Multiple Choice Questions (Set 14)

1) Which Article of the Constitution of India deals with  salaries and allowances of Members of Parliament (both the houses) ?

a) Article 106

b) Article 110

c) Article 112

d) Article 372

Ans : a

2) Demand side interventions in UDAY would help in reducing peak load, flatten load curve and thus help in reducing energy consumption. What are those interventions?

a)  usage of energy-efficient LED bulbs, agricultural pumps, fans & air-conditioners

b) efficient industrial equipment through PAT (Perform, Achieve, Trade)

c) Both (a) & (b)

d) None of these

Ans : c

3) Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) is extended beyond 12^th Plan for three years   with a total outlay of Rs.5,500 crore. Which of the following are these three years ?

a) 2015 to 2016

b) 2017-18 to 2019-20

c) 2014 - 2016

d) None of these

Ans : b

4) ‘Reform, Perform & Transform’ (RPT)  is the slogan of whom ? 

a) PM of India

b) Finance Minister

c) Home Minister

d) Railway Minister

Ans : a

5)   His Majesty Abdullah II is the king of which country ?

a) King of Jordan

b) UK

c) Belgium

d) Norway

Ans : a

6)  India has  ‘demographic dividend’  because of which of the following ?  

a)  India  has 65% of young population below 35 years of age

b)  programmes like GST, Make-in-India, Digital India, Smart Cities, Start-up India, etc., are bringing strategic shift in India’s economic progress.

c) Mineral deposits

d) Water resources

Ans : a

7) National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) consists of which of the following ?

a) Chairperson

b) three posts of full-time Members 

c) one post of Secretary for NFRA

d) All the above

Ans : d

8) The jurisdiction of NFRA for investigation of Chartered Accountants and their firms under section 132 of the Act would extend to which of the following ?

a) listed companies and large unlisted public companies and  the thresholds for which shall be prescribed in the Rules.

b) The Central Government can also refer such other entities for investigation where public interest would be involved.

c) Both (a) & (b)

d) None of these

Ans : c

9) Who is a  ‘Fugitive Economic Offender’ ?

a)  A person against whom an arrest warrant has been issued in respect of a scheduled offence and who has left India so as to avoid criminal prosecution, or being abroad, refuses to return to India to face criminal prosecution

b) NRI

c) PIO

d) Elected representatives

Ans : a

10)What is  Exercise ‘Paschim Leher’ (XPL) ?         

a) Waves in Arabian sea

b) It is an exercise to  test the operational readiness of the Western Naval Command and the execution of it's operational plan

c) Waves in Bay of Bengal

d) Waves in Indian Ocean

Ans : b

11) Which of the following is correct  about Mega Food Parks ?

a) They create modern infrastructure facilities for food processing along the value chain from farm to market with strong forward and backward linkages through a cluster based approach.

b) Common facilities and enabling infrastructure is created at Central Processing Centre and facilities for primary processing and storage is created near the farm in the form of Primary Processing Centers (PPCs) and Collection Centers (CCs).

c)  Government of India provides financial assistance uptoRs. 50.00 Crore per Mega Food Park project

d) All the above

Ans : d

12) Which of the following is correct about Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) ?

a) It is under the Ministry of Power, Government of India

b) It is working towards mainstreaming energy efficiency and is implementing the world’s largest energy efficiency portfolio in the country. 

c) Both (a) & (b)

d) None of these

Ans : c

13) What is “Namaste Shalom” ?

a) Film

b) It is a magazine devoted to India-Israel relations

c) TV programme

d) Road show

Ans : b

14) Which of the following is correct about Meghalaya ?

a) It has 60 Assembly Seats

b) Conrad K Sangma is the new Chief Minister

c) NPP got 19 seats in the recent elections

d) All the above

Ans : d

15)  ‘Monazite’ resources found in the Vishakhapatnam district.   Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL), a Public Sector Undertaking under Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), has not  yet obtained  Mining Lease in the Donkuru-Baruva deposit under the provisions of Atomic Minerals Concession Rules-2016. . 

Where ‘Monazite’ is used ?

a)  Nuclear Reactors

b) Motor cars

c) Motor bikes

d) None of these

Ans : a

16)  Reusable Launch Vehicles (RLV) involves mastering of many cutting edge technologies, which require a series of technology demonstrator (TD) tests. ISRO has successfully carried out first flight test of RLV-TD (Reusable Launch Vehicle- Technology Demonstrator) to validate which critical technologies ?

a)  autonomous navigation

b) guidance & control, thermal protection system

c) re-entry mission management

d) All the above

Ans : d

17) Where is  India International Institute for Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM) ?

a) New Delhi

b) Hyderabad

c) Mysore

d) Chennai

Ans : a

18) According to the National Family Health Survey 2015-16, about ________of women aged between 15 to 24 years use locally prepared napkins, sanitary napkins and tampons.

a) 12 %

b) 58 percent

c) 30 %

d) 40%

Ans : b

19) ‘Suvidha’ is recently launched. What is ‘Suvidha’  ? Give details.

a)  ‘Suvidha’, the 100% Oxo-biodegradable Sanitary Napkin,

b) It is launched under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP)

c) The affordable sanitary napkin will be available for Rs. 2.50 per pad at over 3200 Janaushadhi Kendras across India 

d) All the above

Ans : d

20) The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code) is a modern economic legislation. Section 240 of the Code empowers the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) to make regulations subject to the which of the following ?

a) to carry out the provisions of the Code

b) They are consistent with the Code and the rules made thereunder

c) They are made by a notification published in the official gazette; and  are laid, as soon as possible, before each House of Parliament for 30 days.

d) All the above

Ans : d

21) What is  ‘I-METROS’ ? Give details.

a) It is  an association of all Indian Metro Rail companies  

b) It is  launched by Sh. P K Sinha, Cabinet Secretary, Government of India at the Conference on “Indian Metros: Collaborating for Excellence” held at Metro Bhawan .

c) The platform will be a forum for exchange of ideas, pooling of knowledge and sharing of experience, best practices, innovations etc. among the Indian Metro Rail companies to nurture excellence in performance

d) All the above

Ans : d

22) What is ‘SWAYAM Prabha’ ?  

a) SWAYAM Prabha is an initiative to provide 32 high quality educational channels through DTH (Direct to Home) across the length and breadth of the country on 24X7 basis

b) Self glow of insects

c)  Self development

d) None of these

Ans : a

23)  ‘SWAYAM ‘ is recently in news . What is ‘Swayam’  ? 

a) SWAYAM will provide one integrated platform and portal for online courses, using information and communication technology (ICT) and covering all higher education subjects and skill sector courses. 

b) Self development

c) Welfare activities

d) None of these

Ans : a

24) Government  of India has approved setting up of 9 Research Parks one each at which of the following ?

a) IIT Madras, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Bombay

b)  IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Hyderabad

c) IISc Bangalore

d) All the above

Ans : d

25) Normally, who  are the custodians of waqf properties across India ?

a) ‘Waqf Mutawallis’

b) District Collectors

c) MROs

d) Revenue Inspectors

Ans : a

26) To ensure prosperity of Minority communities, which of the following are launched ?

a) “Garib Nawaz Skill Development Scheme”,

b) Seekho aur Kamao”,

c) “Nai Roshni”, “Ustaad”

d) All the above

Ans : d

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27) As per the Section 12(2) of the RTI Act, 2005, the Central Information Commission (CIC) shall consist of which of the following  ?

a) Chief Information Commission

b) Such number of central Information
Commissioners not exceeding 10 as may be deemed necessary

c) Both (a) & (b)

d) None of these

Ans : c  (Presently, the Chief Information Commissioner and six Information Commissioners are posted in the Central Information Commission )

28) Where , the Inland Waterways Authority of India proposes to develop a“freight village”  ?

a) Allahabad

b) in Varanasi.

c) Surat

d) Gandhinagar

Ans : b

29) Under the National Perspective Plan (NPP), the National Water Development Agency (NWDA) identified which of the following ?

a) 30 links (16 under Peninsular Component & 14 under Himalayan Component) for preparation of Feasibility Reports (FRs).

b) 2 links

c) 4 links

d) None of these

Ans : a

30) What is the aim of  Sagarmala Programme ?  

a)  It aims to double share of domestic waterways (coastal and inland) by 2025

b) Pearls production

c) Turtles protection

d) None of these

Ans :a

31) Notification came to constitute the  Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal (MWDT)? Who is the chairman of it and give details ?

a) Mr.Justice A.M.Khanwilkar, Judge, Supreme Court of India :  Chairman
b) Dr.Justice Ravi  Ranjan, Judge, Patna High Court : Member

c) Mr.Justice Indermeet Kaur Kochhar, Judge, Delhi High Court : Member

d) All the above  (Its office will be in Delhi. The above are nominated by Chief Justice of India)

Ans : d

32) Haldia Dock Complex is part of which port ?

a) Mumbai port

b) Kolkata Port

c) Chennai port

d) Kochi port

Ans : b

33) Which  new ports have been identified ?  

a) Vadhavan (Maharashtra), Enayam (Tamil Nadu),

b) Tajpur (West Bengal), Paradip Outer Harbour (Odisha),)

c) Sirkazhi (Tamil Nadu), Belekeri (Karnataka)

d) All the above

Ans : d

34) For the state of Telangana, how many new road projects are sanctioned, as per union government  ?

a) 10 projects

b) about Twenty projects covering length of 866 Km amounting to Rs.5972 Cr have been sanctioned and are in progress (as per news)

c) 5 projects

d) None of these

Ans : b

35)  Where is Rafi Ahmed Kidwai National Postal Academy ?

a) Ghaziabad

b) Lucknow

c) Patna

d) Dehradun

Ans : a

36) What is  ‘SRIJAN’ (Station Rejuvenation Initiative through Joint ActioN) ?

a) It has been launched at MyGov portal since 26.01.2018

b)  Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Limited (IRSDC), as the nodal agency, is taking up redevelopment of around 600 major Railway stations across the country.

c) Towards the above objective of stakeholders’ consultation, an idea competition for development of 635 stations of Indian Railways under SRIJAN

d) All the above

Ans : d

37)  Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) is now called as what ? What is the allocation and expenditure under it ?

a) Scheduled Tribe Component (STC)

b) A total of 35 various Union Ministries and departments utilised Rs. 62947.82 crore during last three years 2014-15 to 2016-17.

c) Allocation and expenditure under it  has been going up in successive years

d) All the above

Ans : d

38) Where is ‘Apravasi Ghat’ ?

a) Mauritius . It  represents the location where members of the early Indian community arrived in Mauritius as indentured labourers in the 19^th century.

b) Sri Lanka

c) Fiji

d) South Africa

Ans : a

39) ‘Aviation is one of the fastest growing sectors of the Indian economy’. This was stated by the Minister of Commerce and Industry while assuming additional charge of the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Who is Civil Aviation Minister now ?

a) Suresh Prabhu

b) Smt.Nirmala Sitaraman

c) Rajnath Singh

d) Arun Jaitley

Ans : a

40) Give details about gold import  scheme ?

a) only banks and PSUs like MMTC, STC, etc. were allowed to import gold for domestic use following 20:80 formula. 

b) the scheme of gold imports known as the 80:20 scheme. 

c) Therefore, the new Government took a bold decision of ending the discrimination and liberalizing the import and scrapped the 20:80 scheme altogether on 28.11.2014.

d) All the above

Ans : d

41) Give details about TB free India Campaign ?

a) It will take the activities of National Strategic Plan for TB elimination forward in Mission mode.,

b) The National Strategic Plan for TB elimination is backed by funding of over 12,000 crore rupees over the next three years to ensure every TB patient has access to quality diagnosis, treatment, and support.

c) The new NSP adopts a multi-pronged approach which aims to ‘Detect’ all TB patients with an emphasis on reaching TB patients seeking care from private providers and undiagnosed TB in high-risk populations

d) All the above

Ans : d

42)  What is ‘Open skies’ ?

a)  It is an international policy concept that calls for the liberalization of the rules and regulations of the international aviation industry, especially commercial aviation, in order to create a free- market environment for the airline industry.

b) Shipping policy

c) Road transport policy

d) None of these

Ans : a

43) The Government of India  has partially withdrawn the public investments in respect of which  Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) ? Give details.

a) Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)

b) BEML Ltd.

c) The Government shareholding now in  BEL is 66.72% and  BEML is 54.03 % 

d) All the above

Ans : d

44) As per  Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy, in defence sector,  which  of the following is correct ?

a) upto 49% is permitted under automatic route.

b) Foreign investment beyond 49% (upto 100%) is permitted through government approval in cases resulting in access to modern technology in the country or for other reasons to be recorded. 

c) FDI limit for defence sector has also been made applicable to Manufacturing of Small Arms and Ammunitions covered under Arms Act 1959.  Further, foreign investment in defence sector is subject to other conditions of extant FDI Policy as amended from time to time.

d) All the above

Ans : d

45) It is also proposed in the Union Budget for 2018-19 to abolish the Education Cess and Secondary and Higher Education Cess on imported goods. In its place it is proposed to impose a Social Welfare Surcharge at the rate of ______ of the aggregate duties of Customs, on imported goods, to provide for social welfare schemes of the government.

a)  10 %

b) 20%

c) 30%

d)  15%

Ans : a

46) The BharatmalaPariyojana includes a component for developing 5300 kms of the Border and international connectivity roads to improve connectivity and trade with which of the following countries ?

a) Nepal, Bhutan

b) Bangladesh

c) Myanmar

d) All the above

Ans : d

47) The Government of India has approved a National Road Safety Policy.  This Policy outlines various policy measures including which of the following ?

a) promoting awareness, establishing road safety information data base,

b) encouraging safer road infrastructure including application of intelligent transport, enforcement of safety laws etc.

c) All the above

d) None of these

Ans : c

48)  Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill 2017 is covering entire gamut of road safety. The bill contains which of the following  ?

a)  provision of creation of Motor Vehicle Accident Fund

b)  implementation of Cashless Treatment Scheme during Golden Hour,

c) setting up of a dedicated agency for road safety viz. National Road Safety and Traffic Management Board (NRSTMB), enhancement of penalty for traffic rule violations, etc. which have direct impact on road safety.

d) All the above

Ans : d

49) Which of the following is correct about  cultivation of Herbicide Tolerant (HT) or BG-III cotton in India ?

a) Cultivation of BG-III or HT cotton has not been approved by Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) of Ministry of Environment, Government of India.

b) It is about organic cultivation of cotton

c) Both (a) & (b)

d) None of these

Ans : a

50) Which of the following is correct about IREDA  ?

a) It is the dedicated financing arm of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy for financing the renewable and energy efficiency projects and has been spearheading the growth of renewable energy in the country for over three decades.

b) It has financed renewable and energy efficiency projects of financial value of over Rs.34,534.06 crore till date.

c) To meet the financing requirement of renewable energy projects in the country, IREDA has been raising resources from various bilateral and multilateral agencies, Masala bonds, and domestic - taxable and tax-free bonds.

d) All the above

Ans : d