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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 18 February 2018

Q1. The first ever Census in modern human history was conducted by?

a) U K
b) America
c) New Zealand
d) India

Q2. The term ‘Core Banking Solutions’ is sometimes seen in the news. Which of the following statements best describes/describe this term?

i) It is a networking of a bank’s branches which enables customers to operate their accounts from any branch of the bank on its network regardless of where they open their accounts.
ii) It is an effort to increase RBI’s control over commercial banks through computerization.
iii) It is a detailed procedure by which a bank with huge non-performing assets is taken over by another bank.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3