Polity Miscellaneous (Part-I)

41. C.I.A. is the intelligence agency of : [M.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Pre) 2004]

(a) Russia
(b) England
(c) India
(d) U.S.A.

Correct Answer: (d) U.S.A.

Solution:C.I.A. (Central Intelligence Agency) is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the United States of America.

42. Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) is part of which of the following? [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2016]

(a) Ministry of Home Affairs
(b) Cabinet Secretariat
(c) The Prime Minister's Office
(d) Ministry of External Affairs

Correct Answer: (b) Cabinet Secretariat

Solution:The Research and Analysis wing is a foreign intelligence agency of India. It was constituted on 21 September, 1968 under the tenure of former Prime Minister Late Mrs Indira Gandhi. It functions under Cabinet secretariat.

43. What is "Mossad"? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1994]

(a) A Committee of Maulanas
(b) Israel's intelligence agency
(c) Parliament of Iran
(d) Key of Morse Code

Correct Answer: (b) Israel's intelligence agency

Solution:Mossad is the National Intelligence Agency of Israel. Mossad is responsible for intelligence collection, covert operations, and counterterrorism.

44. What does ISI stand for? [M.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Pre) 2004]

(a) Inter-Services Intelligence
(b) Inter-State Intelligence
(c) India Security International
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer: (a) Inter-Services Intelligence

Solution:ISI stands for Inter-Services Intelligence. It is the premier military-operated intelligence agency of Pakistan.

45. What is Fourth Estate? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1995]

(a) The twelfth player in a cricket team
(b) A mode of transport in addition to road, rail and air
(c) A large agricultural cooperative organization
(d) Press

Correct Answer: (d) Press

Solution:The "Press" plays an important role in nation-building. Hence it is known as the "Fourth Estate of democracy."

46. Which of the following is the Centre of British News Papers – [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1992]

(a) Wall Street
(b) Farst Street
(b) Farst Street
(c) Fleet Street

Correct Answer: (c) Fleet Street

Solution:The Fleet Street in Central London, England, was the location of many newspaper offices. Till 1980, many British newspapers published from the Fleet Street. The last major newspaper office removed from the Fleet Street was the Office of Reuters News Agency in 2005.

47. Consider the following statements – [I.A.S. (Pre) 2005]

The Parliament of Russia is called Federal Assembly.
The Council of the Federation is the Lower House of the Russian Parliament.
The name of the Upper House of the Russian Parliament is State Duma.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1 only

Correct Answer: (d) 1 only

Solution:The Parliament of Russia is called, "Federal Assembly." The Lower House of the Russian Parliament is known as "Duma," while the Upper House is called Council of the Federation. Therefore, in the given statements only statement (1) is correct.

48. The Parliament of Japan is known as – [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1999]

(a) Riksdag
(b) Diet
(c) Cortez
(c) Cortez

Correct Answer: (b) Diet

Solution:"Diet" also called as "Imperial Diet" is the National Legislature of Japan. Japan has a Parliamentary System of Government like Britain and Canada. Similarly Riksdag–Sweden, Cortez–Spain and Sejm is the parliament of Poland.

49. Chinese Parliament is known as — [Uttarakhand U.D.A/L.D.A, (Pre) 2007]

(a) National Assembly
(b) National People’s Congress
(c) The National Parliament of China
(d) The House of Democracy of China

Correct Answer: (b) National People’s Congress

Solution:Chinese Parliament is known as the National People's Congress (NPC). It has 2980 members presently and is the biggest Parliament in the world. However in practice, it is just a rubber-stamp Legislature which approves the decisions of the Communist Party of China.

50. The political leadership of which country is known as "Princeling"? [R.A.S/R.T.S.(Pre) 2013]

(a) Japan
(b) Thailand
(c) China
(d) Belgium

Correct Answer: (c) China

Solution:

The Princelings, meaning the Party’s crown Princes, are the descendants of prominent and influential senior communist officials in the People’s Republic of China.