Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 19 November 2014

National

Q.1

1. Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP), one of the most popular small savings scheme in India, was re-launched on 18 November 2014.
2. It was discontinued from November 2011 on the recommendation of the Shyamala Gopinath Committee. KVP was initially launched in 2000.

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. 2

1. Tianhe-2 is the Chinese supercomputer which was rated the world’s fastest supercomputer for the fourth consecutive year in the biannual Top500 list released in Washington.
2. Tianhe-2 was developed by China’s National University of Defence Technology and is installed at the National Supercomputer Centre in Guangzhou in south China.

Which of the following statement is/are true-?

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

Q.3

1. The World Bank has approved a grant of $285 million to finance the two West African countries hardest hit by the Ebola crisis.
2. The grant is part of the nearly $1 billion of financing previously announced by the World Bank for Liberia and Sierra Leone.

Which of the following statement is/are true-?

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

Science & Technology

Q. 4

1. World Heritage Sites such as the Western Ghats, Manas Wildlife Sanctuary, Kaziranga National Park and Sundarbans are facing significant conservation concerns, according to an International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) assessment.
2. The IUCN World Heritage Outlook report, released at the ongoing World Park Congress at Sydney, had assessed 228 World Heritage sites for natural values.

Which of the following statement is/are true-?

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

Q. 5

1. NASA successfully installed the world’s first zero-gravity 3D printer on the International Space Station (ISS) to help astronauts experiment with additive manufacturing in microgravity.
2. NASA astronaut Barry Wilmore installed the 3D printer, designed and built by Made in Space, inside the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) on the ISS.

Which of the following statement is/are true-?

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

Sports

Q. 6

Which former cricketer was selected for the C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for 2014, given by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)?

a. Dilip Vengsarkar
b. Sachin Tendulkar
c. J. Srinath
d. Anil Kumble

Persons in News

Q. 7

1. Neha Gupta, an 18-year-old of Indian descent from Philadelphia, was awarded the International Children's Peace Prize by Nobel Peace Laureate Desmond Tutu at a ceremony in The Hague.
2. She was honoured for setting up a foundation called Empower Orphans when she was just 9 after visiting an orphanage in India. The foundation has since helped thousands of children.

Which of the following statement is/are true-?

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

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