(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 14 December 2013
(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 14 December 2013
NATIONAL
Q1.
i) A marathon 'run for unity' was organised by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
across the country in honor of Mahatma Gandhi.
ii) The revised Code of Conduct for Ministers (both Union and States)has a new
provision as per which Ministers cannot force civil servants to take decisions
that may be in conflict with their duties and responsibilities.
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) Uzbekistan held a parliamentary election for the first time recently that
featured more than one party.
ii) The European Union broke off talks with Ukraine on the far-reaching trade
deal in accordance with demands by protesters and Ukraine’s president who is
accused of dissembling.
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
Q3.
i) The case of Devyani Khobragade is the first instance of an IFS officer
charged with human trafficking in US.
ii) The SFJ complaint against Ms. Sonia Gandhi invokes the federal court
jurisdiction over the case based on Alien Tort Statute and the Torture Victim
Protection Act of 1992 giving the survivors of human rights abuses the right to
sue the perpetrators in the US.
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) The company buysellbitco.in , as the name indicates, allows Indians to
trade in Bitcoin, the open source peer-to-peer payment network, using Indian
rupees for transactions.
ii) Kalanithi Maran-owned low-cost carrier SpiceJet has recently announced the
signing of an interline agreement with Singapore-based budget carrier Tiger
Airways .
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
Q5.
i) Michelle Bachelet won Chile presidency and will be holding the office for
second time.
ii) The swanky expanded international airport in Bangalore was named after
Bangalore's founder Kempegowda, a chieftain who ruled the city in the 16th
century under the Vijayanagara empire.
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" 14 December 2013
