Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 09 October 2014

National

Q.1

What is the name of the tropical cyclonic building over the north Andaman Sea which is expected to hit the coast of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha on 12 October 2014?

a. Katrina
b. Hudhud
c. Hanna
d. Phailin

Q. 2

1. Dr.Apathukatha Sivathanu Pillai awarded with Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award 2014.
2. The award gives in the field of aerospace and missile technology.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

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

International

Q.3

1. On 06th October 2014 i.e. the first Monday of October celebrated as World Habitat Day by the UN under the theme ‘Voices from Slums’.
2. World Habitat Day firstly celebrated in the year 1986.

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. 4

1. Two Americans and a German scientist won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for finding ways to make microscopes more powerful than previously thought possible, allowing scientists to see how diseases develop inside the tiniest cells.
2. Two scientists, Hiroshi Amano of Japan and U.S. scientist Shuji Nakamura won the Nobel Prize in medicine for the invention of blue light-emitting diodes a new energy efficient and environment-friendly light source.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

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

Science & Technology

Q. 5

1. Taking a serious note on the growing menace of Ebola virus in West Africa, the W.H.O. declared the Ebola outbreak as an international public health emergency.
2. WHO declared the similar emergency for swine flu in 2009 & for polio in the same year.
3. The current outbreak of Ebola began in Liberia & Egypt.