Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 02 November 2014

National

Q.1

1. From 1 November 2014 Bangalore officially became Bengaluru and Mysore became Mysuru. Altogether the name of 12 cities and towns of Karnataka state was reverted to their old Kannada names from this day.
2. The state had sought the Centre’s clearance for the change in names in 2006. The Union Home Ministry had during October 2014 cleared this proposal.

Which of the following statement is/are true-?

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

Business & Economy

Q. 2

Which country’s central bank surprised global financial markets by expanding its massive stimulus spending, which resulted in rally in global stock markets and India’s Sensex hitting an all-time high on the day?

a. Nepal
b. Japan
c. Spain
d. Sri- Lanka

Persons in News

Q. 3

Who was appointed as the new Chairperson of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) recently?

a. Vimal Jalan
b. Vijay Kelkar
c. C. Rangarajan
d. S.D. Diwakar

International

Q.4

1. China on 1 November 2014 completed its first return mission to the Moon with the successful re-entry and landing of an unmanned probe.
2. The mission was launched to test technology to be used for China’s fourth lunar probe. Chang’e-5 is the name of this ambitious mission which aims to gather samples from the moon’s surface and will be launched around 2017.