Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 01 November 2014

Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 01 November 2014

National

Q.1

1. First Rashtriya Ekta Diwas was observed on 31 October 2014 to commemorate the 139th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
2. The decision to observe 31 October as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas or National Integration Day was taken by the Union Government to reiterate India’s strength and buoyancy against adversaries.

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. ‘Deeper Integration for Peace and Prosperity’ has been chosen as the theme for the upcoming 18th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit.
2. The Summit is scheduled to be held on 26-27 November 2014 in New Delhi.

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. A four-day trilateral Coast Guard exercise ‘Dosti-XII’ among India, Maldives and Sri Lanka off the Maldives coast ended.
2. ‘Dosti’ was institutionalised in 1991 as bilateral exercise between the Indian Coast Guard and the Maldives National Security Service. Sri Lanka became part of the exercise in 2012.

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.4

1. Abhinav Bindra, ace shooter and the country’s only individual Olympic Gold medalist, has been elected as the Chairman of International Shooting Sport Federation’s (ISSF) Athletes Committee.
2. Abhinav Bindra is the third Indian shooter to be bestowed with the honour.

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.5

1. Harsh Vardhan, Union Health Minister, announced TB-Mission 2020 to eliminate Tuberculosis (TB) from India.
2. The announcement was made at WHO’s Global TB Symposium titled Moving out of the box to end global TB epidemic: with post-2015 strategy while addressing the 45th Union World Conference on Lung Health at Barcelona.

Which of the following statement is/are true-?

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

Persons in News

Q.6

1. Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Galway Kinnell died in Vermon. His book ‘Selected Poems’ won the Pulitzer Prize in 1983.
2. kinnell’s published work spanned five decades and dealt with a wide spectrum of subjects, from the texture of urban life to immortality.

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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