(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 28 October 2013
National
Q.1 Consider the following Statements ?
1. congress leaders lodged a complaint with the Election Commission seeking action against Narendra Modi for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct by appealing for votes on communal lines and inciting hatred among different communities.
2. Multiple blasts rocked Delhi’s Pragati Maidan recently during BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi address at ‘Hunkar’ rally .
Which of the above statement/statements is/are true?
(a) Only 1.
(b) Only 2 .
(c) both 1 & 2.
(d) Neither 1 nor 2.
International
Q.2 Consider the following Statements ?
1. Dubai airport which is set to be world’s largest has opened to passengers
2. A recent gas leak at a coal mine in Brazil has turned fatal, killing people according to an emergency agency.
Which of the above statement/statements is/are true?
(a) Only 1.
(b) Only 2 .
(c) both 1 & 2.
(d) Neither 1 nor 2.
Economy
Q.3 Consider the following Statements ?
1. High net-worth individuals (HNIs) have stopped buying Kingfisher Airlines shares , as the carrier remained grounded for over a year after its license was suspended.
2. Inflation is measured by the wholesale price index (WPI) and it has been rising rapidly with the soaring prices of food items in the country.
Which of the above statement/statements is/are true?
(a) Only 1.
(b) Only 2 .
(c) both 1 & 2.
(d) Neither 1 nor 2.
India and the world
Q.4 Consider the following Statements ?
1. The Commerce and Industry Minister has sought U.S. investment in the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project and National Manufacturing Investment Zones during a recent visit by Chairman of the Board of Director of U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Steve Ban Andel.
2. Anand Sharma has raised serious concerns over certain clauses in the US Immigration Bill stating that it would undermine the competitiveness of the Indian IT industry in the U.S. which supports over 280,00 jobs and contributed nearly $15 billion to the US treasury in the last five years.
Which of the above statement/statements is/are false?
(a) Only 1.
(b) Only 2 .
(c) both 1 & 2.
(d) Neither 1 nor 2.
In the news
Q.5 Consider the following Statements ?
1. PS Raghavan has been appointed as India's next ambassador to Russia .
2. Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel drove his way recently and became the youngest four times champion at the age of 26.
Which of the above statement/statements is/are true?
(a) Only 1.
(b) Only 2 .
(c) both 1 & 2.
(d) Neither 1 nor 2.
These MCQ's Are Based On "THE HINDU"28 October 2013
