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

NATIONAL

Q1.

i) The Centre has accepted the CBI’s demand to grant of ex-officio power of secretary to its director and allow him to report directly to the Minister-in-charge.

ii) A draft Bill for setting up a Coal Regulatory Authority has been approved by the Cabinet and it needs to be put to Parliamentary scrutiny in order to regulate the coal sector.

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) Deepening reform was the theme of China's Third Plenum, its most important yearly planning meeting.

ii) Egypt's ousted president, Mohammed Morsi, accused the military chief of corruption.

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

IN THE NEWS

Q3.

i) Mukesh Ambani tops philanthropy list in the second edition of Hurun India Rich List.

ii) India is expected to overtake the US as the second largest internet base in the world by 2014 .

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

Q4.

i) In order to contain bad debts, the Finance Ministry advised public sector banks to take a tough stand while sanctioning fresh loan to the corporate houses in case any of their special purpose vehicle (SPV) has defaulted.

ii) India has emerged as the largest PPP market in the world ..

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

Q5.

i) 2013 is likely to be among the top 10 warmest on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization.

ii) The Cassini project is a joint effort between NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency with the goal of capturing more images of Saturn.