(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 29 March 2014
(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 29 March 2014
NATIONAL
Q1.
i) The Securities Laws (Amendment) Bill 2013 seeks to empower Sebi to
regulate all money pooling scheme worth Rs 100 crore or more and also attach
assets in cases of non-compliance.
ii) The Bill also also seeks to authorise the markets watchdog to demand
information, such as phone calls data records, for aiding its securities
transactions investigations.
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
IN THE NEWS
Q2.
i) Royal Western India Turf Club (RWITC) that recently celebrated it’s 100th
anniversary is in Kolkata.
ii) Heena Sidhu recently clinched a silver medal at the ISSF World Cup in Fort
Benning, USA.
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) Dr Parthasarathi Shome, is the chairman of Tax Administration Reform
Commission (TARC).
ii) The long-term outlook for the organised retail sector in India is positive
on the basis of rising incomes, favourable demographics, entry of foreign
players and increasing urbanisation.
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
Q4.
i) The Rafah Border Crossing lies on the international border between Egypt
and the Gaza Strip that was recognized by the 1979 Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty .
ii) Muslim Brotherhood was designated as an insurgency organization by Egypt in
Dec last 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
