Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 27 October 2014

National

Q.1

1. Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will arrive in India for a two-day visit, and the bilateral agenda will be seen as another strong assertion of India’s interests in the South China Sea.
2. India and Vietnam will sign three agreements, one an MoU on prospecting by OVL (ONGC Videsh Ltd.) in two more fields in the South China Sea.

Which of the following statement is/are true-?

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

International

Q.2

1. China will set up a national anti-terrorism intelligence system, reporting changes to an anti-terror law expected to be passed in the wake of an upsurge in violence in the far western region of Xinjiang.
2. The government also plans to amend the National Security Law, replacing it with a counter-espionage law.

Which of the following statement is/are true-?

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

Business & Economy

Q.3

1. Home Ministry has proposed the Small Factories (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Services) Bill to govern wages and conditions of work in small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
2. The Bill envisages rules for wages, overtime hours, social security and appointment of factory inspectors in units employing fewer than 40 workers.

Which of the following statement is/are true-?

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

Q.4

1. With 62.41 million tonnes output, India remains the world’s fourth largest steel producer in the first nine months of the current year, preceded by China, Japan and the US.
2. Japan remained the remote second with 83.1 MT productions during the nine-month period clocking just 0.8 per cent growth over 82.4 MT productions in the same period last year.