(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 13 December 2013

NATIONAL

Q1.

i) Significant enrolment of young voters in the electoral rolls resulted in the unusually high voter turnout in the state assembly elections this year.
ii) After spending two months behind bars following his conviction in a fodder scam case, RJD chief Lalu Prasad was granted bail by the Supreme Court , on the ground of parity with other convicts.

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) Iran has welcomed the decision by the United States to impose new sanctions, as a step to protect the spirit of the recently signed Geneva nuclear accord, which promised to revive Tehran’s ties with the West.
ii) Belgium is all set to become the first country to allow euthanasia for terminally ill children with no age restrictions.

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 Centre has initiated the process to set up the 8th Central Pay Commission that will come to effect from 2016 onwards.
ii) CCI has recently approved a LNG (liquefied natural gas) terminal project of the Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation at Mundra.

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

INDIA AND THE WORLD

Q4.

i) India has sided with Afghanistan in its ongoing dispute over a security pact that would allow a smaller contingent of U.S. troops to stay back after the bulk of western forces withdraws from the country next year.
ii) India and Afghanistan have agreed to deepen their defence and security cooperation with the focus on enhancement in training and meeting the equipment and infrastructure needs of Afghanistan National Security and Defence Forces (ANSDF) to increase their operational capabilities and mobility.

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) North Korea executed its second-ranked official Jang Song-thaek — the uncle of the current leader Kim Jong-un — after accusing him of attempting to “overthrow” his nephew .
ii) S. Jaishankar recently stepped down as India’s Ambassador to China after serving an eventful tenure as the longest serving Indian envoy to the Middle Kingdom.