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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams – 29 May 2015

:: National ::

Q. 1

1. India is home to the highest number of hungry people in the world, at 194 million, surpassing China, according to United Nations annual hunger report.
2. In 1990-92, those who were starved of food in India numbered 210.1 million, which came down to 194.6 million in 2014-15.

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. Nebraska became the first ‘red State’ since 1973 to abolish the death penalty after state legislators banded together to overrule a veto by Governor Pete Ricketts.
2. Nationwide, a majority of Americans oppose the death penalty although that level of support has been steadily declining for two decades now.

Which of the following statements is/are true-?

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

:: Business and Economy ::

Q. 3

1. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) proposed to introduce a separate category of semi-closed Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPI) for Mass Transit System (PPI-MTS).
2. The PPI-MTS can be used within the mass transit systems and will have a minimum validity of six months from date of issue.

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. The incidence of cancer has grown over the last decade in India although the rate of mortality has fallen, new data shows.
2. Breast cancer is the fastest growing in terms of incidence for women and kills the most, and prostate cancer is the fastest-growing in incidence for men, while lung cancer killed the most men.