NATIONAL

Q1.

i) The bill that seeks to provide statutory status to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) will be introduced in the winter session of the Parliament next month.
ii) So far no Aadhaar number has been issued.

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) A rocket carrying the Olympic flame successfully blasted off from earth ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Games.
ii) The Olympic torch has flown into space once before in 1996 aboard the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis for the Atlanta Summer Olympics but will be taken outside the spacecraft for the first time in history.

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) While the European Union (EU) trade preferences for Pakistan passed the test in the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade, the final decision is yet to be taken.
ii) The Indian government has decided to set up a grievance redressal mechanism for SEZ developers and units with a view to expeditiously address their problems and boost exports.

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

Q4.

i) C V Raman who won Nobel Prize in 1930, made him the first Asian and first non-white to receive any Nobel Prize in the sciences.
ii) The nation observes National Science Day on February 28 to pay tribute to A P J Abdul Kalam.

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

Q5.

i) Vortex (strong circumpolar winds) in E. Antarctica is responsible for large scale glacier melt.
ii) Metformin treatment is undertaken to overcome diabetes.

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

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