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

Question : 1

Who is the head of the task force set up to define poverty and prepare a roadmap to alleviate it?

a) Surjit Bhalla

b) Ratan Tata

c) Arvind Panagariya

d) Rathin Roy

Question : 2

Which of the following statements are correct regarding Independent Commission on Multilateralism (ICM)?

1. Hardeep Singh Puri has been appointed as the Secretary General of the commission.
2. The commission has been launched by International Peace Institute (IPI).
3. It is being funded by Norway and Canada

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) 1, 2 and 3

Question : 3

Vishal Sikka has been appointed as the new CEO of?

a) Microsoft

b) HCL

c) Infosys

d) Amazon

Question : 4

Consider the following statements

1. Ministry of Railways constituted Ajay Shankar Committee to review PPP Cell functioning.
2. Ajay Shanka is former Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) under the aegis of Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

a) 2 only

b) Both 1 and 2

c) 1 only

d) Neither of these

Question : 5

Which of the following statements are correct regarding new counter-Naxal doctrine?

1. The state police will be in lead but central paramilitary forces will help them
2. There will be an oversight committee at national level headed by the Prime Minister
3. It seeks to encourage police/CPMFs to recruit local tribal youth

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of the above

Question : 6

Recently launched “National Judicial Reference System (NJRS)” is a computerized repository for all judgements and pending cases related to __?

a) Pensions

b) Banking Fraud

c) Direct Tax

d) Insurance Claims