Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 10 November 2014

National

Q.1

1. The C.K. Birla-controlled Hindustan Motors declared a VRS scheme for all the workers at its mother plant in Uttarpara in Hooghly district of West Bengal.
2. The company had declared a work suspension at this unit in May, 2014 and this was the longest closure for the unit which turned out the iconic Ambassador cars.

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. 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall was observed on 9 November 2014.
2. The infamous Berlin Wall, that was used to separate West Berlin from the portion of Berlin under the possession of the erstwhile East Germany, was erected in 1961 by East Germany to protect the population of East Germany from fleeing to the affluent West Germany.
3. It was often called the “Wall of Shame” or the “Iron Curtain” which restricted the freedom of movement.

Which of the following statement is/are true-?

a) Only 1
b) 2 & 3
c) All of the above
d) None of the above

Persons in News

Q. 3

1. Arundhati Bhattacharya was named as the most-powerful woman in business in India by ‘Fortune Magazine in a list released on 8 November 2014? –, Chairperson of SBI
2. Arundhati Bhattacharya is heading India’s largest banking group – ICICI.

Which of the following statement is/are true-?

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

Q. 4

1. Dr Fawzia Peer a South African Indian-origin radiographer has been elected as the president of the International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technologists (ISRRT).
2. Dr Fawzia Peer, who has been a radiographer for three decades, is the Manager of the Department of Nuclear Medicine and also an honorary lecturer at the Albert Luthuli Central Hospital’s Nuclear Medicine Department in Durban.

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. 5

1. Badminton player Lee Chong Wei was temporarily suspended after he failed a doping test.
2. Lee Chong Wei is a Malaysian player of Chinese origin and is presently ranked No.1 in men’s badminton.

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. 6

1. India test-fired the nuclear weapon-capable Agni-II ballistic missile for its full strike range of 2,000 km from Wheeler Island off the Odisha Coast.
2. Personnel of the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) fired the surface-to-surface missile from a mobile launcher.