(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
