(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 17 December 2013

NATIONAL

Q1.

i) Amnesty International India has demanded dropping of all charges against Irom Sharmila and her immediate release as well.
ii) Though several States have expressed opposition to the Prevention of Communal Violence Bill, the Union Cabinet gave its approval to it, paving the way for its introduction in the winter session of Parliament .

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

Q2.

i) India’s indigenously built stealth frigate INS Satpura, the Guided Missile Destroyer INS Ranvijay and missile corvette INS Kuthar would participate in the four-day first ever Japan-India Maritime Exercise (JIMEX) .
ii) This exercise is to be conducted in waters off the Indian coast in the Arabian sea.

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) Russia has decided to provide naval escorts to ships ferrying tonnes of material as part of a multinational exercise, involving the United States and its European allies as partners, to destroy Syria’s stockpile of chemical weapons.
ii) Lack of absolute majority in the elections has led to Merkel's second ‘grand coalition’ with Social Democrats in Germany.

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

ECONOMY

Q4.

i) British retailer Tesco’s is the first application from a foreign company since the UPA Government opened up multi-brand retail in September 2012.
ii) Raymond Limited has been awarded the prestigious National Energy Conservation Award 2013 for an energy conservation programme undertaken by its Vapi manufacturing plant in Gujarat.