Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 12 October 2014

National

Q.1

1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a blueprint for the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) on Jayaprakash Narayan’s birth anniversary on 11th October.
2. The scheme encourages Members of Parliament from both Houses to identify and develop one village from their constituency as a model village by 2016, and two more by 2019, covering over 2,500 villages of the 6 lakh villages country-wide.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

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

Q.2

1. India’s first ever mental health policy was launched with the primary objective of providing access to good quality treatment to mentally ill people.
2. It is announced on 10 October, which is observed as the world mental health day, would now also be observed as the ‘National Mental Health Day’.
3. Name of this policy is “Mental Health Action Plan 365”.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

a. 1 & 2
b. 2 & 3
c. All of the above
d. None of the above

Q. 3

1. India has deferred the India-Africa Forum Summit 2014, which was proposed to be held on 4 December 2014.
2. Ebola scare is the reason for deferring this summit in which 54 African nations were set to participate.