(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 07 December 2013

NATIONAL

Q1.

i) As per the guidelines for Phase-III of FM Radio Broadcasting — issued on July 25, 2011 — all cities with a population of more than one lakh could have an FM radio station.
ii) A cyclonic storm named Madi is to hit Indian states of Karnataka and Kerala in the near future according to the Indian Meteorological Department .

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) Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has recently dissolved Parliament in the face of mass demonstrations against her government that showed no sign of being called off.
ii) North Korea is the second country to have expanded its Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) in an apparent response to China’s November 23 decision to set up its first such zone over disputed parts of the East China Sea.

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) The trade deal reached at the Bali Ministerial Conference is bound to benefit India’s exports and shift the focus away from preferential trade arrangements.
ii) Air India has finalised a deal to sell its five wide-body Boeing 777 aircraft to Etihad Airways by signing an agreement with the Abu Dhabi-based carrier.

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) In view of its growing cyber security concerns, India has decided to challenge the U.S. government’s control over the Internet and ensure that the trio of the U.S., Russia and China does not ignore India’s concerns while developing an international regime for Internet governance.
ii) Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) is the first drug that has demonstrated safety and efficacy to treat certain types of HCV infection without the need for co-administration of interferon.

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

IN THE NEWS

Q5.

i) Fonetwish, an app developed by Singapore-based mobile solutions provider U2opia, is a USSD-based solution, which works on any mobile phone without an Internet connection.
ii) Nelson Mandela who was a Bharat Ratna awardee in 1990, is the second non-Indian to receive the honour.