Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 04th February 2015

:: National ::

Q. 1

1. The Maharashtra Cabinet approved the proposal to purchase the three-storey bungalow of Babasaheb Ambedkar in London.
2. The house will be converted into an international memorial and will be maintained by the Union government.

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. 2

1. The SLR is the portion of deposits banks are required to hold in the form of gold or government securities before providing credit to customers.
2. CRR is the portion of total deposits of customers, which commercial banks have to hold as reserves either in cash or as deposits with the central bank.

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. 3

1. Australia became the first country in the world to allow the creation of babies with DNA from three people after MPs voted for the controversial procedure.
2. Under the change to the laws on IVF, as well as receiving the usual “nuclear” DNA from its mother and father, the embryo would also include a small amount of healthy so-called mDNA from a woman donor.