(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 01 September 2014

National

1Q.

(i)Mr. Modi, who visited the heritage Toji temple, met Nobel laureate in medicine Prof. Shimna Yamanaka, and discussed a possible remedy for sickle cell anaemia prevalent in India.
(ii) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India and Japan faced a common challenge in preserving and building smart heritage cities.

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

(a)Onlyi
(b)Only ii
(c)Neitherinorii
(d)Bothiandii

International

2Q.

(i)Israel announced it will expropriate 400 hectares of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank, angering the Palestinians and alarming Israeli peace campaigners.
(ii) The international community should hold Israel accountable as soon as possible for its crimes and raids against our people in Gaza and the ongoing Israeli settlement activity in the West Bank and east Jerusalem.

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

(a)Onlyi
(b)Only ii
(c)Neitherinorii
(d)Bothiandii

Business News

3Q.

(i)Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of SBI Mutual Fund, is striving to scale up the fund house with the support of its strong parentage in the next 12 to 18 months.
(ii) Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of SBI Mutual Fund advocates retail investors to adopt systematic investment plan (SIP) route to reap the benefits of India's growth story.