indian political, socio economic panorama & issues (national) MCQ section 1 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which of the following statements regarding Ashtamudi lake are correct?

1. It’s Clam governing council is the first fishery Certified in India by the Marine Stewardship Council
2. It is the largest estuarine system in Kerala
3. It is among the sites in Ramsar Wetland of International importance.

a) 2 and 3 only

b) 1 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of these

Question : 2

The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) cap in defence sector has been increased to?

a) 51%

b) 49%

c) 33%

d) 26%

Question : 3

Consider the following statements about Soil Health Card (SHC) scheme.

1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched nationwide Soil Health Card (SHC) scheme in Suratgarh town of Sriganganagar district, Rajasthan.
2. The card carries crop-wise recommendation of fertilisers that are required for farm lands.
3. In the budget, government had allotted `1000 crore for issuing cards under the scheme.

a) 3, 2 only

b) 3 only

c) 1, 2 only

d) All of the above

Question : 4

Dineshwar Sharma has been named as the new chief of

a) Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)

b) Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW)

c) National Investigating Agency (NIA)

d) Intelligence Bureau (IB)

Question : 5

Which of the following statements are correct?

1. India’s first compressed natural gas (CNG) powered train was flagged off between Vadodara and Ahmedabad.
2. It is based on dual fuel system- electricity power and CNG.

a) 2 only

b) Both 1 and 2

c) 1 only

d) Neither 1 Nor 2

Question : 6

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Intellectual Property CenterCentre (GIPC) has released its third annual international intellectual property (IP) index list.What is India’s rank among them?

a) 35th

b) 30th

c) 28th

d) 29th