Masterstroke Current Affairs : February - 2019

1. Can you identify the name of the mission of NASA that came to an end after 15 years of its
launch and it was associated with the probe of planet Mars?

2. The first district cooling system of India will come up at …..

3. World Radio Day is celebrated on _________ and the theme dialogue of the day this year
was____

4. As per the Rajasthan Backward Classes amendment Bill -2019 5% reservation in jobs and
educational institutions have been provided to few particular castes of Rajasthan. Can you
identify the name of the castes who have been granted this reservation of late?

5. The venue of the World Sustainable Development Summit that took place in February -2019
was held at ____

6. Who publishes the World Social Outlook Trends -2019?

7. As per a recent report by the ILO , how many children aged between 5 to 14 years are working
in the Global Labour Market as per the available 2016 data?

8. As per the latest British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA ) awards -2019, the best
actor , best actress and the best movie awards have been won by _______,_____________
and __________ respectively.

9. Can you identify the name of the edition , venue and the winner of the Record of the year and
Song of the year award winners in the recently concluded Grammy awards in February -2019?

10. We all probably have heard of Akshaya Patra foundation. This organization is funded by
_________

11. This particular date is associated with the ‘ Africa Day’ . We are talking about ….

12. This state was in the news recently as it hosted the National Cancer Institute. Can you name
the state in question?

13. The venue of the recently concluded Indian Army’s annual exercise ‘ Topchi’ , was_________

14. This person is the winner of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the year -2019. We are talking
about….

15. This Indian historian is the winner of the prestigious Israeli Dan David prize. Can you identify
the name of the person in question?

16. What is the venue and the edition of the annual World Government Summit ?

17. As per the recently introduced 125th Constitutional Amendment Bill, which particular schedule
of the Indian Constitution will be empowered?

18. Chinook Helicopters that would be inducted in Indian air force belongs to ____________

19. As per a recent development , Hindi has been inducted as the third official court language of
_____
20. This state has launched ASCEND -2019 as an initiative to make it as the top investment
destination in the future. We are talking about…..

21. What is the name of the Punjab’s state level aquatic animal declared recently?

22. As per the recent announcement, a World Heritage Center is coming up at a place in West
Bengal. Can you identify the name of the place in question?

23. The first Indian state to set up a price monitoring and research unit for essential drugs and
other medical services, is….

24. World ‘s first and second largest LPG importers are ….respectively.

25. This Indian state was in the new recently as it made it mandatory for industries to hire 70%
from locals…probably the first state to do so. Name the state in question.

26. Audrey Azoulay is the ________ female to head the UNESCO as its Director General.

27. Can you identify the name of the section of the Land Revenue Act of Jammu and Kashmir
through which Ladakh has been created as the third division in J&K. ?

28. Which Indian state was in the news recently as it was hosting the 13th Conference on the UN
Convention on the conservation of migratory species next year ?

29. This district of Bihar witnessed the Krishi Kumbha in the month of February -2019. Name the
district in question.

30. Who is the present Director of CBI ?

31. This place is the most liveable location for the Asian expats for the 14th consecutive year. We
are talking about ……

32. Nayib Bukele is the new President of ________

33. The latest country to join NATO is _______ and is the ___ country to join this alliance.

34. Who is the winner of the ‘ Freedom of the City of London’ prize?

35. The newly nominated head of the World Bank is ______.

36. The topmost country in the International IP Index and the rank of India in that index is _______
& ________ respectively.

37. What is the new collateral free farm loan limit stipulated by the RBI in the month of February
2019?

38. This Indian Bank is the winner of the prestigious Aegis Graham Bell award for innovation in
Data science in the month of February -2019. Name the bank in question.

39. Name the place where Human Space Flight Centre has recently come up.

40. Can you identify the name and the venue of the 40th communication satellite of India that was
launched in the month of February -2019?

41. ‘Helina’, is the name of a______.

42. She is the winner of the gold medal in the EGAT Cup at Thailand in the month of February -
2019. We are talking about….
43. He is the first Indian batsman to hit 100 sixes in the T -20 till date . We are talking about….

44. Who is the winner of Ranji Trophy for second time in the month of February -2019?

45. Name the Bengali priest who is the winner of the highest French Civilian honour in the month of
February -2019.

46. Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television has conferred the Life time contribution to
Cinema award to this Indian cine personality in the month of February -2019 . We are talking
about…..

47. World Cancer Day is celebrated on __________ and the theme of this years Cancer day was
_________.

48. Abdul Aziz Muhamat was in the news recently . Why?

49. He is the newly appointed CMD of Air India. Name him.

50. He is the newly appointed Attorney General of USA. We are talking about….

51. The winner of the Senior Men’s National Hockey Tournament , is __________

52. De Goede and Van Doren are the names that you would associate with which sports
discipline?

53. Prajanesh Gunneswaran is the name that you would associate with ________

54. Can you name then personality who is the winner of the Allan Border Medal?

55. The first US bank to launch cryptocurrency for payment business and was in the news recently
in February -2019 is _________

56. The full form of LADIS is ________

57. The minimum wage stipulated by the Government panel is ______

58. This country has allowed women having 4 children to be fully exempted for tax throughout life
in the month of February 2019. Name the country in question.

59. Red Cross have won the Nobel Peace Prize thrice . Can you identify the years in which Red
cross have won these prizes?

60. The newly appointed Election Commissioner of India is ……..

61. Institute of Advanced Virology is established at _________ recently.

62. The first woman flight engineer of India is_______.

63. This person was the chairman of the committee for determining the method of fixing the
minimum wage at the national level. Can you name the person in question?

64. What is the minimum pension ( per month) that will be given under the Pradhan Mantri Shram
Yogi Man Dhana Yojana that was launched recently?

65. This Indian industrial giant has been recognised as one of the most ethical companies in the
world as per the report of the Ethisphere Institute for 2019. Can you name the company in
question?
66. This bill and the state was in the news recently as they have launched it to facilitate the
protection of the parents of the State Government employees. Can you name the bill and the
state in question?

67. Can you identify the name and headquarter of the 18th Railway zone of India that was
inaugurated recently in the month of February -2019?

68. What is the full form of SHREYAS launched by ______ recently?

69. Can you identify the name of the controversial island that ICJ has recently recommended to be
returned by Britain to Mauritius as soon as possible in the month of February -2019?

70. As per the recently released Economist’s Inclusive Internet Index , the rank of India and the
topmost country are _______ & _____- respectively.

71. Very recently Jaish –e Mohammed camps were destroyed in the Pakistan territory by the
Indian Air Force via surgical strikes. Can you identify the name of the place in question in
Pakistan?

72. Can you identify the followings in OSCARS -2019?

Best Film ,Best Actor ,Best Actress ,Best Director Foreign Language Film and Documentary
Short Subject

73. These two places witnessed the launching of latest National Institute of Designs in the month of
February -2019. Can you name the latest centres in question?

74. We all know very well that National War Memorial was inaugurated in New Delhi recently. Can
you identify the number of causalities whose names have been inscribed on the walls that are
part of the National War memorial ?

75. Where would you find the new Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology that was
inaugurated recently?

76. Bandipur Tiger Reserve and National Park witnessed the breakout of a major fire in the month
of February -2019. Can you name the district and the state where it is located?

77. Very recently POSHAN Abhiyan was lauded by UNICEF . Can you identify the particular age
group of children which are targeted for the improvement of their nutritional status besides,
pregnant women , lactating mothers and adolescent girls?

78. She is the newly appointed US ambassador to UN in the month of February -2019. Can you
name her ?

79. Can you identify the name of the country that posted the highest ever total of runs, the number
of runs and the name of the country against which they have posted those runs in Twenty 20
International Cricket format in the month of February -2019?

80. What percentage of the total world Muslim population resides in India?

81. Where would you find the headquarters of the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC)?

82. ‘Worldclass’ , is the name of the initiative launched by Deolitte in India. This initiative is
launched for the _________

83. This country was in the news recently as it was suspended from hosting Global sporting
events. Can you name the country in question?

84. Where would you find Nauradehi sanctuary that was in the news recently?
85. This team won the Inaugural Pro Volleyball League title in the month of February -2019. Can
you identify the name of the team in question?

86. Can you identify the name of the Indian professor who is the winner of the prestigious Future of
Nature -2019 award?

87. She is the newly appointed brand ambassador of the Swastha Immunised India campaign in
the month of February -2019. We are talking about……

88. Which of the following represents the venue of Aero India -2019?

89. This country was in the news recently as it has agreed to sign a new military space force so as
to strengthen their impact in the space sector. Can you name the country in question?

90. Who are the winners of Sportsman and Sportswoman of the year award at the recently
concluded Laureus World Sports Awards -2019, respectively?

91. What is the full form of KUSUM?

92. As per the recently issued government norms what is the new turnover and tenure limit of a
‘start up’?

93. As per the recent Government developments, RBI will be transferring the interim dividend to
Government of India to the tune of 28000cr thus making it the highest ever amount transferred
as dividend to the Government of India in the current fiscal. Can you identify the TOTAL
amount transferred from RBI to the Government of India

94. The venue of the 79th edition of the Indian History Congress is _________

95. She has been appointed as the President of the Astronomical Society of India. Can you identify
her?

96. Can you identify the name of the country with which India has signed an MOU in the field of
Nuclear Energy in the month of February -2019?

97. This West Indies cricketer was in the news recently as he announced retirement from ODI
format of cricket inn the near future. Can you name the person in question?

98. As per very recent developments in the month of February -2019 , India has hiked the import
duties on all the imported Pakistani goods to ________.

99. Can you identify the name of this Indian personality who has been appointed as the Controller
and ASG by the United Nations in February -2019?

100. She has been appointed as the first woman flight Engineer by the Indian Air Force . We are
talking about…..

101. The first Lokayukta of Nagaland is _________

102. The name and the country of the world’s first female news anchor is/are____________

103. This African country declared a year long emergency in the month of February -2019. We are
talking about…

104. What is the name of the new currency for trading launched by Zimbabwe in the month of
February -2019?

105. Name the new chairman of CBDT.

106. Can you identify the name of the proclaimed first walking robot that navigates with out GPS?

107. Name of the world’s largest bee spotted recently is _________

108. The record of maximum number of sixes in the international cricket is held now by …..

109. The newly appointed BCCI Ombudsman is _________

 Answers

1. Mars Rover Opportunity 24. China & India

2. Amravati 25. Madhya Pradesh

3. February 13 / Tolerance & Peace 26. Second

4. Gurjars, Banjaras, Gadiya Lohars, 27. Section 5

Raikas , Gadaria Communities
28. Gujarat
5. New Delhi
29. Motihari ( Bihar)
6. International Labour Organization (ILO)
30. Rishi Kumar Shukla
7. 114 million
31. Singapore
8. Rami Malek, Olivia Colman & Roma
respectively 32. El –Salvador

9. 61st /Los Angeles / This is America / 33. Macedonia / 30th

This is America
34. Sanjiv Chadha
10. ISKON
35. David Malpass
11. May 25th
36. USA / 36th
12. Haryana
37. 1.6 Lakh
13. Nashik( Maharashtra)
38. Yes Bank
14. Siddhartha Lal
39. Bangaluru
15. Sanjay Subramanyam
40. GSAT -31 / French Guyana
16. 7th/ Dubai
41. Missile
17. 6th schedule
42. Mirabai Chanu
18. USA
43. Rohit Sharma
19. Abu Dhabi
44. Vidarbha
20. Kerala
45. Father Francois Laborde
21. Indus River Dolphin
46. Deepa Mehta
22. Mayapur , West Bengal
47. February 4 / Iam and I will
23. Kerala
48. He is the winner of Martin Ennals 70. Sweden/47
Human Rights Prize
71. Balakot
49. Ashwini Lohani
72. Best Film: Green Book 2. Best Actor:
50. William Barr Rami Malek 3.Best Actress: Olivia
Colman 4.Best Director: Alfonso Curon,
51. Railways Roma 5.Foreign Language Film:
Alfonso Curon, Roma 6.Documentary
52. Hockey Short Subject: End of Silence

53. Lawn –Tennis 73. Bhopal & Jorhat

54. Pat Cummins 74. 25942

55. J P Morgan 75. Cochin

56. Least Available Depth Information 76. Chamafrajangar district / Karnataka

System
77. 0 to 6 years
57. 375 rupees per day
78. Kelly Knight Craft
58. Hungary
79. Afghanistan / Ireland / 278
59. 1917 , 1944 , 1963
80. 12% (approx.)
60. Sushil Chandra
81. Jeddah , Saudi Arabia
61. Thiruvananthapuram
82. Empowerment of women in India
62. Hina Jaisawal
83. India
63. Dr. Anoop Satpathy
84. Madhya Pradesh
64. Rs. 3000 pm
85. Chennai Spartans
65. Tata Steel
86. Dr. Divya Karnad
66. PRANAM Bill( Parents Responsibility
and norms for Accountability and 87. Kareena Kapoor Khan
Monitoring Bill / Assam
88. Bengaluru
67. South Coast Railway Zone /
Vishakhapatnam 89. USA

68. Scheme for Higher Education Youth in
Apprenticeship and Skills/ Human
Resource Development(HRD) Ministry
69. Diego Garcia (Chagos Island)
90. Novak Djokovik and Simone Biles
91. KUSUM: Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam
Utthan Mahabhiyan Scheme
92. Turnover : 100cr , Tenure : 10 years
93. Rs. 68000cr 102. Xin Xiaomeng / China

94. Bhopal 103. Sudan

95. Dr.G.C. Anupama 104. Real Time Gross Transfer Dollars

96. Argentina 105. P.C. Modi

97. Chris Gayle 106. AntBot

98. 200% 107. Wallace Giant Bee

99. Chandramouli Ramanathan 108. Chris Gayle

100. Hina Jaisawal 109. D.K. Jain

101. Uma Nath Singh