world political, socio economic panorama & issues (international) MCQ section 3 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Thwaites Glacier is located in

a) East Arctic

b) East Antarctic

c) West Antarctic

d) West Arctic

Question : 2

Who is the winner of Abel Prize 2015?

a) Kirsti Storm Bull

b) Kristian Ranestad

c) John Milnor

d) John Nash

Question : 3

Which of the following countries have been requested to join ‘Quad’ proposed by Japan?

1. Australia
2. India
3. Germany
4. USA

a) 1, 2 and 4 only

b) 2 and 4 only

c) 1, 2 and 3 only

d) 1 and 3 only

Question : 4

Who won the world’s first Global Teacher Prize which is widely known as Nobel Prize for teaching?

a) Nancie Atwell

b) Jacque Kahura

c) Guy Etienne

d) Kiran Bir Sethi

Question : 5

Which of the following countries are members of Eurasian Economic Union?

1. Belarus
2. Kazakhstan
3. Kyrgyzstan
4. Turkmenistan

a) 3 and 4 only

b) 1, 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of these

Question : 6

Which of the following is correct according to the Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets Bill, 2015?

1. The Bill will apply to Indian residents
2. It seeks to replace the Income Tax (IT) Act, 1961 for the taxation of foreign income.
3. The penalty to NRIs for nondisclosure of foreign income or assets would be equal to four times the amount of tax payable, in addition to tax payable at 30%.

a) 2 and 3

b) 1 and 2

c) 1 and 3

d) All