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

Question : 1

Which of the following statements about the four rail line projects in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) is/are correct?

1. Doubling of Kottavalasa-Koraput Railway line
2. Doubling of Koraput-Singapur Road Railway line
3. Doubling of Jagdalpur-Koraput Railway line
4. Third and fourth lines are between Budhapank and Salegaon via Rajathgarh Railway Line

a) 2, 3 & 4 only

b) 1 & 2 only

c) 2 & 4 only

d) All of the above

Question : 2

Which of the following commodities have been recently approved by Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) to include under the purview ofstock holding limits under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955?

1. Onion
2. Jute
3. Potato
4. Tomato

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 4 only

c) 1, 3 and 4 only

d) all of these

Question : 3

Which among the below states has been awarded with National e-Governance award 2014-15 for its best district level initiative in the country?

a) Madhya Pradesh

b) Punjab

c) Jammu & Kashmir

d) Gujarat

Question : 4

Which of the following bill(s) has/have been unanimously passed by Manipur Legislative Assembly on 31 August 2015?

1. The Protection of Manipur People Bill, 2015
2. The Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms (Seventh Amendment) Bill, 2015
3. Manipur lokayukta bill
4. The Manipur Shops and Establishments (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015

a) 1, 2 & 4 only

b) 1 & 2 only

c) 1 only

d) All of the above

Question : 5

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 : 6

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