(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 18 March 2014

INDIA AND THE WORLD

Q1.

i) A memorandum of understanding was signed between India and China, on IT cooperation during the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) held at Beijing.
ii) India is seeking Japan’s assistance in carrying out a project report of building a high speed rail line between Mumbai and Vadodara.

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

Q2.

i) The United States has the strictest laws against illegal insider trading, and it makes the most serious efforts to enforce them.
ii) In context to an insider-trading case, Sony has been fighting against market watchdog Sebi and the regulator’s exclusion of the company from the consent mechanism.

Which of the above statement/statements is/are NOT true?

a) only i
b) only ii
c) both i and ii
d) neither i nor ii

INTERNATIONAL

Q3.

i) Leaders of the Group of Eight world powers have suspended Russia’s participation in the club amid tensions concerning Crimea and Russia’s role in it .
ii) Thailand’s state of emergency was lifted as violence related to a political crisis increased to a whole new level .

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

NATIONAL

Q4.

i) According to India Human Development Survey (IHDS), the best Indian state in term of women having say in their marriage is Assam.
ii) 17.8 is the average marriage age for women in India according to a survey conducted by the National Council for Applied Economic Research.