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

Question : 1

Yousaf Ali Kechery, who passed away recently, was a noted poet in ____?

a) Telugu

b) Malayalam

c) Urdu

d) Kannada

Question : 2

Which of the following are the recommendations of Mahendra Dev Committee?

1. The wages under MGNREGA should be more than or equal to the minimum wages in the state.
2. MGNREGA wages should be revised every year on the basis of Consumer Price IndexAgricultural Labour (CPI-AL)

a) 2 Only

b) 1 and 2 Both

c) 1 Only

d) None

Question : 3

Mahindra & Mahindra is in talks with which French automobile major, for a strategic alliance?

a) Renault

b) Peugeot

c) Piaggio

d) Lafarge

Question : 4

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 : 5

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 : 6

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