MCQs Based on National Organisation
Q1) Which Union minister has launched National CSR Data Portal & Corporate Data Portal?
a) Narendra Modi
b) Rajnath Singh
c) Prakash Javadekar
d) Arun Jaitley
Ans: Arun Jaitley
Explain: Shri Arun Jaitley, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs launched the National CSR Data Portal & Corporate Data Portal today in the presence of Shri P.P. Chaudhary, Minister of State for Corporate Affairs and Law & Justice.
Q2) Which scheme was launched previous year as per Budget 2018 to improve the Health Sector of the country?
a) Suraksha Bima Pariyojana
b) Swachh Bharat Mission
c) Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana
d) National Health Protection Scheme
Ans: National Health Protection Scheme
Explain: National Health Protection Scheme was launched previous year as per Budget 2018 to improve the Health Sector of the country. Indu Bhushan has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Centre's government scheme Ayushman Bharat National Health Protection Mission (ABNHPM).West Bengal is the 1st state to adopt this scheme.
Q3) The Union Cabinet has recently approved agreement with UNESCO on establishment of International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography. The centre will set up in which city?
a) New Delhi
b) Hyderabad
c) Chennai
d) Lucknow
Ans: Hyderabad
Explain: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has recently approved the establishment of International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography, as a Category-2 Centre (C2C) of UNESCO, in Hyderabad. The purpose of this Agreement is to establish a training centre towards development of capacity for the countries on the Indian Ocean Rim (IOR), African countries bordering the Indian and Atlantic Oceans, small island countries under the framework of UNESCO. The operational oceanography is an activity of conducting systematic oceanographic studies towards providing information services to various sectors viz. fisherman, disaster management, shipping, ports, coastal states, navy, coast guard, environment, offshore industries for conducting their day-to- day operations.
Q4) Which of the following is the headquarters of Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO)?
a) New Delhi
b) Bangalore
c) Mumbai
d) Chennai
Ans: New Delhi
Explain: The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) is an agency of the Republic of India, charged with the military's research and development, headquartered in New Delhi, India.
Q5) What is the full form of IRCTC?
a) Indian Reserved Catering and Tourism Corporation
b) Indian Reserved Coaching and Tourism Corporation
c) Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation
d) Indian Railways Coaching and Tourism Corporation
Ans: Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation
Explain: "Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation”(IRCTC) is a subsidiary of the Indian Railways that handles the catering, tourism and online ticketing operations of the Indian Railways.
Q6) Where is the Central Rice Research Institute located?
a) Bengaluru
b) Kanpur
c) Coimbatore
d) Cuttack
Ans: Cuttack
Explain: The National Rice Research Institute is situated near Bidyadharpur village on the Cuttack-Paradip Road, Odisha, India. It is one of the premier national research institutes under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Q7) With which of the following organization, terms TRIPS and TRIMS are associated?
a) IMF
b) WTO
c) UNO
d) IDA
Ans: WTO
Explain: TRIM is trade related investment measures and TRIPS is Trade related aspects of intellectual property rights which is an international legal agreement between all members of World Trade Organisation(WTO)
Q8) Which of the following organizations is responsible for all the existing and future transmission projects in the Central sector?
a) National Power Grid
b) Power Grid Corporation
c) Power Trading Corporation
d) None of these
Ans: Power Grid Corporation
Explain: Power grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), a Central Transmission Utilities (CTU), is responsible for planning inter-state transmission system (ISTS). Similarly there are State Transmission Utilities (STU) (namely State Transco/ SEBs) responsible for the development of Intra State Transmission System.
Q9) Which research arm of Indian Railways has launched “New Online Vendor Registration System”?
a) Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunication
b) National Academy of Indian Railways
c) Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers
d) Research Designs and Standards Organisation
Ans: Research Designs and Standards Organisation
Explain: The Research Designs & Standards Organisation (RDSO), the research arm of Union Ministry of Railways, has launched “New Online Vender Registration System” on January 9, 2018. This new system provides major improvements and paradigm changes in the registration system over the earlier system. Public access to the information, expeditious process completion with defined timelines, simplification of procedures, round-the-year services, availability of all related information on RDSO Website, constant monitoring at all levels, reduction in cycle timelines, regular updation of online data, user friendly interface etc. are the hallmarks of the new system. And also, there is no need for vendors to visit RDSO office for any activity related to his case for registration.
Q10) Recently, Which organization has developed an indigenous atomic clock for navigation satellites?
a) LIC
b) Space Applications Centre (SAC)
c) IIT Kharagpur
d) NASA
Ans: Space Applications Centre (SAC)
Explain: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has developed an indigenous atomic clock that will be used in navigation satellites to measure precise location data. It is being developed by the Ahmedabad-based Space Applications Centre (SAC).
Q11) Which state government has signed a pact with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to set up bio-gas and bio-CNG plants?
a) Punjab
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Haryana
d) Tamilnadu
Ans: Punjab
Explain: The Punjab government has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to set up bio-gas and bio-CNG plants in the state. The purpose of the MoU is to find sustainable solutions to paddy straw burning. The pact is part of the state’s concerted efforts to find sustainable solutions to paddy straw burning, which has emerged as a major environmental concern. The plants will be set up at a total investment of Rs 5,000 crore. By converting bio-mass to compressed bio-gas and bio-CNG, the plants will take help curb the menace of stubble burning and create additional income to farmers. The project will also create rural employment and entrepreneurial opportunities, besides providing a green organic source of compost for soil enrichment.
Q12) Who has been appointed as the first Director General of National Testing Agency (NTA)?
a) Alok Verma
b) R. K. Chaturvedi
c) Samriti Irani
d) Vineet Joshi
Ans: Vineet Joshi
Explain: National Testing Agency was recommended to be set up early last year. Vineet Joshi, formerly Chairman of CBSE, has been appointed on 31st March, 2018 first Director-General of NTA which will conduct all higher education exams which were previously conducted by CBSE.
Q13) Full form of OECD is-
a) Organisation for Economy Co-operation and Development
b) Organisation for Economical Co-operation and Department
c) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
d) Organisation for Economic Co-operative and Department
Ans: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Explain: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is an intergovernmental economic organisation with 35 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade.
Q14) In the context of banking, what is the full form of BBB?
a) Bank Broadcast Bureau
b) Bank Beneficial Bureau
c) Better Business Bureau
d) Bank Board Bureau
Ans: Bank Board Bureau
Explain: Banks Board Bureau (BBB) is an autonomous body of the Government of India tasked to improve the governance of Public Sector Banks and to help banks in developing strategies and capital raising plans.
Q15) Which of the following statements is correct about the National Development Council (NDC)?
a) It is a constitutional body
b) It is a statutory body
c) Its Chairman is the Finance Minister
d) Chief Ministers of all the States are its member
Ans: Chief Ministers of all the States are its member
Explain: Chief Ministers of all states are its members. Apart from this, all Cabinet Ministers, Chief Ministers/administrators of all Union Territories are also member of the NDC.
Q16) NIS stands for-
a) National Infectious Disease Seminar
b) National Irrigation Schedule
c) National Immunisation Survey
d) National Information Sector
Ans: National Immunisation Survey
Explain: National Immunization Survey (NIS) began in 1994 and it has collected information about the immunization coverage of children 19 months to 35 months of age.
Q17) Which CABE Sub-Committee on girl child education has recommended free education for girls up to PG level?
a) Himanta Sharma committee
b) Neera Yadav committee
c) Kadiam Srihari committee
d) Prakash Javadekar committee
Ans: Kadiam Srihari committee
Explain: The Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) sub-committee on girl child education has decided to recommend free and compulsory education for girls up to post-graduate level across the country. The committee will also recommend establishing of exclusive residential degree colleges for SC and ST women besides provision of health and hygiene kits to girls. All these schemes are already being successfully implemented in Telangana. The committee also wants schools to maintain academic atmosphere besides providing basic amenities like toilets, running water, maintenance, safety measures and power supply and also appoint a counselor for adolescent girls. Apart from this, the committee wants the Union government to establish a university exclusive for women in all States. The sub-committee is likely to submit an interim report to Union Minister for Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar during a meeting on January 15, 2018. Kadiam Srihari, Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister of Telangana, is the head of the sub-committee.
Q18) India is the second largest producer of which agro-based product.
a) Wheat
b) Sugar
c) Jute
d) Rice
Ans: Sugar
Explain: India is the second largest producer of sugar in the world with a 22% share. Sugar industry is the second largest agro-based industry in the country. BB mahajan committee is related to sugar industry. Sugar development fund was set up in 1982.
Q19) Under which presidential mission started by the policy commission, 1500 schools have been selected for the establishment of the AT lab ?
a) Atal Innovation Mission
b) Atal Digital Mission
c) Modi National Digital Education Mission
d) Indian Business Education Mission
Ans: Atal Innovation Mission
Explain: The selected schools will receive grant of Rs. 20 lakh spread over next 5 years to establish labs for nurturing innovation and entrepreneurial spirit among secondary school children across India.
Q20) Which organization publishes ‘The Organiser’ a weekly magazine?
a) Bhartiya Janata Party
b) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
c) Communist Party of India
d) The Hindu Group
Ans: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Explain: Organiser is an affiliated publication of the Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), launched as a newspaper in 1947 in the weeks before the Partition of India.
Q21) Which institution is set up to maintain database on individual's credit records is ?
a) CRISIL
b) ICRA
c) CIBIL
d) IFSC
Ans: CIBIL
Explain: Credit Information Bureau of India. Limited is India's first Credit Information Company founded in August 2000. CIBIL collects and maintains records of an individual's payments pertaining to loans and credit cards. These records are submitted to CIBIL by member banks and credit institutions, on a monthly basis.
Q22) What is the full form of NGT?
a) National Green Tribunal
b) National Government Trust
c) Natural Green Trust
d) Natural Green Treaty
Ans: National Green Tribunal
Explain: The National Green Tribunal, established on 18 October 2010 under the NGT Act, is a specialized body created to handle environmental disputes. On 13 November 2016, the tribunal passed an order banning around 2 Lakh heavy diesel vehicles from running on Delhi roads.
Q23) Swadesh Darshan Scheme launched by Government of India does not include development of which of the following tourist circuit?
a) Coastal Circuit
b) Sufi Circuit
c) Ramayan Circuit
d) None of these
Ans: Sufi Circuit
Explain: Swadesh Darshan Scheme: Under it, 13 thematic circuits have been identified for development, namely North-East India Circuit, Buddhist Circuit, Himalayan Circuit, Coastal Circuit, Krishna Circuit, Desert Circuit, Tribal Circuit, Eco Circuit, Wildlife Circuit, Rural Circuit, Spiritual Circuit Ramayana Circuit and Heritage Circuit.
Q24) Union government has proposed to benefit to how many poor women from below poverty line households Ujjwala Yojana?
a) 5 crores
b) 6 Crores
c) 7 Crores
d) 8 Crores
Ans: 8 Crores
Explain: Union government has announced to benefit to 8 crore poor women from below poverty line households Ujjwala Yojana. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana is a scheme under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas for providing LPG Connections to women from BPL (Below Poverty Line) households.
Q25) The Central Drug Research Institute of India is located at:
a) Delhi
b) Lucknow
c) Pune
d) Panaji
Ans: Lucknow
Explain: The Central Drug Research Institute is a multidisciplinary research laboratory in Lucknow, India, employing scientific personnel from various areas of biomedical sciences.
Q26) Animal Welfare Board of India is established under which act.?
a) Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act,1960
b) Biological diversity Act,2002
c) The Environment (Protection) Act,1986
d) The Indian Forest Act, 1927
Ans: Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act,1960
Explain: Animal Welfare Board of India is established under Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.
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