(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 11 November 2013
(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 11 November 2013
NATIONAL
Q1.
i) Study shows that India’s backward States systematically put up more female
candidates in elections than the developed southern States.
ii) It has been finalized that decisions taken with no ill-intention within the
prevailing policy can be considered as criminal conduct.
Which of the above statements/statement is/are true?
a) Only i
b) Only ii
c) Both i and ii
d) Neither i nor ii
INTERNATIONAL
Q2.
i) Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) signed a roadmap
agreement to allow inspectors broader access to nuclear sites.
ii) The deal now permits the IAEA to investigate other research activities
linked to an alleged nuclear weapons programme.
Which of the above statements/statement is/are false?
a) Only i
b) Only ii
c) Both i and ii
d) Neither i nor ii
INDIA AND THE WORLD
Q3.
i) In the latest meeting of ASEM (Asia Europe Mechanism), India has sought
result-oriented initiatives by agreeing to work with like-minded ASEM members in
areas with potential for tangible cooperation.
ii) The meeting has recommended the setting up of a Working Group on Press and
Public Awareness Strategy and another on devising a road map for the 20th
anniversary celebrations of ASEM in 2016.
Which of the above statements/statement is/are true?
a) Only i
b) Only ii
c) Both i and ii
d) Neither i nor ii
ECONOMY
Q4.
i) British retail chain Marks & Spencer's, which operates through an alliance
with Reliance Retail, will be the largest outside the home market by the turn of
2016.
ii) The Expert Appraisal Committee under the Ministry of Environment and Forests
has deferred clearance of land-based Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal at
Gangavaram Port in Andhra Pradesh, being developed by Petronet LNG Limited, for
want of compliance reports.
Which of the above statements/statement is/are false?
a) Only i
b) Only ii
c) Both i and ii
d) Neither i nor ii
SCIENCE AND TECH
Q5.
i) P/2013 P5 has been discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope in the
asteroid belt between the orbits of mercury and venus.
ii) Developing countries, including India, are promoting the idea that the UN
talks must deliver a new carbon market mechanism even before countries make
their emission reduction targets.
Which of the above statements/statement is/are true?
a) Only i
b) Only ii
c) Both i and ii
d) Neither i nor i
These MCQ's Are Based On "THE HINDU" 11 November 2013
