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

Question : 1

Consider the following statements:

1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has released commemorative coins to honour Tata Group founder Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata.
2. PM released coins in the denomination of 100 and five rupee to mark Jamsetji Tata’s 175th birth anniversary.
3. Earlier, government had honoured Jamsetji twice by releasing his postal stamps; one in 1960 and another in 1965.

a) 1 and 2 only

b) 3 only

c) 1 only

d) All of the above

Question : 2

Recently, Lok Sabha has passed School of Planning & Architecture Bill, 2014. School of Planning & Architecture (SPA) are located at which places?

1. Bhopal
2. Delhi
3. Allahabad
4. Vijayawada

a) 3 and 4 only

b) 1, 2 and 4 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of these

Question : 3

Recently, India has lost 19,467 sq. km of sea area in an arbitration case in a UN tribunal with:

a) Maldives

b) China

c) Bangladesh

d) Myanmar

Question : 4

Which of the following statements are correct regarding Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana?

1. It encourages MPs to identify and develop one village from their respective constituency as a model village by 2016.
2. An MP cannot pick his/her own village or spouse’s village
3. It integrates with Bharat Nirman Yojana to provide basic facilities to all the inhabitants.
4. The implementation will be ensured by web based monitoring.

a) 2 and 3 only

b) 1 and 4 only

c) 1, 2 and 4 only

d) All of the above

Question : 5

Who has been appointed as the chairperson of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)?

a) Ashoke Pandit

b) Mihir Bhuta

c) Pahlaj Nihalani

d) Ramesh Patange

Question : 6

Recently, Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries on sanctioned 17 Mega Food Parks (MFPs). Which of the following is/are true about MFPs?

1. The 17 MFPs will be spread across 11 States.
2. The Scheme was launched in 2008 by UPA Government.

a) 2 only

b) 1 and 2 only

c) 1 only

d) Neither of these