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

Question : 1

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

a) angladesh

b) Saudi Arabia

c) Indonesia

d) Pakistan

Question : 2

Which of the following is correct about the Chief Justice of India Tirath Singh Thakur?

1. He has taken over as the 45th Chief Justice of India.
2. His tenure will be till 3 January 2018.
3. He has worked as Chief Justice of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana in 2008.
4. He was conferred Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa) degree by Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University.

a) 1, 2 & 4

b) 3 & 4 only

c) 1 & 3 only

d) 1, 2 & 3

Question : 3

Consider the following statements:

1. Union Government has launched Pharma Jan Samadhan scheme, for redressal of grievances of consumers related to drug pricing and availability of medicines.
2. The scheme is a web-enabled system created by National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA).

a) 2 only

b) Both 1 and 2

c) 1 only

d) Neither of the above

Question : 4

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 : 5

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 : 6

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