(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.