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

Question : 1

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 : 2

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 : 3

Who among the following has been appointed as the new chief of Joint Intelligence Committee?

a) RN Ravi

b) K V Thomas

c) Ramesh Chand Tayal

d) None of these

Question : 4

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 : 5

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 : 6

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