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

Question : 1

Recently, Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana has been implemented in which of the following states?

1. Bihar
2. Himachal Pradesh
3. Rajasthan
4. Uttar Pradesh
5. Telangana

a) 1, 3, 4 and 5 only

b) 2, 3 and 5 only

c) 1, 2 and 4 only

d) 3, 4 and 5 only

Question : 2

Which among the following insurance companies has announced an insurance plan to have life cover upto the age of 100 years?

a) MaxBupa

b) IDBI Federal

c) ICICI Lombard

d) LIC

Question : 3

How many Mega food parks were approved by union government for food processing across the country in 2015?

a) 18

b) 17

c) 16

d) 15

Question : 4

Diamond Quadrilateral Project is a project:

a) of development of national highways linking four main metros.

b) to improve airways connectivity among all the domestic airports.

c) of high speed trains linking four main metros.

d) to launch new waterways.

Question : 5

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 : 6

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