indian political, socio economic panorama & issues (national) MCQ section 3 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

A new 24×7 channel called Arun Prabha is proposed to be started which would act as a platform?

a) for cultural and linguistic identity of the North-East.

b) to showcase success of the Indians all over the world.

c) for culture of tribal people all over India.

d) for all art forms related to Indian culture.

Question : 2

The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has recently cleared 74% foreign holding in which of the following bank?

a) HDFC

b) ICICI

c) Axis Bank

d) Yes Bank

Question : 3

Which of the following statements are correct about Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)?

1. The headquarter of the bank will be in Beijing.
2. India is among the founding member of the bank.
3. Japan will be the second largest share holder of AIIB after China.

a) 2 and 3 only

b) 1 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 ony

d) All of these

Question : 4

Which state has become first to fix minimum educational qualification for panchayat polls?

a) Karnataka

b) Kerala

c) Gujarat

d) Rajasthan

Question : 5

Consider the following statements

1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation (PRAGATI) platform on 25 March 2015.
2. PRAGATI is a multi-purpose and multimodal platform aimed at addressing grievances of common man.

a) 2 only

b) Both 1 and 2

c) 1 only

d) Neither of these

Question : 6

Which of the following statements are correct regarding Soil Health Card (SHC) scheme?

1. The scheme aims to provide information to the farmers about nutrients present in the soil.
2. It is sponsored jointly by centre and state in the ratio 75:25.
3. According to health card report, soil nutrients will be provided to the farmers free of cost.

a) 1 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) None of these