BEL First Grade College, Bangalore All Questions

Question : What is a significant challenge in India-US relations despite overall improvement?  

Option 1:  Trade disputes  

Option 2: Military alliances  

Option 3:  Cultural differences  

Option 4:  Environmental policies  

Question : Which 'Government of India Act' allowed some elected representation in the legislature for the first time?

Option 1: Government of India Act of 1858

Option 2: Government of India Act of 1909

Option 3: Government of India Act of 1919

Option 4: Government of India Act of 1935

Question : Which of the following articles of the Constitution of India declares the age of 35 years as one of the eligibility criteria for the post of the President of India?

Option 1: Article 60

Option 2: Article 62

Option 3: Article 56

Option 4: Article 58

Question : The Green Revolution in India primarily focused on the production of which crop?

Option 1: Wheat

Option 2: Rice

Option 3: Millets

Option 4: Pulses

Question : Which organization has been instrumental in advancing the Women's Movement in India through legal advocacy and research?  

Option 1: SEWA (Self-Employed Women's Association)  
 

Option 2: CII (Confederation of Indian Industry)  
 

Option 3: NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Service Companies)  

Option 4: FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry)  

Question : Bibi Ka Maqbara is located in India at:

Option 1: Fatehpur Sikri

Option 2: Aurangabad

Option 3: Hyderabad

Option 4: Jaunpur

Question : Comprehension:

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.

The drainage systems of India are mainly controlled by the broad relief features of the subcontinent. Accordingly, the Indian rivers are divided into two major groups: the Himalayan rivers; and the Peninsular rivers.
 

Apart from originating from the two major physiographic regions of India, the Himalayan and the Peninsular rivers are different from each other in many ways. Most of the Himalayan rivers are perennial. It means that they have water throughout the year. These rivers receive water from rain as well as from melted snow from the lofty mountains. The major Himalayan rivers are the Indus, the Ganga, and the Brahmaputra. These rivers are long and are joined by many large and important tributaries. A river along with its tributaries may be called a river system. The two major Himalayan rivers, the Indus and the Brahmaputra originate from the north of the mountain ranges. They cut through the mountains making gorges in the upper course. The perennial Himalayan rivers have long courses from their source to the sea. They perform intensive erosional activity in their upper courses and carry huge loads of silt and sand with their swift current. In the middle and the lower courses, these rivers form meanders, oxbow lakes, levees, and many other depositional features in their floodplains as their speed slackens. They also have well-developed deltas.
 

A large number of the Peninsular rivers like the Godavari, Kaveri, and Krishna are seasonal, as their flow is dependent on rainfall. During the dry season when it doesn’t rain, even the large rivers have reduced flow of water in their channels. The Peninsular rivers have shorter and shallower courses as compared to their Himalayan counterparts. However, some of them originate in the central highlands and flow towards the west. Most of the rivers of peninsular India originate in the Western Ghats and flow towards the Bay of Bengal.

Question:

Which of these is NOT a depositional feature found in the lower course of a river?

Option 1: Levee

Option 2: Gorge

Option 3: Oxbow lake

Option 4: Meander

Question : Which Charter Act brought to an end, the East India Company's monopoly in India's foreign trade ?

Option 1: Charter Act of 1853

Option 2: Charter Act of 1793

Option 3: Charter Act of 1813

Option 4: Charter Act of 1833

Question : Trade liberalisation has helped India improve its _____________ in industries with medium-to-high technology content.

Option 1: imports

Option 2: fuel efficiency

Option 3: labour intensity

Option 4: comparative advantage

Question : Sanskritisation in India often involves:

Option 1: The adoption of lower caste practices by upper castes

Option 2: The rejection of religious rituals

Option 3: The emulation of upper-caste rituals and lifestyles by lower castes

Option 4: The promotion of inter-caste marriages