Socio economic Awareness MCQs Solved Questions Set 1

1.The President of India appoints the Chairman and Members of the National Human Rights Commission on whose recommendations?

(A)Prime Minister of India

(B)Speaker of Lok Sabha

(C)Home Minister

(D)Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha

(E)All of the Above

Ans: (E) All of the Above

2.In which year India ratified International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ?

(A)1966

(B)1968

(C)1976

(D)1978

(E)1979

Ans: (E) 1979

3.In which of the following cities is located the technology center of Unique Identification Authority of India?

(A)Delhi

(B)Hyderabad

(C)Ranchi

(D)Hyderabad

(E)Bangalore

Ans: (E) Bangalore

4.The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) links 37 constituent laboratories with diverse research portfolios as varied as drug discovery to oceanography. Recently we read in the newspapers that CSIR’s latest imitative is launching of an Open Source Drug Discovery (OSDD) Programme. What is the main purpose of Open Source Drug Discovery (OSDD) Programme?

(A)To make India a hub of drug research and development

(B)To bring the scientists of the world under one roof

(C)To bring down the costs of the new drugs and make them affordable to all

(D)To make India self reliant in Drug production

(E)All of above

Ans: (C) To bring down the costs of the new drugs and make them affordable to all

5.On the recommendation of which of the following committees the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has been releasing money of the Centers share of recapitalization assistance to the primary agriculture credit societies (PACS) in various states to introduce

cooperative reforms ?

(A)N R Narayanmurthy Committee

(B)Prof A. Vaidyanathan Committee

(C)K Madhav Das Committee

(D)R Gandhi Committee

(E)None of them

Ans: (B)Prof A. Vaidyanathan Committee

UPSC Indian Forest Service Exam on July 9 2011

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will hold the Indian Forest Service Examination, 2011 commencing from 9th July, 2011. The examination will be held at various centres across the country.
Candidates are required to apply online only on the website www.upsconline.nic.in. Detailed instructions for filling up online applications are available on the website.
All online applications can be filled up by April 18, 2011 till 11.59 p.m. after which the link will be disabled.

The candidates residing in certain remote areas specified in Para 6 of the detailed notice published in Employment News/Rozgar Samachar dated March 19, 2011 have the option to apply offline by using the New Common Application Form (Form-E) devised by the Commission for its examination, which can be purchased from the designated Head Post Offices/Post Offices (specified in Appendix-III of the Notice published in Employment News/Rozgar Samachar) throughout the country.
All offline applications, if any, received from candidates residing in normal areas/abroad, shall be rejected by the Commission. The option of offline application is available only to candidates residing in specified remote areas.
All offline applications to reach UPSC, by Post/Speed Post only is April 25, 2011. No application will be received by hand or by courier.
In case of any difficulty in obtaining application forms from the designated post offices, the candidates should contact the concerned Post Master or UPSC’s “Forms Supply Monitoring Cell” over telephone.
For details regarding eligibility conditions, syllabus and scheme of the examination, centres of examination, guidelines for filling up application form etc. aspirants must consult the detailed notice of the examination published in the Employment News/Rozgar Samachar dated March 19, 2011. They can also visit the official UPSC website.
In case of any guidance/information/clarification regarding their applications, candidature etc. candidates can contact UPSC’s Facilitation Counter near gate ‘C’ of its campus in person or over telephone.