    Who on 19 February 2016 was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Infosys Consulting Holding AG?
a)    Michael Pesch
b)    Pesch Michael 
c)    Adam Smith
d)    Melvin Mathews

Answers
1-(d)    6-(b)    11-(c)
2-(a)    7-(a)    12-(b)
3-(d)    8-(d)    13-(c)
4-(d)    9-(a)    14-(d)
5-(a)    10-(a)    15-(a)

Current Affairs : 26 February 2016

•    He is the co-founder of OYO Rooms and figured in the 30 Under 30 Asia List of Forbes magazine – Ritesh Agarwal

•    The three Information Commissioners appointed to Central Information Commission on 25 February 2016 are - Bimal Julka, Divya Prakash Sinha and Amitava Bhattacharyya

•    India signed a MoU with this country’s research institutions to establish a joint collaboration programme in crop science on 24 February 2016 - United Kingdom

•    This city police on 25 February 2016 created 16 no-selfie zones around the city in response to several deaths of people while taking selfies  - Mumbai

•    The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on 25 February 2016 decided to allow birth companions during delivery in public health facilities with an aim to reduce – Maternal Mortality Ratio, Infant Mortality Rate

•    The Lok Sabha on 25 February 2016 passed the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2016 to enable Election Commission to start the delimitation process of the enclaves transferred on account of 1974 Land Boundary Agreement coming into effect on - 31 July 2015

•    Senate of this country on 25 February 2016 approved a bill recognising civil unions for same-sex and heterosexual couples - Italy

•    Maharashtra Government on 24 February 2016 finalised a Project Management Consultant (PMC) for the proposed Chhatrapati Shivaji Memorial in - Arabian Sea

•    Union Cabinet approved for an agreement between India and Maldives for the avoidance of double taxation of income from -International Air Transport

•    Union Cabinet gave its nod to the proposal for provision and operationalization of credit of 150 million US Dollars from EXIM Bank on 24 February 2016 for the development of - Chabahar Port in Iran

•    The Former Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister and ex-DRDO chief, who received the prestigious Astronautical Society of India's Aryabhata Award on 25 February 2016 - Dr Avinash Chander

•    The non-navy officer who was appointed as the Director General of Indian Coast Guard is - Rajendra Singh

•    The private sector bank which received the prestigious Green Bond Pioneer Award for being the 'Pioneers in Emerging Markets-India' is -YES Bank

•    Yoichiro Ueno was appointed as the President and Chief Executive Officer of - Honda Cars India

•    Michael Pesch is appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of - Infosys Consulting Holding AG

•    The famous researcher in Chemical Sciences who was conferred with Federal Republic of Germany’s prestigious Cross of the Order of Merit is - Goverdhan Mehta

•    The e-Tourist Visa (e-TV) facility will be extended to 37 more countries making the total count of countries under the scheme - 150

•    Retirement fund body, Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) tightened norms on withdrawal of provident fund as well investment of such amount in - Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana

•    The Supreme Court set aside this High Court verdict which held that selected persons cannot be accorded quota benefits on account of non-submission of OBC certificate before cut-off date – Delhi High Court

•    Former Republican presidential candidate Senator Rand Paul introduced a joint resolution in the US Congress to block the sale of F-16 fighter jets to - Pakistan