Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 04 December 2014

National

Q.1

1. 3 decades (30 years) of the Bhopal tragedy of 1984 were completed on 2 December 2014. This disaster, which took place on 2 December 1984 due to accidental leakage of poisonous gas from the factory, is known as one of the world’s worst industrial disasters ever.
2. Methyl Isocyanate had leaked from this plant resulting in death of over five thousand people.

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.2

1. The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP20) started on 1 December 2014 at Lima (Peru).
2. COP20 the 20th yearly session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 20) to the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 10thsession of the Meeting of the Parties (CMP10) to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol.

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. A referendum held in Switzerland rejected the proposed curbs on immigrations in the country.
2. The referendum was conducted to know the opinion of country’s 26 cantons about the proposal to cut net immigration into the country to not more than 1.8% of the population.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

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

Persons in News

Q. 4

1. Tabare Vazquez won the Presidential elections held in Uruguay. Tabare Vazquez is a former President of the country who led the country from 2005 to 2010.
2. Returning to power, he will succeed President Jose Mujica, an ally and former guerrilla whose straight-talking style won him widespread affection in the country.

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. During December 2014 Anoop Mishra was appointed as the Secretary General of the Lok Sabha, an appointment that was protested by the Congress as it alleged that procedures were not followed in this appointment.
2. Anoop Mishra is a senior bureaucrat from Uttar Pradesh and a formal announcement about his appointment was made by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan.

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. The RBI in its 5th Bi-monthly Monetary Policy review for 2014-15, kept the most important repo rate unchanged at 8%. The last time this rate was changed on January 2014.
2. In January 2014 the RBI had increased the repo rate by 25 basis points to 8%. Since then this rate has been unchanged.

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. 7

1. SAP SE application Software Company was chosen by the ICC as its exclusive Analytics and Cloud Partner for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 as announced on 1 December 2014.
2. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 is hosted jointly by Australia and New Zealand.

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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