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