Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 29 December 2014

National

Q. 1

1. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) became the first political party in India to have more state legislators than the Congress across the country.
2. According to the data compiled by Sonipat-based Ashoka University’s Political Data Centre the total number of BJP state legislators (MLAs) stood at 1058 while there were 949 Congress legislators across the country.

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. 2

1. Raghuvar Das was elected as the new Chief Minister of Jharkhand by the BJP legislature party thus paving the way for him to lead the BJP-AJSU alliance government in the state.
2. Raghuvar Das is a five-time MLA from the state. Das, who originally hails from neighboring Chhattisgarh, has been a Tata Steel employee and later entered into politics.

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. 3

1. Snapdeal recently tied up with India Post (Indian postal department) to bring thousands of weavers and artisans from Varanasi through its website.
2. Snapdeal has launched a pilot project with India Post to set-up facilitation desks at Varanasi post offices to enable local weavers to sell on its platform.

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. 4

1. Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni broke the world record for most number of stumping in international cricket after he effected his 134th dismissals on day two of the third cricket Test against Australia in Melbourne.
2. He reached the landmark in his 460th innings while Sangakkara has 133 stumpings from 485 innings.

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. 5

1. The United States and NATO marked the formal end of the war in Afghanistan with a ceremony at their military headquarters in Kabul.
2. These western troops have been in Afghanistan since 2001 and had unseated the Taliban regime following the 11 September New York attacks.
3. International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was set up in 2001 after the U.S.-led invasion as an umbrella for the coalition of around 50 nations that provided troops and took responsibility for security across the country.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

a. Only 1
b. 2 & 3
c. All of the above
d. None of these

Q. 6

1. An AirAsia plane with 161 people on board lost contact with ground control while flying over the Java Sea.
2. This plane was on its regular flight for Singapore from Surabaya a provincial city in Indonesia.