Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 06 October 2014

Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 06 October 2014

National

Q.1

1. India along with Japan, the US, China and Canada will start work on the world’s biggest telescope on Hawaii Island that will enable to identify an object as small as coin from a distance of 500 kms.
2. The telescope will be larger than Japan’s Subaru Telescope, one of the world’s biggest.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

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

Person in News

Q. 2

1. The Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine has been awarded to three scientists who discovered the brain's GPS system. John O'Keefe and a Norwegian couple, Edvard Moser and May-Britt Moser share the award.
2. They discovered how the brain knows where we are and is able to navigate from one place to another. Their findings may help explain why in Alzheimer's disease patients cannot recognise their surroundings.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

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

Sports

Q. 3

Which Indian boxer returned her bronze medal in protest against her controversial loss to a South Korean in Asian Games 2014?

a. Sarita devi
b. Mary kom
c. Anju bala
d. Babita kumari

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