(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 10 December 2013

NATIONAL

Q1.

i) The Supreme Court issued an order that red beacon lights without flashers would be used on the vehicles of only high constitutional functionaries and blue beacon lights will be used only on emergency services and police.
ii) The apex court bench was headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi.

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

Q2.

i) A global ban on the production and storage of chemical weapons came into force in 1997, and 190 nations have signed the Chemical Weapons Convention.
ii) Israel and Myanmar have signed the convention and ratified it too.

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) The International Advisory Board (IAB) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), has suggested heavy penalty besides ‘naming and shaming’ to deal with insider trading and other offences in the securities market.
ii) Mauritius has recently agreed to include a ‘limitation of benefits (LoB)’ clause in its revised tax treaty with Maldives.

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

SCIENCE AND TECH

Q4.

i) Global telecommunications company Bharti Airtel and Manchester United has jointly announced the launch of an innovative Manchester United Tricks App for soccer fans in India.
ii) Maharashtra will soon have its fifth tiger reserve in Nagzira following approval from the National Tiger Conservation Authority.

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

Q5.

i) General Motors chose Mary Barra, its product development chief and a 33-year company veteran, as its next CEO.
ii) She will become the first woman to head any major car company.