Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 03 December 2014

National

Q.1

1. The Union cabinet approved introduction of a comprehensive Anti-Hijacking Bill 2014. This Bill provides for stringent punishment including death penalty to hijackers in case of death of a hostage or security personnel.
2. It also provides imprisonment for life and the moveable and immoveable property of such persons shall also be liable to be confiscated.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 & 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.2

1. The birthday of the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on the 25 December will be observed as National Good Governance Day.
2. The decision was announced on 2 December 2014 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Bharatiya Janata Partry (BJP) Parliamentary Board meeting in New Delhi.
3. On that day, all BJP Member of Parliamentarians (MPs) and government officials will make the day symbolic of good governance.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

a. Only 1
b. 2 & 3
c. 1 & 2
d. All of the above

Q. 3

1. The Border Security Force (BSF) celebrated its 49th Raising day on 1 December 2014. The force was raised on 1 December in 1965.
2. BSF will celebrate its Golden Jubilee year from 1 December 2014 to 30 November 2015.
3. The motto of BSF is Jeevan Paryant Kartavya.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

a. Only 1
b. 2 & 3
c. 1 & 3
d. All of the above

Q. 4

1. The President of India Pranab Mukherjee presented the Niryat Shree and Niryat Bandhu Awards for outstanding performance in exports for the year 2010-11 and 2011-12 in New Delhi.
2. The Niryat Shree and Niryat Bandhu Awards were instituted by the Federation of Indian Export Organizations.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 & 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2

Persons in News

Q. 5

1. Senior IPS officer Anil Kumar Sinha was appointed as the new CBI Director. At the time of appointment as Director of CBI, Sinha, a 1979 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre, was serving as a Special Director in CBI.
2. Anil Sinha will succeed Ranjit Sinha who retired on 2 December 2014. As per an official notification, term of Anil Sinha will be for two years from the date he takes charge.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 & 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2

Q. 6

1. Film artist of Ireland Duncan Campbell won Turner Prize 2014 for a video called It For Others. The video reflects on African art and includes a dance sequence inspired by Karl Marx. He received the prize of 25000 pounds at Tate Britain in London.
2. He became the fifth winner of Turner Prize 2014 since 1996 and the fourth graduate of Master of Fine Art programme from the Glasgow School of Art to have won the prize in the last 10 years.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 & 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2

International

Q. 7

1. 14th World AIDS Day was observed across the world on 2 December 2014. The day is observed to raise awareness to the Aids pandemic caused by the spread of the HIV infection.
2. The theme is Focus, Partner, Achieve: An AIDS-free generation – to highlight the need to for governments and health officials, NGOs and individuals to address Aids prevention and treatment.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 & 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2

Q. 8

1. Russia launched the new generation navigation satellite GLONASS-K from the Plesetsk space centre in Russia’s northwestern Arkhangelsk region.
2. The satellite was launched on a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with a Fregat upper stage. The carrier rocket was launched in a normal mode.