(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

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