•  The country in which China has applied for a patent on an antiviral experimental drug Remdesivir-  America

•  The state whose chief minister has recently announced that the Cauvery delta region will be declared as a ‘Protected Special Agricultural Area’ – Tamil Nadu 

•  Guinness World Records declares the country whose Chitetsu Watanabe is the oldest living person in the world –  Japan

• The  state from which the Constitution Amendment Bill-2019, with a provision to include the three tribal communities ‘family’, ‘Talwar’ and ‘Siddhi’ in the list of Scheduled Tribes, has recently been passed by Lok Sabha-  Karnataka

• The  world’s largest stadium is being constructed here which will be inaugurated by Donald Trump in the last week of February 2020 –  Gujarat

•  World Radio Day is celebrated on 13 February

•  National Women’s Day in India is celebrated on 13 February

• The  UN Security Council has passed a resolution on 12 February 2020 calling for a ‘long-term ceasefire’ – Libya 

•  According to the Greenpeace report, the country which has lost Rs 10.7 lakh crore annually due to air pollution from fossil fuels used in vehicles – India

• The  state has become the first Union Territory to do so after recently passing a resolution against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) – Puducherry

•  Recently, the central government has approved to invest the amount in three government insurance companies – Rs 2500 crore.

•  The city in which the Narcotics Control Bureau organized a ‘BIMSTEC conference’ to curb drug trafficking –  New Delhi

•  The Indian hockey player selected by the International Hockey Federation as the best hockey player of 2019 –  Manpreet Singh

•  Haryana Government has recently launched a campaign to promote reading habits –  Reading Mission Haryana

• The  Union Ministry of Personnel has recently appointed the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Air India –  Rajiv Bansal

• The  state government that has demanded a change in the criteria of financial assistance given by the central government for the Water Life Mission –  Rajasthan

• The  Central Government has recently changed the name of Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra to- Sushma Swaraj Bhavan 

• The  state government that has launched the ‘Clean Krishna-Godavari Canals Mission’ and the ‘Man Krishna Abhiyan’ for cleaning canals drained from the Krishna River under the ‘Anti-Plastic Campaign’ –  Andhra Pradesh

•  National Productivity Day is celebrated on – 12 February

•  President Ramnath Kovind provided President Colors to INS Shivaji of Indian Navy in the state of Lonavla –  Maharashtra

• The  country that has approved the sale of integrated air defense weapon system to India – the US

• The state by which the Ground Water Conservation Bill-2020 has been approved to improve the declining groundwater level – Uttar Pradesh 

•  According to the Public Enterprises Survey 2018-19, the company with the highest profit in this period is – ONGC 

•  According to the announcement issued by the central government, the new one rupee note will be signed –  Finance Secretary

•  Coronavirus has been named officially by WHO –  COVID-19

• The  day when World Greek Day is celebrated every year –  11 February

•  Former Chief Minister of Jharkhand who officially announced the merger of his party Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) with BJP –  Babulal Marandi

•  The international organization that has started the “Step with Refugee” campaign –  UNHCR

• The  region which has recently been declared a protected special agricultural zone by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu –  Cauvery delta region

•  Which state in which Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Public Administration and National Institute of Smart Government has signed a memorandum of understanding for capacity building on e-governance services –  Punjab

•  The day International Pulses Day was celebrated around the world – 10 February

• Who  was recently voted the best emerging female player of 2019 by FIH –  Lalremsiyami

•  Monetary Policy Committee of RBI in its last bi-monthly policy review meeting for the financial year 2019-20 has decided to keep repo rate at the same percentage – 5.15 percent

•  The first non-English film to win the Best Film at the Oscars 2020 for the first time –  Parasite

•  Recently in the budget presented by the state, it was announced that free electricity will be given to those consuming up to 75 units in three months –  West Bengal

•  Solar Orbiter spacecraft from which country has been launched to take the first pictures of the Sun’s poles- America 

•  Recently the state which has launched ‘Chief Minister Family Prosperity’ scheme- Haryana 

• The  veteran cue player who defeated world champion Pankaj Advani 6-2 in the final to win the National Snooker Championship-  Aditya Mehta

•  Recently the state government has announced a complete ban on the sale of CFLs and filament bulbs –  Kerala

• In  the name between India and England, joint exercises will be started from 13 February 2020 –  invincible warrior

•  Indian Defense Research Organization, the missile, which is being prepared for the Army and Air Force, to hit 200 km – Pranash 

•  This is the name of the author of the novel ‘Pehla Girmitiya’, who has died recently –  Giriraj Kishore

•  Recently who has become the youngest girl to climb Mount Akonkagua, the highest mountain in South America –  Kamya Karthikeyan

•  It is the name of the overseas Indian scientist who is being led by the Coronavirus vaccine in Australia –  SS Vasan

•  National conference on e-governance 2020 organized in the city-  Mumbai

•  The country whose cricket team won the under-19 World Cup for the first time in 2020-  Bangladesh

• The  state government that has completely banned the operation of government diesel vehicles older than 15 years to control pollution –  Bihar

•  Pakistan’s fast bowler who has become the youngest bowler in the world to take a hat-trick in Test cricket- Nasim Shah 

•  Indian Badminton coach who has been awarded the 2019 Coach Lifetime Achievement Award by International Olympic Committee (IOC) –  Pullela Gopichand

•  Recently received the Best Actor Award at the Oscars 2020 –  Walkin Phoenix