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

Question : 1

Consider the following statements:

1. National Mission for a Green India aims for afforestation at 10 million hectares of land over the next decade in order to increase and improve the country’s forest cover
2. Union Government has merged Green India Mission (GIM) with the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) Scheme.

a) 2 only

b) Both 1 and 2

c) 1 only

d) Neither of the above

Question : 2

Sitara Devi, was best known for which of the following dance?

a) Manipuri

b) Kathak

c) Kathakali

d) Bharatnatyam

Question : 3

Which government has honoured Dr. Manmohan Singh with “Grand Cordon of the order of Paulownia Flowers”?

a) Thailand

b) China

c) Vietnam

d) Japan

Question : 4

Consider the following statements:

1. The Indian Navy on 24 March 2015 commissioned three Immediate Support Vessels (ISVs) comprising T-38, T-39 and T-40 at the Visakhapatnam Naval Dockyard in Andhra Pradesh.
2. Two ISVs were built by Rodman Spain and the third vessel was built by the Hindustan Shipyard Limited.

a) 2 only

b) Both 1 and 2

c) 1 only

d) Neither of the 2

Question : 5

Which of the following pairs are correct?

1. Mission Indradhanush : Ministry of tourism and culture
2. Van bandhu kalyan : Ministry of Tribal yojna Affairs
3. Pradhan mantri jan : Ministry of Rural dhan yojana Development

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of these

Question : 6

With reference to the Census 2011 on Population by Religious Communities, which of the following statement(s) is/are not correct?

1. The proportion of the Hindu population to the total population in 2011 has declined by 0.7 percentage points (PP).
2. The proportion of the Sikh population has declined by 0.2 PP.
3. The proportion of the Muslim population to the total population has declined by 0.8 PP.
4. There has been no significant change in the proportion of Christians and Jains.

a) 3 only

b) 1 & 2 only

c) 1 only

d) 4 only