indian political, socio economic panorama & issues (national) MCQ section 4 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Union Ministry of Railways has constituted a committee to review the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) cell in the railway board under the chairmanship of

a) Anil Baijal

b) Pramod Asthana

c) S. Jaishankar

d) Ajay Shankar

Question : 2

Which of the following statements regarding Union Public Service Commission are correct?

1. It is a statutory body
2. Rajni Razdan is the present chairman of the UPSC.
3. The chairman and members of the UPSC are appointed by the parliament.

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) None of these

Question : 3

Which of the following statements are correct regarding international intellectual property (IP) index-2015?

1. It is released by Global Intellectual Property Centre (GIPC).
2. The US has been placed at the top in the list.
3. India has been ranked lowest among thirty countries.

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of these

Question : 4

Which of the following are the reasons for opposing Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) by India at WTO?

1. TFA restricts farm subsidies to 10% of the value of agricultural production
2. TFA is discriminatory as it imposes restriction on farm subsidies only on developing nations.

a) 2 Only

b) 1 and 2 Both

c) 1 Only

d) None

Question : 5

After reconstitution of the cabinet committees, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) is headed by the:

a) External Affairs Minister

b) Speaker of the Lok Sabha

c) Prime Minister

d) Home Minister

Question : 6

Consider the following statements.

1. Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao (BBBP) was launched with the prime objective to create awareness about the diminishing child sex ratio in the country.
2. The national sex ratio that stands at 879 girls per 1000 boys.
3. The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development on 29th October 2015 launched a new initiative to spread awareness about the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme in collaboration with Flytxt.

a) 3 only

b) 2 only

c) 1 only

d) All of these