Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 22 November 2014

National

Q.1

The International Film Festival of India (IFFI) was inaugurated on 20 November 2014 at Goa, which is the permanent venue for hosting the IFFI. This is which edition of IFFI?

a. 45th
b. 40th
c. 38th
d. 36th

Q. 2

1. US President Barack Obama will be the Chief Guest at the 2015 Republic Day celebrations of India.
2. This invitation was delivered by Prime Minister during his visit to Myanmar and Australia, when he met President Obama at the East Asia summit and the G-20 meeting of world leaders.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

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

Q. 3

1. The Union Cabinet approved the launch of Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), a rural electrification scheme.
2. This scheme would replace existing scheme Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) which was launched by the erstwhile UPA Govt.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

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

Q. 4

1. The Centre’s decision will name the domestic terminal of Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RJAI) after NT Rama Rao former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
2. TRS demanded that the govt. should have chosen someone from Telangana to name the airport.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

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

Science & Technology

Q. 5

Which IIT became the first IIT to be made a full member of the CMS collaboration of CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, where physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe?

a. IIT Madras
b. IIT Kanpur
c. IIT Bombay
d. IIT Delhi

International

Q. 6

1. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dissolved parliament’s lower house for a snap election expected on 14 December.
2. This decision was taken to seek a fresh mandate for his visibly struggling economic policies. The general elections in Japan were due in 2016.