SST mcq

Rehman is a poor agricultural labour and needs a loan for cultivation on his small piece of land. Which of the following would DEFINITELY offer him a fair interest rate and flexible terms of credit?

• village moneylender

• cooperative society

• commercial bank

• rich landowner

. Shazia's teacher asked her a question, to which she answered, "MGNREGA 2005". What could have been the teacher's question?

• Name the act that was devised to implement the Right to Work.

• Name the act that was devised to implement the Right to Equality.

• Name the act that was devised to implement the Right to Freedom

• Name the act that was devised to implement the Right to Education.

Which of the following steps would guarantee the welfare of the employees in the organised sector?

• P: payment of equal remuneration to men and women at the workplace

• Q: protection of the employment of women during the time of maternity

• R: prohibition of child marriage and providing relief to victims

• S: payment of a one-time bonus to all retired employees

Which of the following is NOT an example of the process of globalisation?

• A. Google's headquarters being in California with multiple offices across the world

• B. Railways being the largest public sector undertaking employer in India

• C. McDonalds introducing McAloo Tikki specially for the Indian menu

• D. Spanish family having masala dosas for their weekend breakfast

A multinational company (MNC) is a corporate organization that owns and controls production in more than one country. Accordingly, which of following countries has the BEST potential for an MNC to be set up?

• Country W has a rich culture and ample biodiversity

• Country X provides loans to foreign companies easily at high interest rates.

• Country Y has an educated workforce ready to work for affordable remuneration.

• Country Z has a rule which allows people from a specific religion to conduct business freely

Under the sustainable development goals, social equality with regards to access to resources is one of the most pressing challenges. Accordingly, which of the following crises is related to the statement above?

• A. damage to infrastructure due to floods

• B. scarcity of clean water for consumption

• C. damage to crops caused by heavy rains

• D. combating water borne diseases in rural India

Sharanya is making a list of natural resources for a project. She puts wind energy under one column and coal under another column. On what basis is she classifying the resources?A. on the basis of origin

• A. on the basis of origin

• B. on the basis of ownership

• C. on the basis of exhaustibility

• D. on the basis of status of development

The Nicobar pigeon is a bird found only on small islands and coastal regions from the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and further east - through the Malay Archipelago to the Solomon and Palau region. (Source - Wikipedia) Accordingly, which of the following kind of species would it fall under?

• A. rare species

• B. extinct species

• C. endemic species

• D. vulnerable species

Which of the following international agencies allow free trade and work on mutual trade between countries?

• WTO

• IMF

• UPU

• FAO

. Given below are some allegories used in Europe during the nationalist movement. Accordingly, which one of the following signified the beginning of a new era?

• broken chains

• rays of the rising sun

• breastplate with eagle

• olive branch around sword