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

Question : 1

Which of the following statements are correct?

1. Generally, 2.1 children per woman are considered to be the replacement level fertility.
2. According to the Sample Registration Survey by the Registrar General of India, Kerala has India’s lowest fertility.
3. In India, only nine states have not reached replacements levels.
4. Infant Mortality Rate in India has been estimated as 40 deaths under the age of 5 years per 1000 live births.

a) 1, 2 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of these

Question : 2

Which of the following is correct about SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill 2014?

1. The bill seeks to amend parent law i.e. the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
2. It aims to prohibit the commission of offences against members of the SCs and STs and adds provisions for establishing special courts.
3. The bill adds a new chapter dealing with the rights of victims and witnesses.

a) 2 and 3 only

b) 1 and 2only

c) 2 only

d) All of these

Question : 3

Who is the author of the book “Recasting India: How Entrepreneurship is Revolutionizing the World’s Largest Democracy”?

a) Chinu Modi

b) C.N. Ramachandran

c) Hindol Sengupta

d) James Grant

Question : 4

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 : 5

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 : 6

Consider the following statements:

1. Arvind Panagariya is Vice-Chairman of the newly-created National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog .
2. He was an ex-Chief Economist at the World Bank.
3. He is an Indian-American economist and Professor of Economics at Harvard University.

a) 1 and 2 only

b) 1 and 3 only

c) 1 only

d) All of the above