(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 23 December 2013

(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 23 December 2013

NATIONAL

Q1.

i) The Ministry of External Affairs withdrew its proposal for higher “foreign allowances” for diplomats after the Devyani Khobragade episode.
ii) The Andhra Pradesh State Minorities Commission has strongly advocated that Imams and Muezzins be paid salaries by the Wakf Board, in tune with the Supreme Court judgement of 1993.

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) The nuclear trade body forbids members from transferring technology to countries that have not signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
ii) Indian-American Governor and the rising star of the Republican Party Bobby Jindal is planning to run for the 2016 U.S. presidential elections.

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

ECONOMY

Q3.

i) The 51 per cent FDI cap acts as a disincentive for foreign companies to invest in India's crucial defence sector.
ii) OVL owns 25 percent stake in the Greater Nile Oil Project which produces about 40,000 barrels of oil per day.

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

Q4.

i) GSLV-D5(the first flight to use Indian cryogenic stage) is to be launched at the Sriharikota space-port.
ii) The spacecraft is supposed to carry the GSAT-14 advanced communication satellite into orbit, to be used for telecasting, among other things. Its mission life is 12 years.

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

These MCQ's Are Based On "THE HINDU" 23 December 2013

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