Current Affairs

February Current Affairs:

1. Union government on 12 February 2015 constituted a three member special investigation team (SIT) to re-open and re-investigate 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases. Who will head the SIT? Pramod Asthana
2. Cricketer Brendon McCullum was named the country's Sportsman of the year on 11 February 2015. He belongs to which country? New Zelaand
3. Name the Indian-origin scientist who has recently won the prestigious $ 500,000 National Science Foundation Career award? Gurpreet Singh
4. Indian Navy had recently conducted Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster relief (HADR) exercise at? Lakhadweep Islands
5. Unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was recently launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. This Satellite will be used by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric (NOAA) to monitor? Sun
6. Which tech giant announced on 11 February that it has acquired Sunrise Atelier, the New York City based maker of the popular and well-regarded Sunrise calender for iOS and Android? Microsoft
7. Yaduveer Gopal Raj Urs is new heir of which Royal Family? Mysuru Royal Family
8. Which company recentaly became the first company to reach a market value of $ 700 billion? Apple
9. World Radio Day was observed every year on? 13 February
10. Which among the following train derailed on 13 February 2015 near the border between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, in which, ten passengers died and over 100 were injured? Bangalore-Ernakulam Intercity Express

Bhagat Singh

Bhagta Singh aka Shaheed Bhagat Singh aka Bhagat Singh Sandhu was an Indian socialist and a revolutionary. He is considered to be one of the most influential revolutionaries of the Indian Independence Movement. He was born in Sikh family. His family had earlier been involved in revolutionary activities against the British Raj. When Bhagat Singh was a teenager, he studied European revolutionary movements. He became attracted to anarchist and Marxist idoologies.

He became involved in numerous revolutionary activities. He quickly gained prominence in the Hindustan Republican Association and became on of the it's chief leaders. Eventually, the name of the organisation was changed to Hindustan Socialist Republican Association. This happened in the year 1928. Lala Lajpat Rai was killed at the hands of the police. Bhagat Singh wanted revenge for this incidence. He became involved in the number of the British Police Officer John Saunders. The police tried to capture him. However, Bhagat Singh was successful in avoiding arrest.

He made a plan to bomb the Central Legislative Assembly. He partnered with Bhuwaneshwar Dutt for this task. He bombarded the assembly with the two bombs. They were shouting slogans of revolution and threw pamphlets. After the bombarding, they surrounded. He was held on this charge in prison. He underwent a 116 day fast in jail and so he did not have food for that long. He did this to demand equal political rights for both British and Indian political prisoners. In response to this determined protest, he gained nationwide support.

His mentor as a young boy was Kartar Singh Sarabha, whose photo he always carried in his pocket. Singh is himself considered a marter by Indians for acting to avenge death of Lala Lagpat Rai. After studying Russian Revolution, he wanted to die so that his death would inspire the youth of India which in turn will unite them to fight the British Empire. While in prison, Singh and other had written a letter to Lord Irwin, wherein they asked to be treated as prisoners of war and consequently to be executed by firing squad and not hanging. Prannath Mehta, Bhagat Singh's friend, visited him in the jail on 20 March, four days before his execution, with a draft letter for clemency, but he declined to sign it.