Current Affairs Based Questions Set-14

1. The recently concluded Munich Agreement by the major world powers including United States and Russia is related to :
   1. Syrian Civil War
   2. ISIS Extremism
   3. Russia's involvement in Ukraine
   4. Iran's nuclear issue
       
2. Which of the following statement is incorrect in context of INDIGO project of government of India?
   1. It is an acronym for India-LIGO project.
   2. It is a proposed advanced gravitational wave observatory to be located in India.
   3. Most of the components for the project will be shipped from Russia.
   4. This will be third such observatory in the world.
       
3. In a recent controversy involving a faction of students of JNU, the president of student's union has been arrested under section 124-A of IPC. The stated law is related to which of the following:
   1. Criminal conspiracy
   2. Sedition
   3. Terrorism related offence
   4. None of the above
       
4. 'Sahiwal' is an indigenous breed of :
   1. Cattle
   2. Goat
   3. Sheep
   4. Tiger
       
5. The union government's recent ruling to enlarge the pictorial warnings to 85% of the space on packets is applicable to :
   1. Cigar industry
   2. Beedi industry
   3. Cigarette industry
   4. Both b and c
       
6. Which of the following statement is/are related to 'Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale' on whom recent 'Punjab election poster' controversy has emerged?
   1. Khalistan movement
   2. Operation Blue Star
   3. The Damdani Taksal
   4. All of the above
       
7. Which of the following is the highest employer in the country?
   1. Railways
   2. Army
   3. Navy
   4. Beedi industry
       
8. According to the latest government estimates, unorganised workers in the country account for what percentage of total workforce?
   1. 91%
   2. 73%
   3. 89%
   4. 49%

Answers

1. a
2. c, United States
3. b
4. a
5. b
6. d
7. a
8. c

References:

Munich Agreement: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/kerry-searches-for-common-ground-on-the-syrian-conflict/2016/02/11/1bc6482c-d042-11e5-90d3-34c2c42653ac_story.html

INDIGO project: http://gw-indigo.org/tiki-index.php?page=LIGO-India

JNU Controversy: http://www.freepressjournal.in/jnu-campus-row-do-not-trivialise-sedition/780666