(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 20 February 2014

INDIA AND THE WORLD

Q1.

i) India and Bahrain have recently signed three agreements to expand cooperation in key areas, including trade and business.
ii) The agreements were signed in the presence of UPA Chief Sonia Gandhi and King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.

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

Q2.

i) The government has recently cleared a proposal for setting up Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), a statutory body to check discrimination of minority communities in jobs and education.
ii) The Sachar Committee that has studied the socio-economic condition of the minorities in India had noted that though Muslims constituted 18.5 per cent of the population in India right now.

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

ENVIRONMENT

Q3.

i) Two rivers Therkaru and Varattaru originating from Sathuragiri hills become one at Sivarakottai to form the Kamandala Nadhi.
ii) This area is home to a number of water and field birds, spotted deer, fox, rabbits, monitor lizards and a range of snakes.

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

Q4.

i) The Planning Commission has started rating all the Indian States based on internationally established process called ‘Business Regulatory Impact Analysis (BRIA) for tuning up investment climate .
ii) The rating will be done annually based on infrastructural facilities available.