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1. The 12th
South Asian Games began on 5 February 2016 in
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Guwahati, Assam
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2. External Affairs
Minister Sushma Swaraj on 5 February2016 went on a two day visit to Sri Lanka
today to co-chair
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the 9th session of the India-Sri Lanka
Joint Commissionmeeting
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3. The World
Health Organisation advised countries againstaccepting blood donations from people
who have travelled toregions affected by
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the Zika virus
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4.
Vice-President Hamid Ansari on 5 February 2016 left forhome after concluding
a five-day tour of
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Thailand andBrunei
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5. The Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on 5 February 2016dedicated India's highest wax
producing unit usingindigenous technology to the nation in
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Numaligarh Refinery Limited
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6. US Senate
committee confirmed nomination of ArmyLieutenant General as the commander of
the NATO forces inAfghanistan
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John Nicholson
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7. The State
government that lifted the restrictions onvisit of foreign tourists to
certain tribal areas in the Stateafter three years
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Odisha
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8. India
submitted its Instrument of Ratification of theConvention of Supplementary
Compensation for NuclearDamage (CSC), 1997 to
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International Atomic EnergyAgency (IAEA) at
Vienna, Austria
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9. The Tea
Board of India (TBI) in January 2016 issuedVersion 5.0 of the Plant
Protection Code (PPC) by addingtwo new chemicals in the list of pesticides
and chemicalsthat is permitted for use by Indian tea industry, and they are
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Emamectin Benzoate 5 SG and Flubendiamide 20
WG
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10. India
granted special concession to Pakistani athletestaking part in the 12th South
Asian Games by declaringGuwahati and Kolkata as
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designated entry points for them
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11. The Union
Government decided to set up the NationalOrganic Farming Research Institute
in this State
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Sikkim
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12. This
company announced acquisition of cement businessof Reliance Infrastructure
for 4800 crore rupees
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BirlaCorp
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13. This city
hosted the Supporting Syria and the RegionConference 2016 to mobilise funds
for reconstruction ofconflict-hit Syria
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London
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14. He was
appointed as a member of newly constitutedAnti-Corruption Unit Oversight
Group by the ICC
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RahulDravid
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15. The amount
pledged by the Supporting Syria and theRegion Conference 2016 towards
reconstruction ofconflict-hit Syria between 2016 and 2020
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10.7 billion USdollars
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16. The Indian
writer who won Sundance Institute GlobalFilmmaking Award 2016
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Geetu Mohandas
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17. As per the
NASA’s publication, The dwarf planet onwhich NASA’s New Horizons mission
spotted the nitrogen iceglaciers
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Pluto
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18. Pension
Fund Regulatory and Development Authority(PFRDA) will allow online exit of
subscribers from NationalPension System from
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1
April 2016
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19. Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on 5 February 2016inaugurated the Brahmaputra Cracker
and Polymer Limited(BCPL) at
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Lepetkata, Assam
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20. In Tamil
Nadu, lsland Express train from Kanyakumari toBangalore derailed on 5
February 2016 at
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Natrampalli,Vellore District.
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21. The
Bollywood actor who was presented with the lifetime achievement award in New
Delhi
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Amitabh Harivansh Bachchan
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22. The veteran
Urdu fiction writer and poet who died on 2 February 2016 in Lahore
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Intizar Hussain
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23. He was
appointed as the chief Justice of Gujarat High Court
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Justice Ramayyagari Subhash Reddy
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24. National
Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) Ltd. signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with
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RUSNANO OJSC of Russia
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25. The Supreme
Court stayed a Bombay High Court order and allowed the Maharashtra government
to hold an event at Girgaum Chowpatty beach in Mumbai to kickstart
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the 'Make in India Week' programme
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26. President
Pranab Mukherjee conferred Honorary Rank of General of Indian Army on General
Rajendra Chhetri. He is the Chief of the Army Staff of
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Nepal
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27. The country
that saw nine suspected deaths due to Lassa fever
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Benin in West Africa
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28. The growth
of eight core sectors of the Indian economy in December 2015
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0.9 percent
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29. Name of the
agreement that was reached between the EU Commission and the USA for
transatlantic data flows
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The EU-US Privacy Shield
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30. The State
that extended the Aahar cheap meal scheme to all the districts beginning from
March 2016
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Odisha
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31. Major General
of India who was appointed as the Head of Mission and Force Commander of the
United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) is
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Jai Shanker Menon
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32. The 61st
National School Athletics championship held at Olympian Rahman Stadium in
Kozhikode, Kerala from 29 January 2016 to 2 February 2016 was won by
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Kerala
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33. Supreme
Court on 2 February 2016 appointed a committee to sell assets of Pearls
Agrotech Corporation Ltd (PACL) and refund 49 thousand crore rupees to the
investors under
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former Chief Justice RM Lodha
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34. Dr.
Babasaheb Ambedkar Special Collective Incentive Scheme for the economically
backward Dalit entrepreneurs was announced by
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Maharashtra Government
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35. The former
Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor whopassed away in Mumbai is
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SS
Tarapore
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36. The company
that replaced Apple Inc. to become theworld's most valuable public company is
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Alphabet Inc.(Parent company of Google)
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37. The Indian
film that won the Best First Foreign FilmAward conferred by the French
Syndicate of Cinema Criticsfor the first time is
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Titli
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38. The former
Lok Sabha Speaker and former UnionAgriculture Minister in P V Narasimha Rao
Ministry who died is
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Balram Jakhar.
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39. Country
will host the 1st ever Asia Cup in T-20 format starting from 24 Feb 2016
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Bangladesh
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40. United
Kingdom granted licence to use gene editing techniques on
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human embryos.
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41. The theme
of the World Wetlands Day that was observed Wetlands for our Future
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Sustainable Livelihoods
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42. Dr Harsh
Vardhan inaugurated the construction work ofBorehole Geophysics Research
Laboratory (BGRL) at
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Hazarmachi, Karad of Maharashtra
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43. The social
legislation that completed ten years ofimplementation
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The Mahatma Gandhi National RuralEmployment
Act, 2005
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44. Vietnam
formally lifted the ban on import of
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Indian Groundnut
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45. India’s
first underwater restaurant was opened in thecity of
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Ahmedabad
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46. The Union
Government appointed Jai Kumar Garg asManaging Director and Chief Executive
Officer of
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Corporation Bank
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47. Saroj Kumar
Jha appointed as the Senior Director for theFragility, Conflict and Violence
Group at the
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World Bank
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48. Approved a
draft Citizenship Law to expandscope for dual citizenship for its citizens
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Bangladesh
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49. World Bank
approved Million US dollars 35 to ImproveCitizen Access to Public Services in
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Madhya Pradesh, India
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50. The Central
Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) signed twobilateral Advance Pricing Agreements
(APAs) with
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UnitedKingdom
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51. Tamil Nadu
Cadre IPS officer Archana Ramasundram was appointed as the Director General
of
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the Sashastra SeemaBal (SSB)
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52. World
Health Organisation (WHO) declared Public HealthEmergency of International
Concern over the explosivespread of Mosquito-borne
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Zika virus
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53. In a match
against Nepal, Player scored the fastest fifty in the U-19 ICC cricket world
cup history
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Rishabh Pant
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54. 1600
officials of this city will undergo lie-detector tests as part of fight
against corruption
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Moscow
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