Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 14 December 2014

National

Q.1

1. Excavation near the ancient Nalanda Institution, Art and Culture department secretary Anand Kishore said, showed that foundation of ‘Tiladhak University’ was laid during the Kushan period in first century AD and not the Gupta period.
2. This indicates that the Buddhist mahavihara found at the site may be older than the mahavihara at Nalanda and Vikramshila.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

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

Sports

Q. 2

1. Germany won the 35th Champions Trophy Hockey (Men’s) by winning the final.
2. Germany defeated Pakistan in the final by 2-0 to win their tenth Champions Trophy title. This edition of Champions Trophy was held at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar (Odisha).

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

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

International

Q. 3

1. Negotiators from over 190 countries, including India, adopted a format for national pledges to cut global carbon emissions at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP20) held at Lima.
2. This ended a deadlock between rich and poor countries to agree on a new ambitious and binding deal to be signed in Paris in 2015. The proposed climate control deal is to come into effect from 2020.

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. 4

1. Raghuram Rajan recently came to news for apparently rejecting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s highly ambitious ‘Make in India’ and suggesting ‘Make for India’ strategy instead.
2. Raghuram Rajan gave stress on ‘Make for India’ instead of ‘Make in India’ on the occasion of the Bharat Ram Memorial Seminar on ‘India’s Growth Trajectory in a Fractured World Economy: Opportunities and Challenges’, organised by FICCI.