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

Question : 1

How much was the Foreign reserves of India, as on August 1st, 2014?

a) 318.7 bn US$

b) 323.5 bn US$

c) 321.4 bn US$

d) 319.9 bn US$

Question : 2

Union Cabinet has cleared the black money bill to curb the menace of black money in the country. Which of the following statements is/are correct about black money bill :

1. The proposed bill gives powers to tax authorities to track and deal with illegal wealth stashed abroad.
2. The bill also has provision of punishment to deal with the black money cases. It proposes penalty at the rate of 100 per cent of taxes to be levied on the concealed income and assets, in addition to 5 years rigorous imprisonment.

a) 2 only

b) Both 1 and 2

c) 1 only

d) None of the above

Question : 3

Which of the following statements are correct regarding Sunderbans?

1. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
2. Major portion of Sunderbans is located in India.
3. The largest delta of the world is in Sunderbans.
4. Sunderbans are well known for their Mangrove forests.

a) 1, 3 and 4 only

b) 2 and 4 only

c) 1, 2 and 3 only

d) All of these

Question : 4

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 : 5

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 : 6

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding the recommendations of P.J Nayak committee?

1. Dilute the ownership of government in public sector banks to 50%
2. Allow separate Authorized bank investors to own up to 20% of public bank’s shares.

a) 2 Only

b) 1 and 2 Both

c) 1 Only

d) None