Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 01 December 2014

Persons in News

Q.1

1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has slipped to the second place in the Time magazine's 'Person of the Year' poll with the Ferguson protesters surging ahead of him in a vote by the readers.
2. Nobel Peace prize winner Malala Yousafzai (5.3 per cent) and Russian President Vladimir Putin are placed fourth and fifth respectively.

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. Russian film “Leviathan” by Andrey Zvyagintsev won the best film award comprising Golden Peacock and Rs.40 lakh at the 54th International film Festival of India, which ended in Delhi.
2. Mr. Alexey Serebryakov from the “Leviathan” also shared the best male actor award in the Cimena of the World competition.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

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

Sports

Q.3

1. Petroleum Sports Promotion Board, PSPB's Abhishek Yadav has won the boys' singles title in the 76th Junior National and Youth Table Tennis Championships.
2. In the youth girls singles, Manika Batra of the PSPB retained the crown. Manav Thakkar of the PSPB Academy emerged champion in the Junior Boys' section.

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

Who became the first Indian footballer to be inducted into Asian Football Confederation (AFC’s) Hall of Fame?

a. Baichung Bhutia
b. Sardar Singh
c. Sunil Chhetri
d. Jarnail Singh Dhillon

Q. 5

1. Indian woman badminton player P.V. Sindhu won Macau Grand Prix Gold Trophy, which was her first title of the season.
2. She had lost the Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold final to fellow Indian Saina Nehwal in January this year.

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. 6

1. Due to continued decreased in international oil prices the price of petrol in India was slashed by 91 paise per litre while that of diesel was reduced by 84 paise. The revised prices came into effect from the midnight of 30 November and 1 December 2014.
2. The price of Brent crude oil went down below $70 per barrel on 28 November, which is its lowest level since 2010.