Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams – 3 March 2015

:: National ::

Q. 1

1. The Centre would amend the RBI Act for the setting up of the proposed monetary policy committee.
2. An agreement between the Centre and the Reserve Bank of India formalised a policy of prioritizing controlling price rise.

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. 2

1. Sri Lanka will take pointers from the U.N. report on Sri Lanka’s rights record for its domestic mechanism.
2. The Human Rights Council, adopted a U.S.-sponsored resolution calling for an international probe into allegations of war crimes in Sri Lanka.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

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

:: Business and Economy ::

Q. 3

1. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) directed Vodafone to stop using ‘333’ for offering customer care services, as it violates the national numbering plan.
2. TRAI said that the Department of Telecom had issued the national numbering plan 2003, wherein the number 333 to 555 have not been allocated for any type of services and have been kept as ‘spare’.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

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

:: Science and Technology ::

Q. 4

1. Microsoft unveiled two new smartphones — Lumia 640 and Lumia 640 XL.
2. Both smartphones are upgradeable to Windows 12.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

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