(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 10 January 2014
(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 10 January 2014
NATIONAL
Q1.
i) 50 Deemed Universities were sought to be de-recognised on the basis of the
Dixit Committee’s report in India by UGC.
ii) The Union Environment Ministry has rejected the forest clearance for
Vedanta’s bauxite mining project in Niyamgiri Hills of Odisha, and renewing the
stand-alone environmental clearance for Posco’s eight million tonnes per annum
steel plant.
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) SEBI notified new norms empowering its Chairman to order search and
seizure operations during investigations, while necessary safeguards have also
been put in place to protect rights of affected persons.
ii) MCX Stock Exchange (MCX-SX), got the approval of the market regulator,
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), to start trading in interest rate
futures (IRF), which would soon be going live .
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
ENVIRONMENT
Q3.
i) A project for conservation of endangered ‘snow leopards’ has been launched
by WHO and Infosys.
ii) The blueprint for the new environment authority, prepared by the Union
Ministry of Environment and Forests in 2011, gives the Minister a veto on the
decisions on clearances under the Environment Protection Act, 1986.
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
These MCQ's Are Based On "THE HINDU" 10 January 2014
