Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 10 October 2014

National

Q.1

1. The government is shortly going to launch a comprehensive programme named 'Sardar Patel National Housing Mission' by merging and improving existing urban housing schemes,
2. There are several schemes including Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, Rajiv Awas Yojana, Indira Awas Yojana, Rajiv Rinn Yojana meant for providing facilities to economically weaker sections.
3. The UPA government had earlier named its ambitious skill development programme 'Deendayal Antodaya Yojana' after Jan Sangh leader Deendayal Upadhayay.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

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

Persons in News

Q. 2

Who won the 2014 Nobel Prize for Literature as announced by the Swedish Academy on 9 October 2014?

a. Patrick Modiano of France
b. Hiroshi Amano of Japan
c. Shuji Nakamura of US
d. May-Britt Moser of Norway

Q.3

1. Veteran journalist and former chairman of Prasar Bharati MV Kamath, who was one of the earliest biographers of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, died on 9 October.
2. Kamath was the Washington correspondent of the Times of India from 1969 to 1978. He was also the editor of Illustrated Weekly of India and has also worked for the Press Trust of India.
3. He was awarded Padma Bhushan for his contributions to Indian journalism in 2004.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

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

Business & Economy

Q.4

1. Global Infrastructure Facility (GIF) is launched by the World Bank on 9 October 2014.
2. GIF aims at mobilising the private sector to help tackle the massive infrastructure deficit facing developing countries.
3. GIF was launched by World Bank President Jim Yong Kim at Washington D.C.