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

Question : 1

Vishal Sikka has been appointed as the new CEO of?

a) Microsoft

b) HCL

c) Infosys

d) Amazon

Question : 2

The government of India has announced to set up National Investment and Manufacturing Zones (NIMZs) in 16 cities. Which among the following is not one of them?

a) Vijayawada

b) Nagpur

c) Kolar

d) Medak

Question : 3

Which of the following International days are correctly matched with the dates they are obeserved on?

1. International day of the : 11 October Girl Child
2. International day of the : 15 October rural Women
3. World Environment Day : 5 June
4. World No-Tobacco Day : 31 July

a) 1, 2 and 3 only

b) 1 and 4 only

c) 2 and 4 only

d) All of the above

Question : 4

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 : 5

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revised regulations for _____ lenders by directing them to get themselves rated by March 2016.

a) Home based

b) Stock

c) Core-banking

d) Non-Banking finance

Question : 6

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