(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 07 February 2014

NATIONAL

Q1.

i) A bill that increases quota for disabled people in government jobs from 3-5 per cent was introduced in the Rajya Sabha .
ii) India signed and ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2007, by which it was bound to modify the domestic laws and harmonize the four different legislations for the disabled.

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

INTERNATIONAL

Q2.

i) Queen Elizabeth II, is Britain’s longest serving monarch till date.
ii) The US Department of State has designated Malik Ishaq, one of the co-founders of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.

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

SCIENCE AND TECH

Q3.

i) A Dubai-based start-up has launched a smartphone application aimed at supporting millions of pilgrims during the annual Hajj in Saudi Arabia.
ii) The app HajjSalam, can run in absence of an Internet connection.

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

Q4.

i) The RBI has recently issued Certificate of Authorisation to Tata Communications Payment Solutions Ltd., Prizm Payment Services Pvt. Ltd., Muthoot Finance Ltd., and Vakrangee Ltd. for setting up and operating white label ATMs.
ii) White label ATMs are exactly the same as Brown label ATMs.