indian political, socio economic panorama & issues (national) MCQ section 5 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

India is helping to develop some ports in other countries. Which of the following such ports are correctly matched with the country in which they are located?

1. Kankesanthurai Maldives
2. Chabahar Iran
3. Sittwe Myanmar

a) 2 only

b) 1 and 2 only

c) 1 only

d) 2 and 3 only

Question : 2

Who has been chosen as head of the Kaya Kalp, a new innovative council of Indian Railways?

a) Azim Premji

b) Ratan Tata

c) Narayana Murthy

d) Anil Kakodkar

Question : 3

Which among the following cities will host World IT Congress in 2018?

a) Pune

b) Bengaluru

c) New Delhi

d) Hyderabad

Question : 4

Which of the following are the features of Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) Bill?

1. JAC will recommend for the appointment of the Supreme Court judges and the High Court judges.
2. JAC will recommend the transfer of the judges of the High courts.
3. It will set criteria for the appointment of lower court judges.

a) 1 and 2 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 only

d) All of these

Question : 5

Recently, a team of researchers succeeded in establishing brain-to-brain communication link using internet. The team is led by

a) CR Rao

b) Amitabh Ghosh

c) Rajesh Rao

d) Manjul Bhargava

Question : 6

Which bank has launched country’s first contactless debit and credit cards?

a) Punjab National Bank

b) State Bank of India

c) HDFC Bank

d) ICICI Bank