(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 23 November 2013

NATIONAL

Q1.

i) The Centre has decided to expand the financial powers of the Central Bureau of Investigation Director, bringing them on a par with those held by Director-Generals of paramilitary forces.
ii) The investigative agency presently relies on the Ministry of Finance for major expenditures as well as minor expenditures.

Which of the above statement/statements is/are NOT true?

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

INTERNATIONAL

Q2.

i) Recently an Iraqi Minister Ali survived an assassination attempt while in a rally at a war torn area.
ii) An incident of two huge blasts caused by a leaked oil from a ruptured pipeline occurred in Myanmar which is considered to be the country’s worst industrial accidents of the 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) Drug majors Pfizer and Wyeth, would merge their India operations in a share-swap and operate under a single brand from now on.
ii) This deal would give the combined entity ,increased therapeutic presence and a de-risked business profile

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

INDIA AND THE WORLD

Q4.

i) India has strongly batted for giving a big push to the $7.6 billion Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India (TAPI) pipeline to make the project operational by 2017.
ii) At a meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Commerce & Industry Minister Anand Sharma it was agreed that India would give its consent to the Peace Clause for agriculture subsidies that the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General Roberto Azevedo has proposed for Bali.

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) Just like in most other developed and developing Nations, foreign content providers like Facebook and Twitter come under Indian laws .
ii) World No. 1 women’s tennis player Maria Sharapova was named WTA Player of the Year.