indian political, socio economic panorama & issues (national) MCQ section 7 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Jal Marg Vikas, an Inland Navigation project on Ganges is to be developed between:

a) Allahabad-Patna

b) Kanpur-Haldia

c) Allahabad-Haldia

d) Haridwar-Patna

Question : 2

Consider the following statements:

1. The five-judge bench of the Supreme Court (SC) in a collective order recently ruled that the 99th Constitutional Amendment Act the NJAC, 2014 is unconstitutional and void.
2. It upheld the Collegium system that existed before the NJAC as an operative.
3. The NJAC Bill was passed unanimously by the Lok Sabha but not by the Rajya Sabha.
4. Collegium System was established by the SC in 1993 for the appointment of judges to the higher judiciary.

a) 1, 2 & 4

b) 3 & 4 only

c) 1 & 3 only

d) 1, 2 & 3

Question : 3

Which of the following statements are correct about Pancheshwar multi-purpose project?

1. It is largest dam in the world
2. It is located on River Mahakali
3. It is a joint project of India and Bhutan

a) 2 only

b) 1 and 3 only

c) 1 only

d) 2 and 3 only

Question : 4

Economic Survey 2014-15 has given threepronged strategy. Which of the following are include in it?

1. Revival of public investment in short term
2. Flexibility in labour and environment law
3. Reorientation and restructuring of the PPP model.

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of these

Question : 5

In which of the following launched the first of its kind green project launched first of its kind green project to generate 120 MW power?.

a) Mahamaya Steels Industries Ltd

b) SAIL(Steel Authority of India Ltd)

c) RINL(Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited

d) Tisco(Tata Steel Limited)

Question : 6

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. India is the largest producer of tobacco
2. India is the second largest consumer of tobacco
3. India is a signatory to the declaration adopted by the UN General Assembly to reduce the consumption of tobacco

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of the above