MCQ for 9-march-2020-mcqs-test

Consider the following statements:

1. During quit India Movement, he used air force transports to fly clandestine missions from hideouts across India to secret meetings that charted the independence struggle.

2. He was given honorary citizenship in Indonesia and awarded the 'Bhoomi Putra' the highest Indonesian award.

3. He served twice as the Chief Minister of the State of Odisha.

Above statements describes who among the following personalities?

With reference to the UNDP’s Gender Social Norms Index, consider the following statements:

1. About half the world’s population feel men make better political leaders.

2. 24% of parliamentary seats worldwide are held by women.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Nari Shakti Puraskar, consider the following statements:

1. It was instituted by the Ministry of Women and Child Development.

2. These are conferred every year on March 8 to individuals, groups, institutions in recognition of their exceptional work towards the cause of women empowerment, especially for vulnerable and marginalized women.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Women Transforming India (WTI) Awards, consider the following statements:

1. It was organized by the Ministry of Women and Child Development.

2. It aims to highlight the commendable and ground-breaking endeavours of India’s women leaders and changemakers.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Gomati handicrafts of the Banjara community is from which of the following state?

With reference to the Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship programme, consider the following statements:

1. The Union Minister for Skill Development launched the Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship programme in the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bengaluru.

2. The Fellowship is launched as part of the SANKALP programme of the Ministry for Skill Development to provide skilled manpower for District Skill Committees to prepare the District Skill Development plan.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the International Women's Day (IWD), consider the following statements:

1. It is celebrated on March 8 every year.

2. It is jointly organized by UN Women and World Economic Forum.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Self Help Groups, consider the following statements:

1. Government is providing funds and training to them for livelihood missions and linking them with banks for easy credit flow.

2. Deen dayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), under Ministry of Rural Development, is being implemented across the country in a mission mode with the objective of organizing the rural poor women into Self Help Groups (SHGs)

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Supreme Court verdict on land acquisition, consider the following statements:

1. It held that landowners, who had refused to accept compensation or who sought reference for higher compensation, cannot claim that the acquisition proceedings had lapsed under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act.

2. The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, which came into existence on January 1, 2014 replaced the colonial 1894 law.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Mines and Mineral Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020, consider the following statements:

1. It proposes to remove end-use restrictions for participating in coal mine auctions, and it will open up the coal sector fully for commercial mining for all domestic and global companies.

2. Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 (CMSP Act) provides for the auction and allocation of mines whose allocation was cancelled by the Supreme Court in 2014.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?