Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 7th March 2015

Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 7 March 2015

:: National ::

Q. 1

1. The new route for Kailash Mansarovar Yatra through Nathu La in Sikkim will be operationalised during this yatra season.
2. The new route was necessitated as the current route through Lipulekh pass in Uttarakhand is cumbersome and also the number of pilgrims increasing.

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. Activists, officials and historians have condemned Islamic State (IS) for the destruction of the ancient Assyrian archaeological site of Nimrud in Iran.
2. The destruction of the site, which became the capital of the neo—Assyrian empire, was confirmed by a local tribal.

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. U.S. tech giant Apple will join the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Index , replacing telecom company AT&T, S&P Dow Jones Indices announced.
2. The inclusion of the iPhone and iPad maker in the elite list of 30 top companies comes long after Apple had become the biggest U.S. company by market capitalisation, now with a value of more than $730 billion.

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. The MH380 search — jointly funded by Australia and Malaysia with a budget of US$93 million — is focused on a 60,000 square kilometre priority area
2. There has been no trace of the Boeing airliner despite an extensive air and sea search.