Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 04 November 2014

National

Q.1

1. Former Union Shipping Minister G.K. Vasan quit Congress party and announced floating a new party.
2. Tamil Manila Congress (TMC) was the erstwhile political party formed by his late father G.K. Moopanar which is expected to be revived by Vasan now.

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.2

Who has been appointed as the new Financial Services Secretary by the Union Government?

a. Hasmukh Adhia
b. G. S. Sandhu
c. Arvind Mayaram
d. Ratan Watal

Sports

Q. 3

Who won the US Formula One Grand Prix that was held on 2 November 2014?

a. Lewis Hamilton
b. Nico rosberg
c. Deniel ricciardo
d. William johns

Science & Technology

Q. 4

1. Google announced the creation of an Indian Language Internet alliance (ILIA), in partnership with various content providers, to make available local language content on the Internet with an aim to bring 300 million Indians online by 2017.
2. Content providers include media houses such as ABP News, NDTV and Network 18, government agency C-DAC, and firms like Firstouch, LinguaNext Technologies, among others.