(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 05 September 2014

(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 05 September 2014

National

1Q.

(i) India recorded the highest number of suicides in Southeast Asia in 2012, says a report released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Geneva
(ii) Suicide by pesticide ingestion is among the most common methods employed globally and is of particular concern in rural areas in Southeast Asia.

Which of the above statement/statements is/are true ?

(a) Only i
(b) Only ii
(c) Neither i nor ii
(d) Both i and ii

International

2Q.

(i) South Africa has granted visa to the Dalai Lama to attend the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Cape Town.
(ii) China, which accuses the Dalai Lama of covertly campaigning for Tibet’s independence, regularly uses its growing economic and political clout to put pressure on governments around the world to limit contact with the Dalai Lama.

Which of the above statement/statements is/are true ?

(a) Only i
(b) Only ii
(c) Neither i nor ii
(d) Both i and ii

Business

3Q.

(i)Jindal Steel and Power Chairman Naveen Jindal, came out publicly against blanket cancellation of coal mines allocation by claiming that Rs.4-lakh crore worth of investment would be in jeopardy.
(ii) Mr. Jindal was reacting to the August 25 Supreme Court order that held that the allocation of 218 blocks in the pre-auction phase was done via an ad-hoc and casual approach ‘without application of mind’.

Which of the above statement/statements is/are true ?

(a) Only i
(b) Only ii
(c) Neither i nor ii
(d) Both i and ii

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