(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 28 August 2014

National

1Q.

(i) The Supreme Court  added a new qualification in the Constitution for appointment as Ministers, saying it was not prerogative of the Prime Minister or the Chief Minister of a State to appoint Ministers of his/her choice.
(ii) Systemic corruption and sponsored criminalisation can corrode the fundamental core of elective democracy and, consequently, the constitutional governance.

Which of the above statement/statements is/are true ?

(a)    Only  i
(b)   Only ii
(c)    Neither  i  nor  ii
(d)   Both  i  and  ii
 

International

2Q.

(i) Israel closed off the area around Quneitra on the occupied Golan Heights as Syrian rebels seized control of the crossing.

(ii) Rebel fighters, including some from Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Nusra Front, captured the Syrian side of the sole crossing over the armistice line in deadly fighting with government troops.

Which of the above statement/statements is/are not true ?

(a)    Only  i
(b)   Only ii
(c)    Neither  i  nor  ii
(d)   Both  i  and  ii

Business News

3Q.

(i) R K Swamy BBDO has been given the launch communication mandate for the financial inclusion programme of the Central Government, labelled ‘Prime Minister’s Jan Dhan Yojana.(ii)  It is assigned the task of developing a fully integrated creative and media communication package.

Which of the above statement/statements is/are true ?

(a)    Only  i
(b)   Only ii
(c)    Neither  i  nor  ii
(d)   Both  i  and  ii