(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 20 December 2013
(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 20 December 2013
NATIONAL
Q1.
i) The Election Commission (EC) recognised the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as a
State party after the party fulfilled the eligibility conditions set by the EC
for granting the status.
ii) To get the EC’s recognition as a “State party,” all the candidates set up by
the party together should get a minimum of eight per cent of the valid votes
polled in the entire State or secure a minimum of six per cent of the total
votes polled and one Assembly seat for every 25 seats in that State.
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
ENVIRONMENT
Q2.
i) A group headed by K. Kasturirangan had recommended declaring 37 per cent
of the area of Western Ghats as ESA under the Environment Protection Act, 1972.
ii) New thermal power plants, heavily polluting industries, building and
construction projects and township and area development projects between 50
hectare or with a built up area of 1,50,000 sq. meter would not be allowed
according to the report.
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
Q3.
i) Besides Sushma Singh (Chief Information Commissioner) , there are eight
Information Commissioners in India— Rajiv Mathur, Vijai Sharma, Basant Seth,
Yashovardhan Azad, Sharat Sabharwal, Manjula Prasher, M A Khan Yusufi and Prof
Madabhushanam Sridhar Acharyulu.
ii) The CIC is mandated to resolve appeals and complaints filed by information
seekers, under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, against government
departments or public authorities.
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
These MCQ's Are Based On "THE HINDU" 20 December 2013
