(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 21 March 2014
(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 21 March 2014
NATIONAL
Q1.
i) Recently Assam Government was directed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT)
not to permit traffic on six sections along the 54-km stretch of National
Highway 37 passing through the Kaziranga landscape.
ii) ‘Single window system’ according to Election Commission would cut
bureaucratic red tape, and would help to provide clearance to candidates and
political parties to hold rallies and public meetings during the Lok Sabha
polls.
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
Q2.
i) ‘GLIMPSE 360’ is a galactic portrait, that provides an unprecedented look
at the plane of our galaxy.
ii) Spitzer Space Telescope, was lofted into space in the year 1992 and it has
developed a 180 degree portrait of the whole universe.
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) “Water for Life” Best Practices Award ( by UN), 2014 for sustainable
practices of water resources was awarded to Japan recently.
ii) Russia’s upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, and State Duma,
the lower house of parliament, both voted in favour of accession of Crimea to
the Russian Federation.
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
