(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 22 November 2013

NATIONAL

Q1.

i) As the country witnesses a rise in the number of rape and sexual assault cases, a GPS-based tele-alarm device was launched to help people, especially women in distress.
ii) All-India Kisan Sabha and Third World Network are in favor of India signing a “peace clause” in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiations on subsidies for public stock holding for food security.

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) Walk Free Foundation’s annual Global Slavery Index is a country-wise measure of the size of modern slavery in 162 countries.
ii) US marked 50th anniversary of JFK assassination who was shot dead by Soviet defector Lee Harvey Oswald 50 years back.

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) Vietnam has offered India oil blocks in the South China Sea but the sovereignty of the area is disputed.
ii) Africa, ASEAN, Latin America and CIS region are the major emerging markets and should receive maximum attention as they account for 15 per cent of total engineering exports.

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

ENVIRONMENT

Q4.

i) The Like-Minded Developing Countries on climate change, does not include India and China.
ii) Conference of Parties refers to the highest and most empowered body of the UN convention where each country is represented.

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

Q5.

i) ‘Unbreakable’ is the autobiography of Vishwanathan Anand and has been published by HarperCollins Publishers India.
ii) Tata Motors has recently launched CNG versions of mid-sized sedan Tata Indigo and compact car Tata Indica.