(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 19 November 2013

SCIENCE AND TECH

Q1.

i) NASA’s newest robotic explorer, Maven stands for Mountain Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution .
ii) Study shows that the early atmosphere of Mars was thick enough to hold water and possibly support microbial life, but much of that atmosphere may have been lost to space, eroded by the sun.

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

NATIONAL

Q2.

i) Duronto trains, which was introduced by Mamata Banerjee runs from one end to another without any stoppage .
ii) The Duronto trains are the highest revenue-earning trains in India .

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

Q3.

i) The venue for the CHOGM meeting in Sri Lanka — the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall — was donated by China which is also currently the single largest provider of financial support to Sri Lanka.
ii) The ‘Sikh Genocide Complaint’ filed by SFJ, AISSF, ‘Movement Against Atrocities and Repression and gurudwara representatives across Europe and North America, is likely to come up before the UN “Working Group on Communications” .

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

Q4.

i) Branches of the first women commercial bank of the country, the Bharatiya Mahila Bank are in Chennai, Bangalore, Guwahati, Kolkata, Lucknow and Ahmedabad.
ii) A gradual increase in the quantum of indigenously produced silk yarn over the last five years has brought about a corresponding decline in India’s dependence on imported silk yarn, mostly from China.