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

Question : 1

The Government of India has decided to set up National Cultural Audio-Visual Archives at

a) Ernakulam

b) Jodhpur

c) Vadodara

d) Jalandhar

Question : 2

Which of the following statements are correct?

1. Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan is a campaign launched by Ministry of Human Resource Development.
2. The campaign seeks to generate a spirit of innovation and exploration amongst school children.
3. Higher education institutions will be encouraged to assist secondary and elementary schools in the study of Science and Mathematics.

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of these

Question : 3

To which country India has offered a fresh 1 billion dollar line of credit for the development of the country’s road, communication and infrastructure?

a) Bangladesh

b) Nepal

c) Myanmar

d) Sri Lanka

Question : 4

Who is the speaker of the Lok Sabha?

a) Prakash Javdekar

b) Sumitra Mahajan

c) Meira Kumar

d) Ravishankar Prasad

Question : 5

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 : 6

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