(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 13 March 2014

INTERNATIONAL

Q1.

i) Parliament of Syria has recently unanimously approved a new election law allowing multiple candidates to run for the post of president.
ii) Syria has been ruled by the Republican party since the year 1963 .

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

Q2.

i) Cloud based open-source Web-GIS Tool for estimating rooftop solar power potential for Indian solar cities is launched by Ministry of Environment and Forest recently.
ii) A new species known as Tyrannosaurus Rex’s ‘smaller cousin from the north’ , (a dinosaur) has been discovered in Alaska.

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

IN THE NEWS

Q3.

i) Sachin Tendulkar, Shane Warne and Jacques Kallis are amongst the leading contenders for ESPNcricinfo’s Cricketer of the Generation award.
ii) Brian Lara, who holds the record for the best individual score in Test cricket, too received nomination for the above mentioned award .