world political, socio economic panorama & issues (international) MCQ section 5 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which of the following countries has signed two bilateral Advance Pricing Agreements with CBDT?

a) Italy

b) United States

c) United Kingdom

d) Japan

Question : 2

Which of the following statements are correct about Philae, a probe separated from the Rosetta mother craft?

1. Philae is the first probe to carry out a landing on a comet
2. The mission is being carried out by NASA
3. The mission was started in 2004

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of these

Question : 3

Alphabet Inc overtakes Apple as world’s most valuable company February 3, 2016. Consider the following statements associated with the company Alphabet Inc.

1. Alphabet Inc is the parent company of Google.
2. It came in existence in October 2015, after search engine giant Google had announced Alphabet as its parent company.
3. It has its own core business functionality which contributes to the revenues worth 74.5 billion dollars in 2015.

a) 1 and 2

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) 3 only

Question : 4

The Dwekh Nawsha is a Christian militia brigade formed to fight against the Islamic State (IS) in which country?

a) Iraq

b) Australia

c) Japan

d) France

Question : 5

Which city/country has been ranked top in the 2015 The Energy Productivity and Economic Prosperity Index?

a) Singapore

b) Norway

c) UK

d) Hong Kong

Question : 6

Sendai nuclear plant is located in which country?

a) South Korea

b) Japan

c) Iran

d) China