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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams – 12 May 2015

:: National ::

Q. 1

1. The Constitution Amendment Bill on the Good and Services Tax (GST) could not be tabled in the Rajya Sabha as the Congress repeatedly disrupted proceedings demanding the resignation of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari over a CAG report on irregularities in a loan extended to the Purti group, which is linked to his family.
2. The Bill is now likely to be referred to a Select Committee of the Upper House.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

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

:: International ::

Q. 2

1. French President Francois Hollande called for an end to the U.S. embargo on Cuba during a historic visit to the island.
2. Mr. Hollande, the first French President ever to visit Cuba.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

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

Ans- (c)

:: Business and Economy ::

Q. 3

1. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has advised all public sector banks and some private and foreign banks to appoint an internal ombudsman.
2. The internal ombudsman would be designated Chief Customer Service Officer (CCSO).

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

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

:: Science and Technology ::

Q. 4

1. India Post, launched regional centres to exclusively handle all the e-commerce business.
2. All centres are capable of handling 30,000 parcels/articles a day.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

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

:: Sports ::

Q. 5

1. The lack of quality doubles players came back to haunt the Indian badminton team as it suffered to Indonesia in its opening tie of the prestigious Sudirman Cup.
2. Saina Nehwal and the women’s doubles pair of G. Jwala and Ashwini Ponnappa won their respective matches but K. Srikanth failed to breach the defence of Lee Chong Wei.