indian political, socio economic panorama & issues (national) MCQ section 2 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

The World Bank has released report “Scaling the Heights: Social inclusion and sustainable development” for which of the following states?

a) Arunachal Pradesh

b) Sikkim

c) Himachal Pradesh

d) Uttarakhand

Question : 2

Consider the following statements:

1. Balasubramaniam Venkataramani has been appointed as new MD & CEO of Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX).
2. Anish Aggarwal has been appointed as new Director (Pipelines) in Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).
3. Vijay Kumar Saraswat has taken charge as full time-member of National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog.

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of the above

Question : 3

Nitish Kumar has become the chief minister of Bihar for the _______ time.

a) Fifth

b) Second

c) Third

d) Fourth

Question : 4

Which among the following states has recently launched Taluka Planning Atlas (TPA) project?

a) Karnataka

b) Maharashtra

c) Madhya Pradesh

d) Gujarat

Question : 5

India has signed audio-visual cooperation treaty with which of the following countries?

a) France

b) USA

c) Canada

d) Russia

Question : 6

Which of the following are the features of “Protection and Preservation of Endangered Languages of India” scheme initiated by the central government?

1. The languages of India spoken by less than 10,000 people will be considered as endangered languages
2. All endangered languages will be protected, preserved and documented by the Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Chennai.
3. Digital map will be prepared for all the words, their pronounciation and basic grammer of the endangered languages.

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of these