(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 27 November 2013
(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 27 November 2013
NATIONAL
Q1.
i) The cyclone ‘Lehar’ is about to hit the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerela
and its impact is likely is to be very severe.
ii) Recently a case of sexual harassment and intimidation was filed by a former
female employee of MY FM, run by the Dainik Bhaskar group (DB corps), against
CEO Harish Bhatia .
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) Pakistan has announced the setting up of an Air Defence Identification
Zone (ADIZ) to bolster its claims over parts of the disputed territories.
ii) France’s ban on the Islamic face veil (dating back to 2011) was challenged
in an European court recently.
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
SCIENCE AND TECH
Q3.
i) The Sentinel Project aims to improve our understanding of how many
children at each location of India have TB disease in its different forms.
ii) The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has been asked by
The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry, to remove, from its draft
circular, provisions that exclude people living with HIV(PLHIV) from purchasing
health insurance products.
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
Q4.
i) To curb dominance of a single player in the cable sector, broadcasting
regulator TRAI has recommended restrictions on the market share that a single
Multi System Operator can hold.
ii) The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) is taking to the
Cabinet on a proposal to ban complete takeovers by foreign companies of critical
lifesaving drugs production facilities.
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
IN THE NEWS
Q5.
i) The New Pakistan Army Chief is Major Shabbir Sharif.
ii) The Italian Senate has expelled three-time ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconifrom
Parliament over his tax fraud conviction, ending, for now, his two-decade
legislative run but not his political career.
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" 27 November 2013
