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

Question : 1

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 : 2

Recently, Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved to extend subsidy on which of the following till March 31, 2015?

1. PDS kerosene
2. LPG
3. Freight to far-flung areas
4. Wheat

a) 1, 3 and 4 only

b) 2 and 4 only

c) 1, 2 and 3 only

d) All of these

Question : 3

A new species of shield tail snake “Rhinophis goweri” has been discovered in:

a) Bodamalai hills

b) Nilgiri hills

c) Cardamom hills

d) Annaimalai hills

Question : 4

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 : 5

Consider the following statements.

1. Union Government is going to release wages directly into the accounts of the workers engaged under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
2. Gram panchayats will be empowered to take up work according to the agreed labour budget and without struggling for the release of funds.
3. The proposed system will improve the overall efficiency of implementation and benefit all stakeholders.
4. Corruption level will go down with the implementation of this scheme.

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 1 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Question : 6

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