Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 26 December 2014

National

Q. 1

1. The Union Government constituted a committee to examine the possibility of constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) for reinvestigation of the 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases.
2. Justice (retired) G.P. Mathur (former Judge of the Supreme Court) is heading this committee.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

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

Q. 2

1. The Union Government on 24 December 2014 made announcement to award the Bharat Ratna, country’s highest civilian honour to former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, and educationist and social reformer Madan Mohan Malviya.
2. With this announcement 45 personalities have received Bharat Ratna.

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 suspected Bodo militants belonging to the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) faction carried out a series of horrendous massacres on 23 and 24 December 2014 in Assam and killed over 70 tribal people.
2. Sonitpur and Kokrajhar are the two districts of the state faced major brunt of these attacks.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

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

Business & Economy

Q. 4

1. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 23 December extended the deadline for exchanging pre-2005 currency notes of various denominations including Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000.
2. 30 June 2015 is the new deadline.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

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

Q. 5

1. US retail major Walmart announced opening a new cash and carry store in India after a gap of two years.
2. The last store opened by it was in Bhopal in 2012. Agra is this new cash and carry store being opened.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

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

International

Q. 6

1. In a historic development the multilateral Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) came to force from 24 December 2014.
2. ATT aims to regulate the international trade in conventional weapons. On 2 April 2013 the treaty was adopted by the United Nations (UN).

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

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

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