(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 17 December 2013
(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.
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
These MCQ's Are Based On "THE HINDU" 17 December 2013
