(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 14 April 2014
(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 14 April 2014
NATIONAL
Q1.
i) Six out of seven interceptor missile tests, carried out by the DRDO, have
been successful,m of which two interceptions were conducted in exo-atmopshere
(altitudes between 47 and 80 km) the rest were in endo-atmosphere (below 40 km
altitude).
ii) India soon plans to deploy a two-tiered Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD)
system to protect important cities from external threats.
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) United Nations peacekeepers are planned to be deployed in eastern Ukraine
soon.
ii) The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) was formed after the end of cold
war between US and USSR.
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) According to the WTO, world trade growth is projected to accelerate to 5.3
per cent in 2015.
ii) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced its decision to award
‘in-principle’ approval to two applicants, IDFC Limited and Bandhan Financial
Services Private Ltd., to set up banks.
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
SCIENCE AND TECH
Q4.
i) Currently, people in the 30-69 age group account for over two-thirds of
cancer deaths in India.
ii) The most common form of cancer affecting both men and women in India is lung
cancer.
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
