(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 19 December 2013
(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 19 December 2013
NATIONAL
Q1.
i) A Vote-on-account is similar to both interim and full Budget as all of
them deal with only with expenditure.
ii) The Supreme Court has recently rejected a public interest litigation
petition for creation of a ‘Gandhi caste’ for children of inter-caste marriages
to pave the way for establishment of a casteless society.
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
Q2.
i) President Vladimir Putin , was once chief of Russia’s main espionage
agency.
ii) China is collaborating with Pakistan on a number of projects including
Gwadar Port, Chashma Power Project, Karakoram Highway, Pakistan Aeronautical
Complex and more recently the Karachi Civil Nuclear Power Plant.
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
Q3.
i) The Delhi airport is set to be the first airport in the country to see the
world's largest commercial aircraft — the Airbus 380.
ii) Quantitative Easing (QE) or the enhanced bond purchase programme was an
unconventional mode of intervention by the Fed following the financial crisis of
2008 that led to a surge in liquidity.
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
Q4.
i) Sushma Singh is the new Chief Information Commissioner of India.
ii) Pakistan has appointed Abdul Basit as its new High Commissioner to India
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
These MCQ's Are Based On "THE HINDU" 19 December 2013
