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

Question : 1

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 : 2

Consider the following statements.

1. PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the new capital city of Andhra Pradesh-Amaravati.
2. The name Amaravathi was chosen because of the historical, spiritual and mythological significance; as it was ancient seat of Chola kingdom.
3. The state government has inked a MoU with Malaysia government agencies for preparing the master plan for Amaravati.

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) None of these

Question : 3

Shekhar Sen has been appointed as the new chairman of

a) Sangeet Natak Akademi

b) Indian Academy of Sciences

c) Sahitya Akademi

d) Lalit Kala Akademi

Question : 4

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

a) Ernakulam

b) Jodhpur

c) Vadodara

d) Jalandhar

Question : 5

Which of the following statements are correct regarding Micro Units Development Refinance Agency (MUDRA) Bank?

1. The bank will refinance Micro-Finance Institutions.
2. It will give priority to SC/ST enterprises in lending.
3. It will be created with a corpus of `20,000 crore and credit guarantee corpus of `3,000 crore.

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of these

Question : 6

Who is the speaker of the Lok Sabha?

a) Prakash Javdekar

b) Sumitra Mahajan

c) Meira Kumar

d) Ravishankar Prasad