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(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 23 September 2014

National

1Q.

1. Union Minister of Rural Development has proposed that the MGNREGA be restricted to only tribal and poor areas and the permissible labour to material ratio of expenses be changed to 51:49.

2. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) aims at enhancing the livelihood security of people in rural areas by guarantying 50 days of wage-employment in a financial year.

Which of the above statements is/are true about MGNREGA-?

a. Only 1

b. Only 2

c. Both 1 & 2

d. Neither 1 nor 2

Bussiness and Economy

2Q.

1. India will not support the proposed international automatic exchange of tax and banking information that is expected to aid unearthing and retrieving black money stashed offshore.

2. The proposed global standard would facilitate a systematic and periodic transmission of bulk taxpayer information by the source country of income to the country of residence of the taxpayer.

Which of the above statements is/are true-?

a. Only 1

b. Only 2

c. Both 1& 2

d. Neither 1 nor 2

Sports

3Q.

1. The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia.

2. 40 members of the ‘Olympic Council of Asia’ are participating in 2014 Asian games.

3. 17th Asian games held in Inchon, South Korea.