Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams – 3 April 2015

:: National ::

Q. 1

1. The Army is taking the Swachh Bharat campaign to the Everest with a mountaineering team planning to clean up and bring down tonnes of garbage dumped there.

2. The campaign is part of the golden jubilee of the scaling of the world’s highest peak by an Indian team for the first time.

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. German’s lower house of Parliament has approved a measure that would make it a crime to use anorexic models.

2. A similar measure in 2008 failed to get final approval in the German legislature.

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. Diageo, the world’s largest spirits maker, took full control of South African beer maker United National Breweries by acquiring the additional 50 per cent stake in the company from Vijay Mallya-controlled Pestello Investments for an initial payment of $22 million.

2. In 2000, Mallya’s UB Group had acquired 30 per cent stake in UNB and later increased it to 100 per cent.

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. China would soon commission three indigenously-built advance nuclear-powered attack submarines having a vertical launcher capable of delivering its latest supersonic anti-ship missiles.
2. With a teardrop hull, the submarine is longer than its predecessor, the Type-093, and has a vertical launching system.

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. 5

1. The Sports Authority of India has cleared Mathias Ahrens for the job of the chief women’s hockey coach.
2. Ahrens is currently technical director of junior hockey with Vancouver Hawks and is looking after the under-18 development programme there.