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Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams – 04 June 2015

:: National ::

Q. 1

1. India joined the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA) on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information.
2. India is among five countries that joined this pact in Paris, taking the number to 60.

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. President Barack Obama signed into law, the first reform in a decade limiting the sweeping powers of the National Security Agency to conduct surveillance on millions of citizens’ telephone conversations.
2. The USA Freedom Act is now operational after the US Patriot Act, the post-9/11 measure permitting mass global surveillance by the NSA on an unprecedented scale.
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. Secure, custom-made CDMA phone sets developed by Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL), are undergoing trials with the Army.
2. The handsets are said to replace imported ones that are not encrypted and are vulnerable to eavesdropping by unauthorized people.
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. 4

1. Suresh Kalmadi has been conferred the Asian Athletics Association president’s award for his contribution towards the development of athletics in the continent at the AAA award ceremony.

2. Kalmadi, who was jailed and later released on bail in connection with the 2010 Commonwealth Games scam, served as president of AAA for 13 years from 2000 to 2010.