ONE LINERS FEBRUARY 2018

ONE LINERS FEBRUARY 2018

1 FEBRUARY 2018

National

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the first Khelo India School Games at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in - New Delhi
• Rapid Detection Kits for Adulterants in Fresh Fish launched by - Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Radha Mohan Singh
• The Government of India and the World Bank today signed a $100 million Loan Agreement to boost rural economy of – Tamil Nadu
• State govt. announced jobs to dependants of martyred jawans – Uttar Pradesh

International

• This country is to send home all North Korean migrant workers by 2019 – Russia
• The Country ranks sixth in the list of wealthiest countries - India

Person In News

• The first Indian to receive the Ihsan Dogramaci Family Health Foundation Prize – Dr. Vinod Paul
• He has been appointed the Chef-de-Mission for the 21st Commonwealth Games 2018 - Vikram Singh Sisodia
• This playback singer to get Yash Chopra Memorial Award – Asha Bhosle

Sports

• He has won Table Tennis Nationals for 8th time at the 11Even Sports Senior Table Tennis Nationals - Sharath Kamal
• She has won the 2018 women’s singles title in the Australian Open 2018 - Caroline Wozniack

General Knowledge

• Panchayat Yuva Krida Aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKKA) a rural sports initiative introduced by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in – 2008
• Amount of money allocated in the Budget to any ministry or scheme for the coming financial year is called - Budget Estimate

2 FEBRUARY 2018

National

• President of Navy Wives Welfare Association, Reena Lanba launched the third Scorpene class submarine – Karanj
• Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) and Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited signed an agreement to set up solar parks in – Madhya Pradesh
• Railways is planning to set up a coach factory in - Maharashtra
• NHRC has issued notice over pesticides health hazards to state govt. of - Punjab

International

• As per the World Steel Association the country is the top most producer of the crude steel - China
• Over 14 killed, 6 injured as gunmen open fire in – Brazil

Person In News

• He has launched the book 2G Saga Unfolds – A Raja
• the acclaimed Ottanthullal artist, has passed away recently - Kalamandalam Geethanandan
• He has been elected as the new President of Finland - Sauli Niinisto

Sports

• She has won first gold medal of Khelo India Games in 1500m – Anu Kumar
• He has lost in opening round of India Open– HS Prannoy

General knowledge

• It is a non-profit organisation and is one of the largest industry associations in world – World Steel Association.
• Every year the Anti-Leprosy Day is observed in India on – 30 January

3 FEBRUARY 2018

National

• Aerospace Company has successfully tests Light Combat Helicopter for first time - Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
• State government has launched Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) project to promote organic farming - Himachal Pradesh
• The theme of the 2018 World Leprosy Day (WLD) - Zero Disabilities in girls and boys
• City is hosting the 7th India Energy Congress (IEC) 2018 – New Delhi

International

• Country has joined the Ashgabat agreement Trade Corridor which envisages setting up of transit corridor linking central Asia with the Persian Gulf – India
• The country is on the top in annual Global Democracy Index - Norway

Person In News

• He is appointed as the NSG Director General - Sudeep Lakhtakia
• He has been honoured with Sahitya Akademi Bhasha Samman award - Shesh Anand Madhukar
• She is appointed as Director General of Sports Authority of India – Neelam Kapoor

Sports

• She has clinched gold at the India Open International Boxing after defeating Filipino Josie Gabuco in the final – Mary Kom
• Man of the match in India South Africa 1^stODI played on 1^st February 2018- Virat Kohli   

General Knowledge

• Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is an Indian state-owned aerospace and defence company based in – Bangalore
• The 2018 Data Privacy Day (DPD) was observed on – 28 January

4 FEBRUARY 2018

National

• As part of World Wetlands Day 2018 a discussion programme was held in - Imphal.
• An MoU is signed between the Government of Assam & National Building Construction Corporation for Twin Tower Trade Centre in – Guwahati
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Global Investors' Summit 'Advantage Assam' in – Guwahati
• The State has bagged Geospatial World Excellence Award-2018 – Odisha

International

• A new Manchester-India Partnership (MIP) to further trade, investment, science and innovation ties between India and Britain has been launched in - UK
• Country has announced flight for connecting Guwahati with Singapore – Bhutan
• Country has launched world’s largest zip line - UAE

Person In News                

• 'Exam Warrior' a book to help the students to deal with the stress and anxiety they face during exams is written by – Narendra Modi
• He has taken charge as the new Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) of the Indian Army – Anil Chauhan

Sports

• He has grabbed gold medal in 100-metre Backstroke category in swimming at the Khelo India School Games - Srihari Natraj
• Country has lifted Under-19 World Cup trophy for record 4th time; thrashes Australia by 8  wickets – India

General knowledge

• Every year World Wetland day is observed on - February 2
• Every year 4 February is observed as the – World Cancer Day

5 FEBRUARY 2018

National

• Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu to Inaugurate First International Kala Mela in - New Delhi
• Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said that a 1500 km gas pipeline will be laid stretching from Guwahati to – Tinsukia
• The Maratha Light Infantry celebrated 250 years of its existence by organising a programme at the - Manekshaw Centre
• New campaign to sensitise people on climate change has been launched by environment Ministry - Green Good Deeds
• Legislative Assembly has passed Rs. 95,666.97 crore budget for 2018-19 – Jammu and Kashmir

International

• The country is celebrating its 70th Independence Day on 4 February – Sri Lanka
• Suicide attack killed 11 soldiers, injured 13 others in - Pakistan

Person in News

• The veteran filmmaker who has been honoured with the lifetime achievement award at MIFF - Shyam Benegal
• BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh passes away recently - Hukum Singh

Sports

• He has become the Highest-Ranked Indian Squash Player - Saurav Ghosal
• The player has entered the India Open badminton final – PV Sindhu

General Knowledge

• Every year Maratha Light Infantry Day is observed across Indian on – 4 February
• It is the most populated state in Central America - Guatemala

6 FEBRUARY 2018

National

• The State govt. has announced mass marriage policy to discourage dowry – Uttar Pradesh
• The Centre sanctioned a new project to control pollution in River Sal at Navelim town in – Goa
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a public rally in - Bengaluru

International

• Country’s President has won re-election for a second term – Cyprus
• Tens of thousands of Greeks have staged a mass rally in a protest about the decades-long dispute over the name Macedonia in capital – Athens
• Earth had a close encounter with a ‘potentially hazardous’ asteroid which fly past the planet - Asteroid 2002 AJ129

Person in News

• He has been bestowed with the V Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award 2018 - Shyam Benegal
• The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) appointed its joint secretary as the Chef-de-Mission for the upcoming Commonwealth Games - Vikram Singh Sisodia

Sports

• The player ended as the runner up at India Open Badminton tournament – PV Sindhu
• India has won 2nd ODI against SA by - nine wickets

General Knowledge

• The city is a global city and one of the biggest economic centres in southeastern Europe and has the second largest passenger port in the world - Athens

7 FEBRUARY 2018

National

• This state government was directed by its High Court to use satellites mapping to protect wetlands in the state – Maharashtra
• This Union Ministry plans to build rice silos to store rice in rice growing states – Ministry of Food and Public Distribution
• This State will become the first in India to establish Transgender Welfare Board – Maharashtra
• India’s largest floating treatment wetland (FTW) of the country was launched in this lake – Neknampur Lake
• He resigned as the chairperson of Children’s Film Society of India (CFSI) – Mukesh Khanna

International

• This country has contributed US $1 million to UN Development Partnership Fund for fostering South-South Cooperation - India

Person in News

• The author of book “A Century is Not Enough” is – Sourav Ganguly
• She was awarded the 'Times Power Women of the Year 2017'- Pune for Global PR – Shabnam Asthana

Sports

• The number of nations that will be participating in new Athletics World Cup event to be hosted by London in July 2018 – Eight

General Knowledge

• The 2012 Olympics was hosted by this city – London
• The President of Editorial Board of Wisden India is – Sourav Ganguly
• In these states the Food Corporation of India (FCI) is building wheat silos for wheat storage - Punjab, Delhi, Bihar, Assam and Karnataka
• The US $100 million India- UN Development Partnership Fund was established in the year – 2017 (June)
• The idea to establish a Transgender Welfare Board was mooted by Maharashtra government in this year – 2014
• World Wetland Day every year is celebrated on this day – February 2
• Neknampur Lake is located in this Indian city – Hyderabad

8 FEBRUARY 2018

National

⦁ Three new tools for States and Union Territories launched in the country by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry at a function in New Delhi for - Ranking of startups

⦁ The Ministry has signed MoU with Ministry of Ayush to augment Ayush services in Railway hospitals – Ministry of Railways

⦁ India has successfully tested-fires nuclear capable of - Agni-1 missile

International

⦁ It has launched the 'world's most powerful rocket -Space X

⦁ The country has new air attacks against Taliban in Afghanistan - US

Person in news

⦁ The Kathakali maestro passed away recently ath the age of 89 - Madavoor Vasudevan Nair

⦁ He has been sworn-in as the new Chairman of the Federal Reserve - Jerome H Powell

Sports

⦁ She has won the 4th edition of India Open Badminton tournament 2018 - Zhang Beiwen

⦁ He has become Best Indian Golfer in the World -  Shubhankar Sharma

General knowledge

⦁ The Wildlife Protection Act, an Act of the Parliament of India enacted for protection of plants and animal species was introduced in – 1972

⦁ Odisha's Dr Abdul Kalam Island, was formerly known as - Wheeler Island

9 FEBRUARY 2018

National

• The Union Cabinet today approved implementation of 'Prime Minister's Research Fellows (PMRF)' scheme at a total cost of - Rs.1650 crore
• President of India inaugurates the Mahamastak abhisheka Mahotsav 2018 of Gommateshwara Bhagwan Sri Bahubali Swami at - Shravanabelagola
• The Assam Government has signed MoU with this cab company for a pilot project of app-based river taxi services in Guwahati – Ola

International

• Signing of a MoU on Cooperation in the Field of Skill Development of India with United Kingdom of Great Britain and - Northern Ireland
• India has signed MoU for Secondment Programme with – Austraila
• The Union Cabinet approved signing of a protocol to amend the double taxation avoidance agreement between India and –China

Person In News

• He has Sworn in as 16th Chairman of Federal Reserve - Jerome H Powell
• The BJP MP from Kairana in Uttar Pradesh, has passed away in Noida, Uttar Pradesh recently – Hukum Singh

Sports

• 1st Woman in the World to Take 200 ODI Wickets - Jhulan Goswami

General Knowledge

• The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency dealing with labour problems was formed in – 1919
• The Kandaleru Dam is located in – Andhra Pradesh

10 FEBRUARY 2018

National

• No. of States & UTs declared ODF so far under Swachh Bharat Mission – 11
• Attempting a Guinness Book of World record for playing ice hockey at the highest altitude, a two-day tournament was organised at - Chibra Kargyam
• The Supreme Court has cancelled all iron ore mining leases in – Goa

International

• The Competition Commission has imposed a fine of around 136 crore rupees on search engine major for unfair business practices – Google
• India has signed MoU to Improve Transport System And Passenger Service – Britain
• It has Retained Rank as World’s Busiest International Airport in 2017 - Dubai

Person In News

• An English-American actor of stage, film and television, has passed away in Chicago - John Mahoney
• He has been appointed as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Air) at New Delhi - Rear Admiral Mukul Asthana

Sports

• State has topped overall medal tally with 38 gold medals in Khelo India – Haryana

General Knowledge

• The minimum interest rate of a bank below which it cannot lend, except in some cases allowed by the RBI is known as - Marginal Cost of funds based Lending rate
• The headquarters of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is situated in – New Delhi

11 FEBRUARY 2018

National

• State govt. appointed judicial commission to probe Bhima-Koregaon violence – Maharashtra
• RJ Nadkarni, Chief of Staff, Headquarters, Southern Naval Command inaugurated the Integrated Automatic Aviation Meteorological System (IAAMS) at - INS Garuda
• Swachh Bharat Sanitation Park” has been inaugurated in – New Delhi

International

• PM Modi, Jordan Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein agree to boost bilateral relations between India and –Jordan
• UN allowed sanctioned North Korea official to attend - Winter Olympics

Person In News

• She has sworn-in as Chief Justice of Manipur High Court – Abhilasha Kumari
• Doyen of Odia literature passed away - Chandrasekhar Rath
• She is appointed ICC's first independent female director – Indra Nooyi

Sports

• No. of Medals India has won at ITTF Oman World Junior & Cadet Open Table Tennis Tournament -Three

General Knowledge

• The Battle of Koregaon between the British East India Company and the Peshwa faction of the Maratha Confederacy, at Koregaon Bhima was fought on - 1 January 1818
• The Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) is located in- Chennai

12 FEBRUARY 2018

National

• International Conference on Unani Medicine inaugurated in – New Delhi
• The National Deworming initiative launched in – Gurugram
• Clean air campaign launched to combat pollution in – New Delhi
• He has inaugurated first of its kind spoken Sanskrit centre - Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh

International

• Akshay Kumar-starrer 'Padman' has been banned – Pakistan
• PM Narendra Modi will lay foundation stone for first Hindu Temple at – Abu Dhabi

Person In News

• He has been appointed as non-executive chairman of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) - Biswamohan Mahapatra

Sports

• She has won 1st gold of Winter Olympics - Charlotte Kalla
• South Africa beat India in 4th ODI by - five wickets

General Knowledge

• National Unani Day was celebrated in the country on 11 February, to mark the birth centenary of - Hakim Ajmal Khan
• It is the Highest order given to foreign dignitaries - Kings, Heads of State/Government and persons of similar rank – The Grand Collar

13 FEBRUARY 2018

National

• The state govt. to ban the sale of loose cigarettes in the state – Bihar
• Centre has granted ₹1,269 crore for - Andhra Pradesh projects
• Three new eel species has been found in – Bay of Bengal

International

• World's new tallest hotel opened in –Dubai
• 71 killed as Russian passenger jet crashes near - Moscow

Person in News

• Top lawyer of Pakistan, also known as the Iron Lady of the Pakistan passed away recently –Asma Jahangir
• The first Asian as well as the first Indian to swim across the Ocean Seven – Rohan More
• She is the First Transgender to become Member of Maharashtra Lok Adalat Panel - Vidya Kamble

Sports

• The 8th Senior National Women's Hockey Championship title has been lifted by - Railway Sports Promotion Board
• She has won 13th edition of National Chess Championship for blind - Kishan Gangolli
• India’s winter sports poster boy brought the curtains down on his over two-decade international career - Shiva Keshavan

General Knowledge

• The highest national recognition for outstanding achievements in the field of adventure on land, sea and air - The Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award

14 FEBRUARY 2018

National

• The Minister of road and Transport Nitin Gadkari released India’s first ever Highway Capacity Manual in - New Delhi
• Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje presented the Rajasthan Budget for fiscal 2018-19 in -Jaipur

International

• For the year 2018, the theme of the world Radio day is - Radio and Sports
• The Country’s president has won a second five-year term recently – Cyprus
• The country is to recruit women as investigators for the first time – Saudi Arabia

Person In News

• He has taken charge as the new Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Range - Swayam Prakash Pani

Sports

• 1st Indian Golfer to Qualify for China LPGA Tour - Sharmila Nicollet
• The country won figure skating team gold, in Pyeongchang Winter Olympics - Canada

General Knowledge

• Every year 13 February is observed as the – World radio Day
• The National Productivity Council (NPC) is observing National Productivity Day (NPD) on - 12th February 2018

15 FEBRUARY 2018

National

• The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Radha Mohan Singh, laid the foundation stone for the first dairy plant in - Motihari
• President of India hosts ‘LPG Panchayat’ at - Rashtrapati Bhavan

International

• The sixth edition of annual global gathering was held in - Madinat Jumeriah Dubai
• The country has declared drought a 'national disaster' – South Africa
• The country withdraws from UN refugee programme – Tanzania
• It has braced for Cyclone Gita - Pacific nation of Tonga

Person in news

• Odisha’s first female filmmaker, passed away recently at the age of 85 years – Parbati ghose
• He has been elected as President of Sahitya Akademi - Chandrashekhar Kambar
• He has been elected as the Bangladesh president for second term – Hamid
• She has won Mo Ibrahim leadership prize - Liberia’s Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
• The person to get inaugural Raj Kapoor Award – Ramesh Sippy

Sports

• The country has won silver at Asian Games basketball test event – India
• He has won wins second Allan Border medal – Steve Smith

General knowledge

• Prime Milk producing country across the world from last two decades – India
• An international theatre festival, the Theatre Olympics was established at Greece in - 1993

16 FEBRUARY 2018

National

• This scheme was extended by the Union Home ministry for another three years to combat illicit trafficking in drugs – Anti-Narcotics scheme
• This place hosted the first Radio Festival of India – New Delhi
• The approval for setting up these many medical colleges across the country was given by the Centre – 25
• This place in Bihar will get a cancer hospital modeled after the Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital – Muzaffarpur
• This state has constituted a Revenue Commission headed by retired judge SS Saron – Punjab
• This University hosted the International conference on Agriculture ‘Agricon 2018’ – Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology

International

• Jacob Zuma, the president of South Africa, who recently resigned belonged to this political party – African National Party
• This power plant of India will supply 300 MW electricity to Bangladesh – NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam
• Name of the Unmanned Russian Cargo Ship launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to International Space Station – Progress MS-08
• The world’s largest glasshouse called ‘Temperate Glasshouse’ housing world’s rarest plant species will re-open at this place - London

Sports

• This state won the Senior Women's National Football Championship for the first time – Tamil Nadu
• The first Indian tennis player to reach the quarter-finals of Chennai Open – Yuki Bhambri
• The number one ODI team in the world as per recently released ICC rankings – India

Person in News

• This person has been appointed as the new President of South Africa – Cyril Rampaphosa
• Former Union Minister and TDP leader passed away at the age of 92 - Bolla Bulli Ramaiah

General Knowledge

• This Nobel Peace laurete founded the African National Party (ANP) – Nelson Mandela
• In this year the wrought iron and glass structure ‘Temperate Glasshouse’ designed by esteemed Victorian architect Decimus Burton was opened – 1863
• This place in India houses the Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology - Kanpur

17 FEBRUARY 2018

National

• This North-Eastern state of India introduced ‘Yoga Council Bill 2018’ to regulate the practice of Yoga in the state – Assam
• India inked US $100 million loan agreement with this multilateral financial institution for Rajasthan Water Project – New Development Bank (NDB)
• Rajasthan Water Project seeks to rehabilitate this 678-km canal in the state in next 6 years – Indira Gandhi Canal system
• This State owned utility bagged order of Rs. 560 CR from NTPC for establishment of flue gas desulphurization system – Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL)
• The name of tri-service maritime exercise that started at the Indian western coast – Paschim Leher
• This app of India won the award for enabling convenient services to its citizens at the 6^th World Government Summit in Dubai – UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance)
• First state to opt out of Ayushman Bharat Scheme is – West Bengal

International

• This place saw the inauguration of World Sustainable Development Summit 2018 – New Delhi
• The theme of World Sustainable Development Summit 2018 is - Partnerships for a Resilient Partner
• Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn-in as the next President of this African country – South Africa
• This South American country intends to declare ‘social emergency’ along the Venezuelan border to tackle influx of people – Brazil
• China will host the 2018 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in June at this place – Qingdao

Sports

• These many medals were won by Indian boxers at Asia test event in Indonesia – 10
• The football of this country remains at the top of the FIFA rankings released recently – Germany

Person in News

• This Pune-born Indian engineer was recently honoured with the Scientific and Engineering Academy Award at the Oscars Scientific and Technical Awards 2018 – Vikas Sathaye

General Knowledge

• In this year the first edition of the World Sustainable Development Summit was held – 2001
• Every year International Yoga Day is observed on – June 21
• Yoga Sutras, the most translated ancient text in the medieval era, was written by – Patanjali
• The starting point of 678-km Indira Gandhi Canal system built during 1958-63 is - Harike Barrage
• BRICS sponsored New Development Bank (NDB) came into force in this year – 2015 (July)
• The headquarters and current chairman of New Development Bank (NDB) is – Shanghai and KV Kamath resp.
• The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was founded in this year - 2001

18 FEBRUARY 2018

National

• As per recent ruling of Supreme Court, the citizen has fundamental right to know the assets of their elected citizens under this article of the Indian Constitution – Article 19(1)(a)
• This place saw the hosting of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA)-India Region Conference – Patna
• The SC bench headed by this Judge rule that “undue accretion of assets” is an independent ground for disqualifying an MP or an MLA – Justice J. Chelameswar
• This state has allocated Rs 404 crore for madrassa modernization in its State Budget 2018-19 – Uttar Pradesh
• The total cost of developing and sending Chandrayaan-2 in space around mid-2018 is – Rs. 800 crore
• The Draft National Automotive Policy proposes to adopt a long-term roadmap for emission standards beyond BSVI and harmonize the same with global standards by this year – 2028
• As a routine exercise of activating civil airfield by the IAF, a detachment of two Su-30 MKI aircraft would operate from Jolly Grant Airport in – Dehradun
• A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Botanical Survey of India (BSI) and Natural History Museum of this country – United Kingdom (UK)
• Union Government has decided to set up these many additional Ekalavya schools for the education of tribal students – 562

International

• This Horn of Africa country declared emergency following resignation of Prime Minister – Ethiopia
• This Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) has proposed the Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary in the Weddell Sea – Greenpeace
• Scientists have, for the first time, have directly observed the shower of electrons bouncing across Earth’s magnetic field causing spectacular, colourful phenomenon commonly known as the – Northern Lights

Sports

• He was adjudged as the Player of the Match in last One Day International (ODI) match against South Africa in Centurion – Virat Kohli
• Roger Federer surpassed this tennis legend to become the oldest number one tennis player in the world – Andre Agassi
• This person was made the brand ambassador of T20 Mumbai League – Sachin Tendulkar

Person in News

• This person resigned as the Prime Minister of Ethiopia – Hailemariam Desalegn
• He was sworn-in as the 41st Prime Minister of Nepal – KP Sharma Oli
• He was appointed as chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) – Prof Arvind P. Jamkhedkar

General Knowledge

• Oromo and Amhara community in news belong to this African country – Ethiopia
• The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA)-India Region, which was earlier a part of the CPA-Asia Region, became an independent region from – September 7, 2004
• The first female president of Hindu Kingdom Nepal is - Bidhya Devi Bhandari
• This species is a keystone species in the Antarctic ecosystem - most wildlife is either directly or indirectly dependent on it, including penguins, whales and seals – Krill
• India’s first lunar probe Chandrayaan-1 was launched aboard PSLV C-11 in the year – 2008
• These countries have been able to soft-land spacecraft on the lunar surface – USA, Russia and China
• In India, the automotive industry contributes this much percent to the total GDP – 7.1%

19 FEBRUARY 2018

National

• National Banana Festival was organized at this place – Thiruvananthapuram
• The 51-day 8th International Theatre Olympics inaugurated on February 17, 2018 will conclude at this place – Gateway of India (Mumbai)
• Air Odisha started its maiden flight to this place on February 17, 2018 under the regional connectivity scheme UDAN – Mundra (Gujarat)
• This place is hosting the “Agriculture 2022: Doubling Farmers Income” Conference – New Delhi
• The theme of largest pharma exhibition “India Pharma and India Medical Device 2018” is – ‘Driving NextGen Pharmaceuticals’

International

• India signed nine memorandum of understandings (MoU) with this country in New Delhi – Iran
• This UN agency has called for adopting new guidelines on global care standards during childbirth – World Health Organisation (WHO)

Sports

• The country of origin of Jordan Thompson who won the Chennai Open ATP Challenger tennis tournament 2018 is – Australia
• This player from Japan, known as “Ice Prince”, claimed back-to-back gold in men's Olympic figure skating in more than six decades - Yuzuru Hanyu

Person in News

• This MLA and Padma Shri awardee from Mathura constituency died recently was known as 'Raasacharya' – Ram Swarup Sharma
• He created the bust of VK Krishna Menon will be installed at the India High Commission office in London – Selva Rajan

General Knowledge

• The first International Theatre Film Festival was held at this place in 1993 – Delphi, Greece
• The objective of regional connectivity scheme UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) is - ‘Let the common citizen of the country fly’
• The first person to win back-to-back gold in Winter Olympics in 1948 and 1952 - Dick Button (US)
• ‘Ras Lila’ is a popular form of folk theatre devoted to lord Krishna in this region – Mathura & Vrindavan
• He was the first Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom – VK Krishna Menon

20 FEBRUARY 2018

National

• The partner state for hosting 22nd World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) is – Telangana
• The proposed base year for calculating GDP and IIP by the Ministry of Statistics is – 2017-18
• This multinational company has signed an agreement with Maharashtra government to develop a hyperloop transportation system between Pune and Mumbai – Virgin Hyperloop One
• This state will launch the ‘Asmita Yojana’ on International Women Day – Maharashtra

International

• This country has allowed women to start business without male permission – Saudi Arabia
• The 22nd edition of World Congress on Information Technology was held at this place – Hyderabad
• 12th India-Saudi Arabia Joint Commission Meeting was held in this city – Riyadh
• This crime drama has won the Best Film Award at the British BAFTA Film Awards 2018 – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri

Sports

• By winning the Rotterdam Open he has become the new World No 1 in tennis – Roger Federer

Person in News

• This person inaugurated the Maharashtra Investment Summit on February 18, 2018 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi
• He has won the Best Actor Award for the movie ‘Darkest Hour’ at the BAFTA Film Awards 2018 – Gary Oldman
• She has won the Best Director Award for the movie ‘The Shape of Water’ at the BAFTA Film Awards 2018 – Guillermo Del Toro
• He is heading the Second Judicial Pay Commission which will submit its preliminary report very soon - Justice (retd) J.P.Venkatrama Reddi

General Knowledge

• This system in Saudi Arabia requires women to present proof of permission from a male “guardian” to do any government paperwork, travel or enrol in classes – Guardianship System
• The chief architect behind Saudi Arabia’s “Vision 2030” reform programme, under which women’s participation will be elevated to one-third – Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
• The present base year for calculating GDP, Index of Industrial Production (IIP) and Wholesale Price Index (WPI) is – 2011-12
• He is the Chief Statistician of India – TCA Anant
• The founder chairman and CEO of Virgin Hyperloop One is – Richard Branson
• International Women Day is celebrated every year on – March 8
• The first Judicial Pay Commission was constituted in the year 1998 under the chairmanship of - Justice K.Jagannatha Shetty

21 FEBRUARY 2018

National

• Prime Minister flagged off the Palace Queen Humsafar Express from this railway station – Mysuru
• Before the Investment Summit of this state around 900 MoUs were signed in the field of agriculture and dairy development among others – Uttar Pradesh
• India is planning to increase the share of exports in country’s GDP to 40 percent by the year – 2025
• This missile was successfully test-fired from Dr Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast on February 20, 2018 – Agni-II
• In a first, this railway station of Jaipur will be operated by all-women staff – Gandhinagar
• This state has made wearing of slippers during Board exams compulsory – Bihar

International

• This country will host the World Environment Day 2018 – India
• The theme of World Environment Day 2018 – Beating Plastic Pollution
• India in collaboration with this country launched two projects on clean water and clean energy – United Kingdom (UK)
• This place saw the hosting of Global Digital Health Partnership Summit – Canberra, Australia
• The theme of World Social Justice Day 2018 celebrated every year on February 20 is – Workers on the Move: the Quest for Social Justice
• This mountain of Indonesia, which has been active since 2010, erupted recently – Mount Sinabung

Sports

• This athlete from America broke the 20-year old world record in 60 metres by clocking 6.34 secs – Christian Coleman

Person in News

• He has been named the chairman of Indian Institute of Advanced Studies (IIAS) Shimla – Kapil Kapoor
• He will head the committee constituted on Brahmaputra flood control measures – Dr Rajiv Kumar (Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog)
• He was a famous Telugu film comedian who died on February 19, 2018 - Gunda Hanumantha Rao
• He has assumed the charge of Commandant Indian Naval Academy (INA) – Vice admiral RB Pandit (AVSM)
• He will head the Expert committee constituted by RBI to look into increasing frauds in banks - YH Malegam

General Knowledge

• Indian Institute of Advanced Study in Shimla was established in the year – 1964
• The Chairman of the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog is – Prime Minister
• Indian Naval Academy (INA), the premier training institute of Indian Naval Officers, is situated in – Ezhimala (Kerala)
• World Environment Day is celebrated every year on June 5 since – 1972
• World Social Justice Day is celebrate every year on February 20 since – 2008
• The striking range of nuclear capable Agni-II missile is – 2000 km

22 FEBRUARY 2018

National

• This institution formed a committee headed by YH Malegam to look into factors leading to bank frauds in India – Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
• The newly created Rs 60000 crore National Urban Housing Fund (NUHF) will be situated in this autonomous organization under the Ministry of Housing – Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC)
• Under this Act, the Union Cabinet approved the constitution of Mahanadi River Disputes Tribunal – Inter-State River Water Dispute Act, 1956
• This place hosted the two-day Sanskriti Mahotsav with theme ‘Swacchagrah’ – Varanasi
• The amount of procurement proposals approved by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) – Rs 1850 crore
• Centre launched the Swajal Project in Bagori of this state – Uttarakhand
• CCEA approved Silkyara Bend-Barkot Tunnel in this state under Chardham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojana - Uttarkhand
• This state has become a role model for the country in garbage disposal – West Bengal

International

• India agreed to strengthen "practical cooperation" to prevent misuse of information and communication technologies (ICTs) with this country – Russia

Sports

• This person became second in the history of cricket after AB de Villiers to cross 900 points in Tests and ODI – Virat Kohli

Person in News

• This person will head the four-member Empowered Expert Panel set up by UGC to suggest 20 Insitutions of Eminence (IoE) – N Gopalaswami

General Knowledge

• This person headed the famous committee on micro financial institutions constituted in 2010 – YH Malegam
• By this year Government of India expects to achieve the goal of ‘Housing for All’ – 2022
• These two states are involved in the dispute over water sharing of River Mahanadi – Chhattisgarh and Odisha
• The place of origin of River Mahanadi – Sihawa Mountains
• It is a HRD Ministry project announced in September 2017 for internationalisation of Indian campuses and creating world class universities – Institutions of Eminence project
• The nationalization of coal sector in India happened in this year – 1973

23 FEBRUARY 2018

National

• The full form of e-NAM of which six new features were launched by Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh – e- National Agricultural Market
• The secretariat of newly set up “NITI Forum for Northeast” will lie in this Union Ministry – DoNER Ministry
• In this state the Northeast regions’ (NER’s) first regional Centre for Agriculture with Israeli collaboration will be set up – Mizoram
• The name of 14-seater Light Transport Aircraft (LTA) that was successfully test-flight on February 21, 2018 is – SARAS
• The BS-VI emission norm will come into effect in Delhi and NCR region from – April 1, 2018
• According to a report of CRISIL, Indian e-retail industry over the next three years is expected grow by – 2.5 times
• Rank of India in Global Corruption Perception Index 2018 is – 81

International

• This place hosted the Canada-India Business Forum on February 22, 2018 – New Delhi
• This Island nation in the Indian Ocean extended the emergency for another 30 days – Maldives
• The most transparent country in Global Corruption Perception Index 2018 is – New Zealand
• This organization has published a report highlight that babies born in poorest countries still face alarming risks – UNICEF
• The president of this South American country has called for snap elections – Venezuela

Sports

• This athlete from Norway became the most decorated Winter Olympian of all time by winning the 14th medal at Pyeongchang Winter Olympics 2018 – Marit Bjoergen
• This Russian skating star broke Medvedeva’s newly-set world record – Alina Zagitova

Person in News

• He is the Prime Minister of Canada and is on a six-day official visit to India – Justin Trudeau
• This person co-chair the recently constituted “NITI Forum for Northeast” along with Union Minister for DoNER Jitendra Singh – Dr Rajiv Kumar (Vice-chairman, NITI Aayog)
• This veteran actor launched his political party named ‘Centre for People’s Justice’ with symbol ‘six arms interlinked around a star’ – Kamal Hassan
• She has become the first Indian woman to fly fighter aircraft solo - Avani Chaturvedi

General Knowledge

• In this year the electronic platform of National Agricultural Market (e-Nam) was launched across 21 mandis across the country – 2016 (14 April)
• The first regional Centre for Agriculture with Israeli collaboration was set up in this Indian state in 2008 – Haryana
• This Delhi-based lab of CSIR has designed and developed the light transport aircraft (LTA) SARAS – National Aerospace Laboratory (NAL)
• In this year the Bharat Stage (BS) emission norms were first made applicable to vehicles in India – 2000
• This organization publishes the annual Global Perception Index ranking countries in terms of corruption on a scale of 0 to 100 (0-Most Corrupt; 100- Most Clean) – Transparency International

24 FEBRUARY 2018

National

• The scientists of Indian institute developed supercritical CO2 Brayton test loop facility for clean energy – Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
• First night trial of this surface-to-surface missile was successfully conducted – Prithvi-II
• The sixth edition of India-Indonesia joint military exercise ‘Garuda Shakti’ began in – Bandung, Indonesia
• This state has made vaccination compulsory for school admissions – Kerala
• Government of India announced a Special package of Rs 925 cr to strengthen power transmission in –Arunachal Pradesh

International

• India notified the Revised Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement with this country – Kenya
• This country will host the first International Solar Alliance Summit in March 2018 – India
• The use of this medicine in a study was found to be effective in precision cancer therapy targeting gene mutations – Larotrectinib
• This country is the first country to launch virtual currency Petro – Venezuela
• The country to adopt Mandarin as official language – Pakistan

Sports

• This country won the gold of women’s ice hockey in Winter Olympics 2018 – United States

Person in News

• This famous Indian cardiologist passed away recently – BK Goyal

General Knowledge

• The CO2 above this temperature and atmospheric pressure becomes supercritical and twice as dense as steam – 31℃ and 73
• These two countries joined together to launch the International Solar Alliance in December 2015 – India and France
• National Solar Mission aims to achieve 100 GW power generation through solar – 2022
• The first missile to be indigenously developed by DRDO under India’s prestigious Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP) – Prithvi missile

25 FEBRUARY 2018

National

• With this Mumbai-based private company Heavy Water Board signed an agreement to supply 20 tonnes of Heavy Water a year – M/s Clearsynth
• Under this programme seven days cultural extravaganza ‘Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav’ began in Madhya Pradesh – Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat
• India signed an agreement with this country for an “Implementation Agreement in Sustainable Urban Development and Smart Cities in India” – Germany
• First Fully Digitally Enabled Locomotive inducted into Indian Railways was manufactured in collaboration with – M/s General Electrics
• This naval version of Prithvi-II missile was successfully test-fired from a ship in Bay of Bengal – Dhanush
• This place saw the launching of Amma two-wheeler scheme by Prime Minister Narendra Modi – Chennai
• India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) sign $84 Million Loan Agreement for Water Supply in this Indian state – Bihar
• These two companies successfully conducted India’s first 5G network trial – Airtel, Huawei

International

• The four countries part of 1,840-kilometre (1,143-mile) TAPI pipeline to pump natural gas beginning 2020 – Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India

Sports

• She has been named captain for women's hockey team for tour of Korea – Rani Rampal

Person in News

• The senior journalist and editor-in-chief of National Herald who passed away recently – Neelabh Mishra
• He inaugurated the two-day ‘Rasotsav’ at Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Veterinary Institute in Mathura – Yogi Adityanath (Chief Minister of UP)

General Knowledge

• Heavy Water used in nuclear industry is also known as – Deuterium
• Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat was announced by Hon'ble Prime Minister on – 31 October, 2015
• The Sustainable Development Goal No. 11 enunciated in SDG 2030 by the UN relates to - Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
• Banking Ombudsman Scheme 2006 for redressal of complaints was started by the RBI with effect from - 1995

26 FEBRUARY 2018

National

• Prime Minister launched development projects worth Rs.1000 crores in this Union Territory – Daman & Diu
• This state has applied for GI tag for its own version of Rasogolla – Odisha
• The Supreme Court has asked to consider suggestions on this mode of transportation – Quadricycles
• The e-way bill will be implemented across the country from – 1 April 2018

International

• National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of this country has retained ‘A’ status of accreditation with Geneva-based GANHRI – India
• International Conference on Sustainable Biofuels 2018 will be held in this country – India
• The 62nd UN Commission on Status of Women will be held in – New York

Sports

• She is the first Indian gymnast to win an individual medal at Gymnastics World Cup – Aruna Budda Reddy
• The Eve of the Series in the just concluded India-South Africa Women T20 series – Mithali Raj
• The Player of the Series in the just concluded India-South Africa Men T20 series – Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Person in News

• Veteran actress Sridevi who passed away on February 24, 2018 started her Bollywood journey with this film – Solva Saawan
• This 106-year-old icon for Swachh Bharat campaign passed away recently – Kunwar Bai

General Knowledge

• The late actress Sridevi first appeared in this Tamil film as child artiste at the age of 4 – Thunaivan
• This river flows through the town of Daman – Daman Ganga River
• The first-ever Indian gymnast to have put India on world map by winning the bronze medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games is – Ashish Kumar
• The SWIFT system was promoted this year by banks globally to transmit messages relating to cross border financial transactions – 1973
• As per Odisha government, Odishara Rasogolla (Rsogolla of Odisha) is mentioned in this 16th century Odia epic – Dandi Ramayana
• This United Nations’ Principle adopted in 1993 by UNGA provides for the international benchmarks against which national human rights institutions (NHRIs) can be accredited – Paris Principles

27 FEBRUARY 2018

National

• This place in India will host the biennial congregation of littoral navies ‘Milan 2018’ – Port Blair
• A medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle, Rustom 2 has been developed by India on the lines of this American drones – Predator
• The theme of the 21st National Conference on e-Governance 2018 is - Technology for accelerating Development
• The ‘Run for New India’ marathon was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from – Surat
• The scientists at this Indian University have developed medicine to kill deadly malaria parasite – University of Hyderabad

International

• The Agenda 2030 for Children: End Violence Solutions Summit, was held in this capital city of Sweden – Stockholm

Sports

• This Indian boxer won the Gold in the men’s 49-kg category at the Strandja Memorial Boxing tournament in Bulgaria – Amit Panghal
• He won the IDBI Federal Life Insurance New Delhi Marathon in men’s section – Gopi Thonakal
• He won the men’s singles title of the Australian Open International Challenge badminton tournament in Basel – P Kashyap
• This country topped the medal tally at Pyeongchang Winter Olympics 2018 – Norway

Person in News

• He has been named Australia's new deputy prime minister – Michael McCormack

General Knowledge

• Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) functions under this organization – Ministry of Finance
• These two Ministries have been organizing the National Conference on e-Governance every year – Ministry of Personnel and Ministry of Information Technology

28 FEBRUARY 2018

National

• This state government announced Rs 5 lakh KCR Mega Health Cum Life Insurance Scheme for farmers – Telangana
• The colour of ‘Bal Aadhar’ meant for children under 5 years of age is – Blue
• This agency has launched an online competition ‘SRIJAN’ (Station Rejuvenation through Joint Action) on MyGov portal for redevelopment of 600 major stations across the country – Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Limited (IRSDC)
• The CSIR has signed an MoU with this regional association for designating Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow as the coordinating centre on medicinal plants - Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)
• Foundation stone for National Technology Centre for Ports, Waterways and Coasts was laid down at this institute – IIT Chennai
• Viral Load test for People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) was launched by – JP Nadda (Union Health Minister)

International

• This country vetoed a UNSC resolution on pressurizing Iran for failing to prevent its missiles from being used in the Yemeni conflict – Russia
• This country was elected as vice chair of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) – China
• This country has been put under ‘grey list’ under FATF subject to direct monitoring intense scrutiny by International Cooperation Review Group till June 2018 – Pakistan
• The 8th Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI) Inter Agency Task Force Meeting was held in New Delhi between these two countries – India and US

Sports

• Indian tennis player Ramkumar Ramanathan achieved his career-best ranking in the latest ATP rankings – 133rd
• This off-spinner will lead Kings XI Punjab in Indian Premier League (IPL) – R Ashwin
• The Commonwealth Games Federation announced that this sports discipline has not been scrapped from 2022 CWG – Shooting

Person in News

• South Africa’s new president Cyril Ramaphosa appointed this person as finance minister – Nhlanhla Nene
• He presented the Prime Minister Shram Awards to 338 workers of public and private sectors – M Venkaih Naidu (Vice President of India)

General Knowledge

• These countries have veto power to veto any resolution presented in the UN Security Council – US, UK, Russia, China, France
• Financial Action Task Force (FATF) was created in this year to counter the increasing problem of money laundering – 1989
• Aadhar, a unique 12-digit unique identity number, was launched by the Government of India in the year – 2009
• Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI) was initiated as an idea by this former US Secretary of Defence in 2012 – Dr Ashton Carter
• National Science Day is observed every year on – 28 February
• Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 will be hosted by this city – Birmingham

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