(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 25 November 2013

NATIONAL

Q1.

i) The Supreme Court has refused to direct the Election Commission to hold fresh polls if the majority of the electorate exercises ‘None of the Above Option’ (NOTA) in the electronic voting machines while casting their votes.
ii) ‘Right to Privacy’ is enshrined in Article 19 of the Constitution of India, violation of which was in news in India recently.

Which of the above statement/statements is/are NOT true?

a) Only i
b) Only ii
c) Both i and ii
d) Neither i nor ii

INDIA AND THE WORLD

Q2.

i) French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, afraid of angering Israel, showed little enthusiasm on the Iran deal.
ii) India’s first major engagement with Iran after it struck a deal with six world powers on its nuclear programme will be in energy sector.

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

Q3.

i) A magnitude-7.0 earthquake had recently struck Falkland Islands, which is a territory in US.
ii) A long-awaited international conference to resolve the Syrian crisis will be held in Washington next year, bringing diplomacy into sharper focus as a means to resolve some of the most intractable problems besetting the region.

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

Q4.

i) The Reserve Bank said that it would launch CPI-indexed bonds aimed at protecting the savings of retail investors from the impact of price rise .
ii) The basic objective of smart-grid is that consumers should know what is happening in the power supply space.

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

IN THE NEWS

Q5.

i) Narendra Modi is among 42 global leaders shortlisted by Time magazine for ‘Person of the Year’ title, becoming the only Indian political leader in the fray.
ii) Gail India is going to set up a “Green Corridor’’ comprising a natural gas highway from Amritsar to Chennai.