16-03-2021 MCQs Test

1. Consider the following statements about the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QSD) or QUAD Group:

1. It is a four-nation alliance of India, Australia, USA and Japan.
2. It was established in 2007.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

2. Consider the following statements about the BRICS:

1. It exists in form of organization between the supreme leaders of five nations.
2. The first BRIC Summit took place in 2009 in India.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

3. Consider the following statements about the Wholesale Price Index (WPI):

1. It is published by Central Statistics Office (Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation) & Labour Bureau.
2. In India, Inflation rates are based on WPI.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

4. With reference to the Index of Industrial Production, consider the following statements:

1. It is the only measure on the physical volume of production.
2. It is used by government agencies including the Ministry of Finance, the Reserve Bank of India for policy-making purposes.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

5. With reference to the State Election Commissioner, consider the following statements:

1. He/she is appointed by Governor and Chief Justice of High Court.
2. He/she shall not be removed from his/her office except in like manner and on the like grounds as a Judge of a High Court.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

6. World Consumer Rights Day is celebrated on:

7. Consider the following statements:

1. Bara-lacha la is a high mountain pass in Zanskar range.
2. The pass acts as a water-divide between the Bhagariver and the Yunam river.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

8. Consider the following statements about Bhaona:

1. It is a traditional form of entertainment, with religious messages.
2. It is a creation of Sankardeva, written in the early sixteenth century.
3. The bhaonas are written in the Assamese and Brajavali languages.

Which of the above statements are correct?

9. Consider the following statements about the New Space India Limited (NSIL):

1. It is a Public Sector Enterprise (PSE) of Government of India and commercial arm of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
2. It was established in 2019 under the administrative control of Department of Space (DoS) and the Company Act 2013.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

10. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Comoros?