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(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 10 September 2014

National

1Q.

(i) The Gorakhpur MP, the BJP’s lead campaigner in U.P. has been charged with violating several sections of the model code.

(ii) This comes against the backdrop of Yogi Adityanath consistently making inflammatory speeches through the campaign, the most recent when he blamed people of a minority religion for the State’s recent communal tensions.

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

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

India and the World

2Q.

(i) China has stated its intent to substantially elevate its ties during the upcoming visit of President Xi Jinping to India, disallowing differences in perception on the border issue to cloud a growing relationship of significance.

(ii) Chinese analysts are of the view that the United States’ Pivot to Asia — broadly seen as a China containment doctrine — has, in response, triggered greater possibilities for stronger partnerships between Beijing and some of the regional heavyweights, including Russia and India.

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) The upper age limit for managing directors (MDs) and chief executive officers (CEOs) and other whole-time director of banks in the private sector has been fixed at 65 years.

(ii) Within the overall limit of 65 years, individual bank boards are free to prescribe a lower retirement age for the whole-time directors, including the managing directors and chief executive officers, as an internal policy.