Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams – 29 April 2015

:: National ::

Q. 1

1. With Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the head, the Nehru Memorial Museum Library Society (NMMLS), has been reconstituted to include 35 members, and eight new members to the Executive Council.
2. The 35 members of the society will have a tenure of five years.

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. The Sri Lanka Parliament adopted the 19th Constitutional Amendment with an overwhelming majority.
2. The legislation envisages the dilution of many powers of Executive Presidency, which had been in force since 1978.

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. Snapdeal founders, Anand Rajaraman and Venky Harinarayan, have invested an undisclosed amount in online furniture marketplace Urban Ladder.
2. Mr. Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus, Tata Group, made a personal investment in the company in November 2014.

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. Operation Maitri, India’s Army-led rescue and relief mission in quake-hit Nepal, would continue till normalcy returned to the Himalayan country.
2. Over 5,000 Indians have been brought back from Nepal by Air Force and civilian planes.