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

Question : 1

Consider the following statements about the recently approved Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill, 2015:

1. It prescribes time-bound investigation of offences within six months.
2. It provides the punishment for any act of corruption not less than 3 months and a maximum of 5 years.
3. It states that the trial in such cases should be completed in six months.
4. It allows authorities to provisionally attach assets acquired by corrupt means.

a) 2 only

b) 1 & 2 only

c) 1 & 4 only

d) 4 only

Question : 2

According to the data released by the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare, which of the following state has highest count of sterilisation deaths in India?

a) Madhya Pradesh

b) Kerala

c) Tamil Nadu

d) Chhattisgarh

Question : 3

Consider the following statements:

1. EU had imposed temporary ban on import of mangoes from in 1 May 2014 after authorities in Brussels found consignments of the premium Alphonso mangoes infested with fruit flies.
2. Along with Alphonso mangoes they also had banned import of 4 vegetables- aubergines, bitter gourds, snake gourds and patra leaves.
3. They had imposed ban citing the reason that fruit flies from these consignments may damage European cash crops.
4. European Union (EU) has decided to lift seven-month-long ban on the import of mangoes from India.
5. India is the second largest producer of mangoes in the world.

a) 1,2 and 4

b) 1,3 and 5

c) 1,2 and 3

d) 2,3 and 4

Question : 4

Delhi High Court has recently restrained which of the following company from manufacturing anti-diabetes drugs Zita and Zita-Met?

a) Glenmark

b) GlaxoSmithkline

c) Cipla

d) Pfizer

Question : 5

Recently, the union government has appointed Amitabh Bachchan as the brand ambassador for its campaign against which disease?

a) Diabetes

b) Swine Flu

c) Tuberculosis

d) Hepatitis B

Question : 6

Who becomes India’s first cyber security chief?

a) Shashi Kant Sharma

b) Vikas Swarup

c) Gulshan Rai

d) Rajni Razdan