(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 05 March 2014

NATIONAL

Q1.

i) This is the second time that voters will be able to exercise the “None of the Above” (NOTA) option in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections starting from april.
ii) The model code of conduct (MCC) was first codified in 1991by election commission under T.N. Seshan.

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

INTERNATIONAL

Q2.

i) Six members of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are -Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain , Qatar, Kuwait and Oman.
ii) Iran has recently completed one nuclear plant, built with Russia’s help and looking forward for more.

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

ECONOMY

Q3.

i) Odisha has been accorded ‘ special category status’ owing to it’s “special disadvantage.”
ii) Most recently, Telangana has been given ‘ special category status’ because it was deprived of its capital Hyderabad along with lots of resources.

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

SCIENCE AND TECH

Q4.

i) Europa that was recently seen ejecting plumes of water vapour is one of moons of Mars.
ii) JAXA(Japanese space agency) launched Ikaros in 2010 which sailed toward Venus equipped with a sail that became the first successful demonstration of the technology in interplanetary space.