(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 10 December 2013
(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.
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
These MCQ's Are Based On "THE HINDU" 10 December 2013
