(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 09 January 2014
(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 09 January 2014
NATIONAL
Q1.
i) Rs.1,000-crore Nirbhaya Fund announced last year by Finance Minister P.
Chidamabaram, to ensure the safety and security of travelling women, continues
to remain a nonstarter.
ii) The Election Commission has accepted the proposal of the U.S. based internet
search engine Google to have an “electoral look up services for citizens.”
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
INDIA AND THE WORLD
Q2.
i) India has been ranked below its two nuclear-armed neighbours — Pakistan
and China — in the list of countries with a weak nuclear material security in
the world, according to a U.S.-based think-tank.
ii) India scored higher than China on the implementation of U.N. Security
Council Resolution 1540 related to nuclear security issues.
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) Ministry of Textiles defines Handloom, as 'any loom other than power loom'
under the Handlooms (Reservation of Articles for Production) Act, 1985.
ii) A leading international news portal, The Huffington Post, has announced
plans for creation of THEWORLDPOST, a new online publication with 10 editions
around the world.
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
SCIENCE AND TECH
Q4.
i) The third manoeuvre to boost the orbit of GSAT-14, India’s advanced
communication satellite, was successfully executed, making the orbit more or
less circular.
ii) GSAT-14 will have a mission life of 20 years.
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
These MCQ's Are Based On "THE HINDU" 09 January 2014
