Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams – 02 June 2015

:: National ::

Q. 1

1. India and Sweden agreed to re-start the bilateral strategic dialogue besides finding ways for investment by the Nordic country in India’s defence sector under the ambitious ‘Make in India’ initiative.
2. With changed Foreign Direct Investments rules and the ‘Make in India’ campaign, it is expected that the Swedish government would look for India as a manufacturing base.

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. Bangladesh is set to honour former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee for his outstanding support for the country’s independence from Pakistan in 1971 when he was a Lok Sabha member.
2. Prime Minister Khalida Zia also approved a proposal to honour the families of the members of Indian armed forces for sacrificing their lives for the cause of Bangladesh’s independence.

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. In a new employee engagement move, IT services major Infosys has decided to do away with the current dress-code, as part of the many employee engagement programme.
2. As per the latest move , the company has allowed its employees to wear casual-wear for work.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

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

:: Sports ::

Q. 4

1. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had set its priorities on assuming power and the first step in this direction was taken when Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and V.V.S. Laxman were drafted in as advisors on purely honorary basis.
2. The President of the BCCI (Jagmohan Dalmiya) has nominated Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and V.V.S. Laxman as esteemed members of the Cricket Advisory Council of the BCCI, with immediate effect.