(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 28 November 2013
(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 28 November 2013
NATIONAL
Q1.
i) A husband’s refusal to allow his wife to share the
household and stay with him will amount to ‘domestic violence’ under the
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (PWD), as per a judgment of
Supreme Court .
ii) In 2005, India amended the Hindu Succession Act to give sons and daughters
equal rights in inheriting agricultural land barring five southern States —
Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra
which chose not to go forward with the law.
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) South Korea’s and Japan have gracefully accepted China’s new air defence
zone.
ii) Iran has invited U.N. inspectors to visit its Arak heavy-water plant, in
tune with the spirit of the Geneva agreement to be held in the beginning of the
next year.
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) Odisha PCB has recently ordered the closure of TATA Steel’s new blast
furnace at Dhenkanal district .
ii) Wind turbine major Suzlon Group has signed a contract with Mitsui & Co for
setting up 106.6 MW windfarm in Australia.
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) To curb the growing menace of insider trading activities in the stock
market, regulator SEBI are going to come up with a new set of norms.
ii) The National Green Tribunal said that the state law can’t prevail over
central rules on sand mining as it dismissed Madhya Pradesh government’s plea
that its district level environmental committees be treated as competent
authority for grant of clearance for such activity.
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) Maharashtra batsman Vijay Zol has been named captain of the India Under-19
squad for the ACC Asia Cup in the UAE.
ii) Malala Yousafzai has topped the list of Britain's most influential Asian .
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
These MCQ's Are Based On "THE HINDU" 28 November 2013
