Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 28 December 2014

National

Q. 1

1. During February 2014 the Union Govt. had constituted an expert committee under the chairmanship of former Union Public Service Commission Member I.M.G. Khan to review the existing examination system of SSC.
2. The committee made recommendation to conduct SSC exam through online mode.

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 Government has notified ‘Printing of One Rupee Currency Notes Rules, 2015’, which will come into effect from 1 January 2015.
2. This means that the 1 rupee paper note, which was discontinued due to high cost, would make its comeback. The Rs. 1 paper note discontinued since November 1994.

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. Imtiaz Dharker awarded with Queen’s Gold Medal, the award started in the year 1933 for Poetry for the year 2014.
2. Richard Rahul Verma sworn-in as US Ambassador to India in Washington, United States of America.

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. Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, the main accused of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack granted bail by Pakistan recently.
2. He is Chief Operation Commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

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

Q. 5

1. BJP’s Raghubar Das took over as the 10th Chief Minister of Jharkhand.
2. He is the first non-tribal Chief Minister of the state.

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. 6

1. The United States Senate passed resolution recently recognising Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai as symbol of peace.
2. This resolution is passed on 19th December 2014.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

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

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