(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 23 November 2013
(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 23 November 2013
NATIONAL
Q1.
i) The Centre has decided to expand the financial powers of the Central
Bureau of Investigation Director, bringing them on a par with those held by
Director-Generals of paramilitary forces.
ii) The investigative agency presently relies on the Ministry of Finance for
major expenditures as well as minor expenditures.
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
Q2.
i) Recently an Iraqi Minister Ali survived an assassination attempt while in
a rally at a war torn area.
ii) An incident of two huge blasts caused by a leaked oil from a ruptured
pipeline occurred in Myanmar which is considered to be the country’s worst
industrial accidents of the year.
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) Drug majors Pfizer and Wyeth, would merge their India operations in a
share-swap and operate under a single brand from now on.
ii) This deal would give the combined entity ,increased therapeutic presence and
a de-risked business profile
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
INDIA AND THE WORLD
Q4.
i) India has strongly batted for giving a big push to the $7.6 billion
Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India (TAPI) pipeline to make the project
operational by 2017.
ii) At a meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Commerce & Industry
Minister Anand Sharma it was agreed that India would give its consent to the
Peace Clause for agriculture subsidies that the World Trade Organisation (WTO)
Director-General Roberto Azevedo has proposed for Bali.
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
Q5.
i) Just like in most other developed and developing Nations, foreign content
providers like Facebook and Twitter come under Indian laws .
ii) World No. 1 women’s tennis player Maria Sharapova was named WTA Player of
the Year.
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
These MCQ's Are Based On "THE HINDU" 23 November 2013
