(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 30 November 2013
(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 30 November 2013
INDIA AND THE WORLD
Q1.
i) India has given out death penalty for two Italian marines facing trial for
murdering two Indian fishermen in the Enrica Lexie Incident that occurred on 15
February 2012.
ii) India has most recently started issuing visas from Tel Aviv in Palestine
instead of Ramallah, and it would help cut down on the waiting period as well as
costs.
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
NATIONAL
Q2.
i) Witch-hunting is going to be considered as a form of violence against
women and will soon be brought under the purview of Criminal Law Amendment Act,
2013.
ii) HIV/AIDS Bill is likely to be tabled in the coming winter session of
Parliament; it is the same bill that has been hanging fire since 2006.
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
Q3.
i) According to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical weapons
United States and Russia has offered to help destroy some of the most lethal
parts of Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile.
ii) U.S. rejected China ADIZ,and asked the airlines not to comply with the
guidelines.
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
ECONOMY
Q4.
i) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released draft guidelines for entry of
banks into retail sector.
ii) The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has advocated the abolition of the
minimum eligibility criteria for Indian carriers to launch international
services and said that the norm is acting as an impediment for the Indian
aviation sector.
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
IN THE NEWS
Q5.
i) In a historic first for the Anglican Church in the U.K. and Ireland, and a
victory for the campaign for gender equality in the church, a woman was
consecrated as a bishop at a service at the Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin.
ii) Rev Earl Storey is the name of the new bishop.
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
These MCQ's Are Based On "THE HINDU" 30 November 2013
