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

Question : 1

The NERPAP programme, which is in news, is related to _____?

a) Panchayati Raj and Rural Development

b) Reserve Bank of India

c) Election Commission

d) Ministry of Agriculture

Question : 2

Consider the following statements:

1. Union Government has announced that 5 sick public sector undertakings (PSUs) will be closed.
2. It includes HMT, Hindustan Shipyard, BHEL, BEL, HPCL.

a) 2 only

b) Both 1 and 2

c) 1 only

d) Neither of the above

Question : 3

Consider the following statements:

1. The government has approved revival of 7 sick central PSUs through disinvestment or joint venture route.
2. It includes HMT Machine Tools and Tyre Corporation, Tungabhadra Steel Products, HMT Bearings, Richardson & Cruddas Ltd, Central Inland Water Transport Corp and Hoogly Docks & Port Engineers Ltd.

a) 2 only

b) Both 1 and 2

c) 1 only

d) Neither of the above

Question : 4

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 : 5

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

a) Telugu

b) Malayalam

c) Urdu

d) Kannada

Question : 6

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