(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 22 March 2014

ECONOMY

Q1.

i) There are various Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) projects expected to come online by the end of 2014 along with concentrated Solar Power projects.
ii) Air Asia’s first aircraft that arrived recently in India came from the Airbus factory in Toulouse, France.

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

NATIONAL

Q2.

i) In the Shakti Mills episode , Mumbai Sessions Court’s judge has sentenced the four convicts under Section 376D, that deals with gang rape, to the maximum punishment of imprisonment for the remainder of their natural life.
ii) Section 376E of Indian Penal Code, provides for the death penalty for repeat offenders in rape cases.

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

Q3.

i) A key part of the NASA’s stepping stone path to send humans to Mars is known as ‘Asteroid Redirect Mission ’
ii) Asteroid Data Hunter contest is held amongst citizen scientists to improve algorithms for identifying asteroids and NASA is associated with it.