Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams – 24 May 2015

Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams – 24 May 2015

:: National ::

Q. 1

1. CIC-constituted panel has said that details of domestic and foreign visits of Union Ministers should be proactively disclosed and kept updated.

2. The committee said this against the backdrop of the PMO not disclosing information about expenses incurred on foreign visits of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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. John F. Nash Jr. won the Abel Prize for Mathematics, an award considered on a par with the Nobel.

2. Nash did ground-breaking work in the area of coordinate geometry.

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. 3

1. The Dhanush is an upgraded version of the Swedish 155-mm Bofors howitzers bought by India in the mid-1980s based on the original design.
2. It is 80 per cent indigenous, with the APU (auxiliary power unit), electronic dial sights and a few other small items being imported.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

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

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