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

Question : 1

Under Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2015, which of the following minerals have been categorised as notified minerals?

1. Bauxite
2. Limestone
3. Manganese
4. Mica

a) 1, 3 and 4 only

b) 3 and 4 only

c) 1, 2 and 3 only

d) All of these

Question : 2

Consider the following statements:

1. Telangana has become India’s 29th state
2. A bill has to be passed in the Parliament by two-thirds majority for the creation of a new state.
3. There is no need for the approval of the state whose boundaries are being demarcated.

a) 1 and 3 Only

b) 2 and 3 Only

c) 1 and 2 Only

d) 1, 2 and 3

Question : 3

M Sathiyavathy has become first woman to be appointed as Director General of

a) Civil Aviation

b) Shipping

c) Hydrocarbons

d) Foreign Trade

Question : 4

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 : 5

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 : 6

Central Warehousing Corporation has approved to set up steel silos for storage of wheat at which of the following places?

1. Nabha
2. Muzzafarnagar
3. Rayanapadu
4. Ernakulam

a) 3 and 4 only

b) 2 and 4 only

c) 1,2 and 3 only

d) 1,2,3 and 4