Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 20 November 2014

National

Q.1

1. The committee constituted to review environmental laws in India submitted its report to the Union Govt. TSR Subramanian, former Cabinet Secretary headed this committee.
2. The committee was constituted to provide the appropriate actionable to the govt. in its move to amend five key green laws to ensure transparency in environmental clearances.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

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

Business & Economy

Q. 2

1. India’s first women’s bank BMB completed one year of operations on 19 November 2014.
2. On this occasion a newly designed website of the bank ‘BMBSmartBanking’ was launched by Ananthasubramanian, Chairman and Managing Director, BMB.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

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

Q. 3

What is the name of the newly launched e-mail application of tech giant IBM made available for enterprises that integrates social media, file sharing and analytics to help increase productivity?

a. Verse
b. Prose
c. Inbox
d. Junk

Sports

Q. 4

1. The first edition of the Champions Tennis League (CTL) got underway from 17th nov. Vijay Amritraj is the promoter of CTL.
2. CTL is styled on the pattern of Indian Premier League (IPL) and would feature some of the top male and female players from around the world.