(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 21 January 2014
(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 21 January 2014
ECONOMY
Q1.
i) In a major overhaul of foreign investment regime, the government is
considering splitting overseas inflows into two categories — Foreign Portfolio
Investment (FPI) and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) — with a minimum composite
cap of 49 per cent.
ii) The proposal, is being considered by D.Kelkar panel.
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 Union cabinet has approved the proposal for according the Jains as a
minority community.
ii) Arihant is India’s first indigenous nuclear-powered ballistic missile
submarine.
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
Q3.
i) State of emergency has been declared by Bangladesh Government recently ,
to cope with protests that have stirred up violent attacks.
ii) Snowden acted alone and did not get any help from Russia in leaking US
secrets .
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
SCIENCE AND TECH
Q1.
i) Rosetta is the name of a comet-chasing space probe that was in hibernation
for almost three years has woken up recently and sent its first signal back to
Earth.
ii) Rosetta was put into hibernation in 2011 to conserve energy for its long
journey to meet with comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
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
These MCQ's Are Based On "THE HINDU" 21 January 2014
