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