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

Question : 1

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

a) 51%

b) 49%

c) 33%

d) 26%

Question : 2

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 : 3

Which of the following are among the themes of nationwide Bal Swachhta Mission?

1. Clean Anganwadis
2. Clean Toilets
3. Clean drinking water
4. Clean food

a) 2, 3 and 4 only

b) 1 and 4 only

c) 1, 2 and 3 only

d) All of these

Question : 4

Consider the following statements

1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scheme, ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ (save the girl child, educate the girl child), on January 22 at Panipat in Haryana.
2. With an initial corpus of `100 crore, the scheme has been launched in a hundred districts across the country.

a) 2 only

b) All of the above

c) 1 only

d) Neither of the above

Question : 5

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 : 6

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