Current Affairs of February 2012

The joint exercise conducted by the Armies of India and Indonesia at the Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School (CIJWS), Vairengte in Mizoram was named	Exercise Garuda Shakti
The pilot project launched by the Union Ministry for Development of North Eastern Region to promote adventure activities is named	Youth to the Edge
The state which has been awarded the National Tourism Best State Award for developing tourism related infrastructure	Madhya Pradesh
The film which has been awarded 5 Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Original Score, and Best Costume Design	The Artist
Sailen Manna, who passed away on 27 Feb 2012, was a former	Football player
The country with a per capita GDP of 88,000 dollars, which has been ranked the world's richest country by Forbes magazine	Qatar
With the removal of India from the WHO list of polio-endemic countries, the number of countries in the list has been reduced to	Three (Pakistan, Nigeria, Afghanistan)
The joint military exercise of Indian and US armies scheduled in the first week of March 2011 in Mahajan field firing ranges in Rajasthan is code-named	Yudh Abhyas
RBI has decided to issue new Rs. 5 coins top commemorate freedom fighter and martyr	Bhagat Singh
Bhavnath Temple at which a stampede killed several people on Shivratri day is located in	Junagadh, Gujarat
The renowned photographer who was awarded Padma Shri this year has subsequently been awarded Padma Bhushan (as the same Padma Award cannot be awarded twice to the same person)	Sunil Janah
The Indian cricketer who has been awarded the fifth ESPNcricinfo best batting performance award in Tests	Sachin Tendulkar
The public sector insurance company which is celebrating its platinum jubilee year of its formation in 2012	United India Insurance
The city which is the least expensive in the world to live in, according to Worldwide Cost of Living Survey carried out by Economic Intelligence Unit of the Economist	Karachi
The city which is the most expensive in the world to live in, according to Worldwide Cost of Living Survey carried out by Economic Intelligence Unit of the Economist	Zurich, Switzerland
The university which has been awarded the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy for best performance in sports for the year 2010-11, by the Government of India's Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports	Punjabi University
The place in Kerala where setting up of Rail Coach Manufacturing unit has been approved by Union cabinet	Palakkad
On Feb 15, guards from merchant vessel Enrica Lexie shot and killed Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast. The ship Enrica Lexie belongs to	Italy
The noted Indian economist who has been presented the National Medals of Arts and Humanities award by the US President Barack Obama	Amartya Sen
The former Australian first-class pacer who has been appointed the Indian cricket team's bowling coach after Eric Simons' tenure comes to an end	John Dawes
The winner of 44 Jnanpith Award, who died on 13 February 2012	Dr. Akhlaq Mohammed Khan 'Shahryar'
Ustad Shamim Ahmed Khan who died on 14 February 2012 was an exponent of	Sitar
The state Assembly which has been selected for the national award for e-governance instituted by the Union Government's Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances for 2011-12 in recognition of its unique online answering information system	Rajasthan Assembly
The sub-glacial lake in Antarctica reaching whose surface has been confirmed by Russian scientists recently	Lake Vostok
The veteran music director who has been bestowed the Lata Mangeshkar Award by the Madhya Pradesh government	Rajesh Roshan
The Bio-chemist who has been awarded the G.D. Birla Award for scientific research for 2011 by the KK Birla foundation	Prof Tapas Kumar Kundu
The state which has recorded the highest decline in the forest cover in two years as per the latest India State of Forest 2011 released by the Forest Survey of India	Andhra Pradesh
The Maldivian President who announced his resignation following weeks of public protests over his controversial order to arrest a senior judge	Mohamed Nasheed
The state which has become the first in the country to issue e-stamp papers of all denominations by bringing non-judicial stamp papers of Rs 500 and below under the ambit of e-stamp process in February 2012	New Delhi
The 50-kilogram micro satellite launched by Iran in February 2012 to collect data useful for weather forecasting and natural disaster management is named	Navid
The biennial congregation of naval forces of 13 countries in Indian Ocean near Andaman and Nicobar islands which began on 01 Feb is named	Milan
The Bollywood actor who has been chosen to receive Green Globe award for outstanding efforts in fighting climate changes by a celebrity	Abhishek Bachchan