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

Question : 1

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 : 2

Which of the following statements are correct?

1. India and Nepal has signed an agreement to construct hydropower plant on Arun River which flows through Nepal and India.
2. Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam will construct this mega power plant
3. 22 per cent of the power generated from the plant could be used by Nepal free of cost.

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) None of these

Question : 3

Consider the following statements about the recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for constructing a Petroleum Product Pipeline between India and Nepal:

1. It will be built from Raxaul in India to Amlekhgunj in Nepal.
2. The 41 km pipeline (39 km in India and 2 km in Nepal) will initially supply Petrol, Diesel and Kerosene.
3. This would be the first transnational petroleum pipeline in South Asia.
4. It will be constructed by Indian Oil Corporation at a cost of 200 crore rupees from its own budget.

a) 1, 3 & 4

b) 2 only

c) 2 & 4 only

d) 1, 2 & 3

Question : 4

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 : 5

Which of the following statements are correct about “Make in India” campaign?

1. All Central government services to be integrated with an e-Biz single window online portal
2. Expert group from DIPP and FICCI to be set up to propose reforms to the Centre and states.
3. States are recommended to initiate the selfcertification
4. Home Ministry to provide all security clearances to investment proposals within 3 months.

a) 3 and 4 only

b) 2 and 4 only

c) 1, 2 and 3 only

d) All of these

Question : 6

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

a) Karnataka

b) Kerala

c) Gujarat

d) Rajasthan