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(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 03 September 2014

National

1Q.

(i) The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) has asked the government to send out a clear message to minorities reassuring them that their Constitutional rights would be preserved and protected.
(ii) The Commission sent a communication to this effect to the External Affairs and the Commerce and Industry Ministries after discussing the complaint against BJP member Yogi Adityanath for a “hate speech” he is said to have delivered.

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

2Q.

(i) The United Nations (U.N.) warned of “grave food security concerns” in the west African countries hardest hit by the Ebola outbreak as the deadly epidemic caused labour shortages and disrupted cross-border trade.
(ii) The Ebola outbreak has killed 1,552 people and infected 3,062, according to the latest figures released by the World Health Organization (WHO).

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

Economy

3Q.

(i) The Bombay High Court, formed a committee headed by a retired high court judge to conduct a forensic audit of the troubled NSEL and liquidate the assets of its defaulting borrowers in the over Rs.5,500 crore payments scam.
(ii) The committee will ascertain the liability that is outstanding against the defaulting borrowers of NSEL, conduct a forensic audit, and monetise the assets, the court said in its order.