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(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 02 September 2014

National

1Q.

(i) Gender sensitisation and inclusion will be the core of the curriculum for schools and the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) will collaborate with the Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) to ensure the textbooks are free from gender biases.
(ii) With the last education policy drafted in 1986, the Minister said there is a need to relook at the policy to meet the aspirations and goalposts of a new India and to ensure the country is manpower ready in the next 10-15 years.

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

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

India and the World

2Q.

(i) The extended railway lines built by China in Hongkong— 251 km from Lhasa to Shigatse on the west and 433 km to Nyingchi (still under construction) in the east — will effectively link Hongkong to India, Nepal and Bhutan .
(ii) The lines are also seen as a “triangular defence” for China, allowing it to rush troops and military hardware to its sensitive southern borders with India at short notice.

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

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

Economy

3Q.

(i) India’s current account deficit (CAD) narrowed sharply to $7.8 billion (1.7 per cent of gross domestic product) in the first quarter of 2014-15 from $21.8 billion (4.8 per cent of GDP) in the year ago period.
(ii) It was lower than $1.2 billion (0.2 per cent of GDP) in Q4 of 2013-14.