BEL First Grade College, Bangalore All Questions

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

Question : Which government agency is responsible for promoting and protecting the rights of consumers in India?

Option 1: Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

Option 2: Reserve Bank of India

Option 3: Securities and Exchange Board of India

Option 4: Confederation of Indian Industry

Question : Digital India Scheme was launched in which of the following years?

Option 1: 2012

Option 2: 2019

Option 3: 2015

Option 4: 2010

Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

The locust is an insect that belongs to the family of grasshoppers. These insects are essentially harmless (1)____________they meet certain circumstances under which they (2) ___________more abundant and change their behaviour. India, Pakistan and Iran (3)_____________currently thinking over the locust plague threat (4)___________over their economies. When these locusts meet (5) __________environmental conditions, they become gregarious and (6) __________breeding abundantly. With their population becoming (7) ____________, they form swarms and keep moving (8) __________areas damaging the crops. These swarms attacking (9) ___________and thereby devastating the entire agricultural economy is (10) ____________is commonly referred to as locust plague.

Question:
Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 9.

Option 1: seeds

Option 2: flowers

Option 3: grains

Option 4: crops

Question : The partition of India resulted in the displacement of approximately how many people?  
 

Option 1: 5 million  
 

Option 2: 10 million  
 

Option 3: 15 million  

Option 4: 20 million  

Question : There are few words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Choose the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.

Even when one experience the 1) ________________ of scintillating heat and the thick cloud of dust in  Delhi ,the mural is impossible to miss. Different shades of pinks, blues, greens and yellows seems to pop off the wall,  these coming of different colours together form a 2) ________________ scene of representing equality, and splashed across in the middle of the mural is inscribed a slogan designed to challenge the male-dominated society of India. “The future is femme,” it 3) ________________.

This wonderful artwork can be seen at the entrance of this year’s India art fair. The art fair which is considered to be country’s largest event 4) ________________ Indian artists and galleries will open for the public in Delhi this weekend after a two-year 5) ________________  which was caused due to the pandemic.

Choose the correct word to be used in blank 3

Option 1: cosmopolitan

Option 2: approaches
 

Option 3:  declares
 

Option 4: retrograde

Question : In the context of Colonial India, the Hartog Committee Report is related to which of the following fields?

Option 1: Health

Option 2: Education

Option 3: Irrigation

Option 4: Urbanisation

Question : The Foreign Exchange Regulation Act was replaced by the ______ in India.

Option 1: Foreign Exchange Currency Act

Option 2: Foreign Exchange Finances Act

Option 3: Foreign Exchange Funds Act

Option 4: Foreign Exchange Management Act

Question : How many times has India hosted the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup (One Day)?

Option 1: 2

Option 2: 1

Option 3: 4

Option 4: 3