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

Question : 1

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 : 2

Which among the following countries are the observer members of SAARC?

1. China
2. Myanmar
3. Iran
4. Mauritius
5. Maldives

a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only

b) 1, 3 and 5 only

c) 1, 2, 4 and 5 only

d) 5 only

Question : 3

U.S. governments “priority watch list” is related to which of the following?

a) IPR violations

b) Terrorist

c) Competitive states

d) None

Question : 4

The first United Nations Environment Assembly held recently at?

a) Budapest

b) Nairobi

c) Durban

d) Geneva

Question : 5

Consider the following statements:

1. Veteran Indian-origin civil servant Joseph Yubaraj Manuel Pillay was reappointed as the Chairman of the Presidential Council of Advisers (CPA) by Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam.
2. In 2012, for his public service, Pillay was awarded the Order of Nila Utama (First Class) award- one of Singapore’s most prestigious National Day Awards.
3. He was sworn in as top advisor to Singapore’s President for a period of next two years.

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of the above

Question : 6

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