(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.