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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 23 December 2014

National

Q. 1

1. A latest report on the status of health insurance in India prepared by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) was tabled in Parliament by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley during December 2014.
2. According to this report 17 percentage of Indian population has been covered under health insurance.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

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

Q. 2

1. The union cabinet approved ordinances to push reforms in the coal and insurance sectors after it was unable to pass bills for these in the winter session of Parliament that ended on 23 December.
2. The Bills could not be taken up in the Rajya Sabha as a united opposition held up proceedings for much of the month-long session. The Insurance Bill has been pending in the Rajya Sabha since 2008.

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. 3

1. The name of the co-founder of SpiceJet came to news for leading a $240 million rescue effort to pull the airline from the brink of collapse.
2. Ajay Singh was one of the co-founders of SpiceJet and he had helped set up the airline in 2007.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

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

Q. 4

1. Rajinder Khanna was appointed as the new Director of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), India’s external intelligence agency during December 2014.
2. Khanna is from the 1978 IPS batch and of the Odisha cadre and has held several operational roles. He is known as a counter-terror expert in the intelligence circle.