world political, socio economic panorama & issues (international) MCQ section 4 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

The first United Nations Environment Assembly held recently at?

a) Budapest

b) Nairobi

c) Durban

d) Geneva

Question : 2

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched based on Place and Country?

1. Bamiyan - Iraq
2. Aleppo - Syria
3. Nimrud - Afghanistan

a) 2 and 3 only

b) 2 only

c) 1 only

d) None of these

Question : 3

Consider the following statements for use of foreign Funds in India’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund:

1. Sovereign and pension funds from Russia, Singapore, the U.K. and the UAE are among those to express interest in the Rs. 40,000-crore National Investment and Infrastructure Fund
2. The government will invest Rs. 20,000 crores in the Fund that will build greenfield and brownfield projects and revive stalled projects. The remaining Rs. 20,000 crores are expected to come from private investors. The government’s share in the corpus will not exceed 49 per cent.

a) Both

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) None

Question : 4

Consider the following statements:

1. Pakistan on 9 March 2015 successfully conducted the first test of surface-to-surface Shaheen-III ballistic missile off the Arabian Sea.
2. The missile, also called White Falcon-III in English has been developed by Pakistan’s Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) and NESCOM along with its subsidiary NDC.

a) Both 1 and 2

b) 2 only

c) 1 only

d) None of the above

Question : 5

Which of the following statements are correct about Web Index released by World Wide Web Foundation?

1. It measures the internet’s contribution to social, economic and political progress.
2. India ranks last among the BRICS nations.

a) Both 1 and 2

b) 2 only

c) 1 only

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 6

Which of the following statements regarding New Development Bank to be established by BRICS nations are correct?

1. The headquarter of the bank will be in Shanghai
2. It will provide financial assistance to infrastructure projects of BRICS nations only
3. The proposal for the bank was first made in 2012 summit in New Delhi.

a) 2 and 3 only

b) 1 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) 1, 2 and 3