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

Question : 1

Consider the following statements:

1. Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has appointed Baldev Sharma as chairman of National Book Trust (NBT)
2. He succeeded veteran Malayalam writer A. Sethumadhavan
3. Baldev Sharma is the former editor of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) mouthpiece Panchajanya.
4. NBT established in 1955.

a) 2 ,3 only

b) 1,2 and 3 only

c) 1 ,2 only

d) All of the above

Question : 2

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

1. Rajaram Sanjaya: A Mexican Scientist
2. Kanwaljit Singh A politician in New Bakhshi: Zealand
3. Kamlesh Lulla: A scientist in NASA
4. Mala Mehta: Founder of IndoAustralian Bal Bharatiya Vidyalaya

a) 3 and 4 only

b) 1 and 2 only

c) 1, 2 and 3 only

d) All of these

Question : 3

Consider the following statements regarding the latest data (for 2012-13) of Central Statistics Office (CSO):

1. Bihar has registered the fastest growth rate
2. The growth rate of Punjab and Goa is under five percent

a) 2 only

b) Both 1 and 2

c) 1 only

d) Neither 1 Nor 2

Question : 4

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 : 5

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 : 6

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