Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 09 November 2014

National

Q.1

1. 12 ministers were inducted into the Narendra Modi Cabinet on 9 November 2014 with which the total strength of the Union Council of Ministers reached 60.
2. The four cabinet ministers inducted included former Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, former Union Minister Suresh Prabhu, Haryana leader Birendra Singh and BJP General Secretary J.P. Nadda.

Which of the following statement is/are true-?

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

Q. 2

1. Rajasthan’s State tree is Khejri which is dying a slow death according to scientists.
2. Khejri (Prosopis cineraria) covers about two-thirds of the total geographical area of the State and is of immense significance culturally and economically.

Which of the following statement is/are true-?

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

International

Q. 3

1. Tens of thousands of stateless people in oil-rich Kuwait will be offered citizenship of the impoverished African nation of Comoros to end their decades-old problem.
2. The stateless people — known as bidoons would be granted “special applications for Comoros’ economic citizenship,”.