Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 28th February 2015

Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams

28 February 2015

:: National ::

Q. 1

1. Russia will push for India’s full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
2. The SCO, founded in 2001, comprises Russia, China and several Central Asian republics and is seen as a counter to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).

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. China would “certainly like to hold talks” with India on a triangular relationship with Sri Lanka in the future, in tune with Sino-Indian partnership on key global and regional issues.
2. China formally backed a trilateral partnership with India and Sri Lanka to establish a Maritime Silk Road (MSR) and promote the rise of Eurasia.

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 Economic Survey 2014-15 has proposed a 4-D prescription to the Indian banking sector, which is hobbled by policy constraints, which create double financial repression, and, by structural factors, impede competition.
2. The four Ds include: De-regulation ,Differentiation ,Diversification, and Disintegration.

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. Over a million people have received blood and marrow stem cell transplants for life-threatening diseases in the past 77 years.
2. Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) often offers the only possibility of a cure for blood diseases and rare cancers like myeloma or leukaemia.

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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