Current Affairs MCQ for Banking  Exams - 7 December 2014

Q. 1

Government of India is kicking off its ambitious divestment programme for the current fiscal year from 5 December 2014 with the sale of a 5% stake in a PSU. Govt. is expected to raise $275 million through this stake sale. Which PSU is this?
a. Bharat Electronics Limited
b. Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL)
c. Airport authority of India
d. BEML Limited
e. None of these

Q. 2

Union Govt. on 3 December 2014 constituted a high level committee with the objective of bringing about clarity on tax laws. Who is heading this committee?
a. Ashok Lahiri
b. Anil Lahiri
c. Bharat Bhushan
d. Nirmal Jain
e. None of the above

Q. 3

During December 2014 India signed a multilateral agreement admitting India‘s participation in the development of the World’s largest telescope – the Thirty Metre Telescope (TMT). This telescope will be established at which place?
a. New York
b. New Delhi
c. Hawaii
d. Washington
e. Mumbai

Q. 4

13 security personnel including eight Army men and five policemen were killed in a major militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir. This attack was carried at which army camp situated in north Kashmir?
a. Mahura Army camp
b. Uri army camp
c. Jammu army camp
d. Mahura Military base
e. None of the above