Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 4 March 2018

Q1. Bedaquiline and Delaminid are used to treat which of the following disease?

a) Hepatitis B
b) Dengue
c) DR-TB
d) None of the above

Q2. Who is the head of Cabinet committee on Security?

a) President
b) Prime Minister
c) Union Home Minister
d) Minister of Defence

Q3. Consider the following two statements regarding the implementation of anti-defection law:

i) If an elected member voluntarily gives up his membership of a political party;
ii) If an elected member votes or abstains from voting in such House contrary to any direction issued by his political party or anyone authorized to do so, without obtaining any prior permission.

Which of the above statements is a criteria for the anti-defection law?

a) Only i
b) Only ii
c) Both i and ii
d) Neither i nor ii