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

NATIONAL

Q1.

i) Telangana bill will be introduced in Rajya Sabha first as it is not a money bill.
ii) Under Article 117(1) of the Constitution, a money bill cannot be introduced in Rajya Sabha.

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

Q2.

i) FIIs, NRIs and PIOs are allowed to invest in the primary and secondary capital markets in India through PIS.
ii) There are 12 major ports in India— Mumbai, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, Kolkata ( Haldia), Chennai, Visakhapatanam, Cochin, Paradip, New Mangalore, Marmagao, Ennore, Tuticorin and Kandla.

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

Q3.

i) Sanctions against Tehran will be lifted (by United States, Russia, Britain, France and Germany) within six months, provided it could be verifiably ascertained that they were not in pursuit of atomic weapons.
ii) First Look Media, launched its first web magazine, The Intercept, and it will initially focus on the disclosures of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.