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

Question : 1

Who among the following has been appointed as the new CBI chief?

a) Anil Sinha

b) Anand Lal Banerjee

c) Sumedh Singh

d) Ashok Kumar

Question : 2

Who among the following personalities have been chosen as new brand ambassadors of ‘Clean India’ campaign by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently?

1. Sourav Ganguly
2. Harbhajan Singh
3. Kapil Sharma
4. Kiran Bedi

a) 2 and 3 only

b) 3 and 4 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) 1, 3 and 4 only

Question : 3

Consider the following statements about Budget Vision 2022:

1. A roof for each family in India under the vision Housing for All by 2022 requiring construction of 2 crore houses in Urban areas and 4 crore houses in rural areas.
2. To electrify remaining 20000 villages in the country by 2020, this will be met by different process including by off-grid solar power generation.
3. 178000 unconnected habitations will be connected by all weather roads.

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of the above

Question : 4

Which of the following statements are correct?

1. The National Deworming initiative was launched by Union Ministry for Health & Family Welfare.
2. First National Deworming Day was observed on 12th February 2015.
3. Albendazole tablets are used against parasitic worm infestation.

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of these

Question : 5

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? Fair/Festival State

1. Baneshhwar Fair Rajasthan
2. Hornbill Festival Nagaland
3. Thrissur Pooram Tamil Nadu

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of these

Question : 6

Consider the following statements:

1. Railway Ministry has flagged off India’s first compressed natural gas (CNG) powered train between Rewari and Rohtak in Haryana.
2. It is powered by Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU).
3. It is capable of running at a speed of 80 km per hour.

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of the above