(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 17 February 2014
(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 17 February 2014
ECONOMY
Q1.
i) The bill on micro—finance institutions (MFIs) sought to empower the
Reserve Bank to regulate and fix interest rates ceiling on loans to be provided
by them.
ii) The fiscal deficit target of India for the financial year 2014-15 and
2013-14 is the same at 4.6 per cent , but India at the moment has already
reached fiscal deficit of 5 per cent.
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
Q2.
i) Abdul Basit has recently been appointed as Pakistan's High Commissioner to
India.
ii) The newly nominated Italian Prime Minister is Florence Mayor Matteo Renzi.
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
ENVIRONMENT
Q3.
i) Hundreds of dams have been planned across the Siang river to enrich river
ecology in Assam.
ii) A report by The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has planned to
scrap the same.
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
Q4.
i) China’s economic corridor, envisages expanding road links, building
railway lines and installing energy pipelines linking Xinjiang with the Gwadar
port in Pakistan.
ii) International Criminal Court , a permanent international tribunal to
prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the
crime of aggression is located at Rome.
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" 17 February 2014
