(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 30 December 2013

NATIONAL

Q1.

i) P. Sathasivam is the first person from Tamil Nadu to have become Chief Justice of Supreme Court post India’s independence in 1947.
ii) The court this year allowed the Election Commission to use Viable Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail in the EVMs in phases to ensure transparency in the voting process.

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

Q2.

i) Tropical Cyclone Christine recently slammed into US southern state of Oklahoma.
ii) The Iranians are of the view that Joint Plan of Action (JPA) that was signed, does not ban Iran from developing a new generation of sophisticated centrifuges-spinning machines that are used for enriching uranium.

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) The Reserve Bank of India now allows banks to sanction loans of up to Rs.1 lakh against pledge of gold ornaments and jewellery.
ii) VCES stands for Voluntary Compliance and Encouragement Scheme and it let declarants pay half of the declared tax dues for the five-year period October 1, 2001-December 31, 2012 by December 31 and the balance in another six months without interest.

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

Q4.

i) Novak Djokovic became the first man to win three consecutive Australian Open titles in the Open Era this year.
ii) ‘Courage and Conviction’ is the autobiography of General V. K Singh.