indian political, socio economic panorama & issues (national) MCQ section 6 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which of the following country is the largest economy in Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)?

a) China

b) Luxemberg

c) USA

d) Switzerland

Question : 2

With reference to the government’s smart cities project, consider the following statements:

1. There are four broad criteria and a total of 13 Subcriteria to determine smart cities
2. The government will give 10 crore rupees each for the smart city plan
3. The selected cities include 12 cities from Uttar Pradesh
4. Jammu and Kashmir is not included in the plan

a) 1, 3 & 4

b) 1 & 2 only

c) 2 & 4 only

d) 1, 2 & 3

Question : 3

Which of the following statements are true regarding e-Biz portal launched by the Indian government recently?

1. It has been launched by the Finance Ministry.
2. It will provide single window facility for business transactions and other formalities.
3. Initially, the portal will be launched in 10 pilot states.

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of these

Question : 4

Consider the following statements:

1. India ranked 78th globally in Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI) 2014 list of 93 countries in terms of talent competitiveness of its human capital.
2. This GTCI list was compiled by INSEAD business school in partnership with Adecco and Human Capital Leadership Institute of Singapore (HCLI).

a) 2 only

b) Both 1 and 2

c) 1 only

d) None of the above

Question : 5

Below mentioned women are included in Asia’s 50 Power Businesswomen 2015 list released by Forbes. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? Businesswomen Associated with

1. Arundhati Bhattacharya StateBank ofIndia
2. Chanda Kochchar ICICI Bank
3. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw Axis Bank
4. Akhila Srinivasan Biocon

a) 2 and 3 only

b) 3 and 4 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) 2 and 4 only

Question : 6

Consider the following statements about 'Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana'.

1. It was launched on 15th August 2014.
2. Every individual who opens a bank account will become eligible to receive an accident insurance cover of up to ` 1 Lakh for his entire family.
3. An additional ` 30,000 life insurance cover will be provided for those opening bank accounts before January 26, 2015

a) 2 only

b) 3 only

c) 1, 2 only

d) All of the above