Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 11 October 2014

National

Q.1

1. India and Finland are expected to reach an agreement on nuclear safety measures.
2. It is expected during the upcoming visit of President Pranab Mukherjee to Helsinki, the first-ever by an Indian head of State to that country.

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. Sangeet Natak Akademi is an autonomous body fully funded by the Ministry of home affairs.
2. Leela Samson is the chairman of Sangeet Natak Akademi.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

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

Q. 3

1. Kailash Satyarthi is the 4th Indian to win Nobel Prize.
2. The Nobel peace prize winner has saved thousands of children from bonded labour in factories through the Bachpan Bachao Andolan which he founded in 1980.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

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

International

Q. 4

1. China and Russia have begun implementing their $400 billion mega-gas deal.
2. The project would allow Moscow to lower its dependence on the European market, and open prospects of tapping the growing energy demand in the Asia-Pacific, with Beijing as the star consumer.