(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 29 March 2014

NATIONAL

Q1.

i) The Securities Laws (Amendment) Bill 2013 seeks to empower Sebi to regulate all money pooling scheme worth Rs 100 crore or more and also attach assets in cases of non-compliance.
ii) The Bill also also seeks to authorise the markets watchdog to demand information, such as phone calls data records, for aiding its securities transactions investigations.

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

IN THE NEWS

Q2.

i) Royal Western India Turf Club (RWITC) that recently celebrated it’s 100th anniversary is in Kolkata.
ii) Heena Sidhu recently clinched a silver medal at the ISSF World Cup in Fort Benning, USA.

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) Dr Parthasarathi Shome, is the chairman of Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC).
ii) The long-term outlook for the organised retail sector in India is positive on the basis of rising incomes, favourable demographics, entry of foreign players and increasing urbanisation.

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

Q4.

i) The Rafah Border Crossing lies on the international border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip that was recognized by the 1979 Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty .
ii) Muslim Brotherhood was designated as an insurgency organization by Egypt in Dec last year.