(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 14 April 2014

NATIONAL

Q1.

i) Six out of seven interceptor missile tests, carried out by the DRDO, have been successful,m of which two interceptions were conducted in exo-atmopshere (altitudes between 47 and 80 km) the rest were in endo-atmosphere (below 40 km altitude).
ii) India soon plans to deploy a two-tiered Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) system to protect important cities from external threats.

Which of the above statement/statements is/are true?

a) only i
b) only ii
c) both i and ii
d) neither i nor ii

INTERNATIONAL

Q2.

i) United Nations peacekeepers are planned to be deployed in eastern Ukraine soon.
ii) The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) was formed after the end of cold war between US and USSR.

Which of the above statement/statements is/are true?

a) only i
b) only ii
c) both i and ii
d) neither i nor ii

ECONOMY

Q3.

i) According to the WTO, world trade growth is projected to accelerate to 5.3 per cent in 2015.
ii) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced its decision to award ‘in-principle’ approval to two applicants, IDFC Limited and Bandhan Financial Services Private Ltd., to set up banks.

Which of the above statement/statements is/are false?

a) only i
b) only ii
c) both i and ii
d) neither i nor ii

SCIENCE AND TECH

Q4.

i) Currently, people in the 30-69 age group account for over two-thirds of cancer deaths in India.
ii) The most common form of cancer affecting both men and women in India is lung cancer.