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

Question : 1

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 : 2

Which of the following statements are correct regarding Dr. V.R Gowarikar?

1. He is considered as the ‘Father of the Indian Monsoon Model’.
2. He was honoured with Padma Vibhushan Award.
3. He is the author of book ‘I Predict’.

a) 2 and 3 only

b) 1 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of these

Question : 3

Rana Bhagwandas, who passed away recently, was the first Hindu chief justice of ____?

a) angladesh

b) Saudi Arabia

c) Indonesia

d) Pakistan

Question : 4

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 : 5

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

1. Guru Ghasidas National : Rajasthan Park
2. Bandhavgarh tiger : Madhya Pradesh reserve
3. Bandipur tiger reserve : Karnataka
4. Dampa tiger reserve : Mizoram

a) 3 and 4 only

b) 1 and 4 only

c) 1, 2 and 3 only

d) 2, 3 and 4 only

Question : 6

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