BEL First Grade College, Bangalore All Questions

Question : Assertion: The abolition of the zamindari system in India was a part of the agricultural reforms during 1951-1991.

Reason: The zamindari system led to exploitative land relations and hindered agricultural progress.

Option 1: Both the assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
 

Option 2: Both the assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
 

Option 3: The assertion is true, but the reason is false.

Option 4: The assertion is false, but the reason is true.

Question : Fundamental Duties are contained within which Article of the Constitution of India?

Option 1: Article 492

Option 2: Article 51A

Option 3: Article 50A

Option 4: Article 44

Question : Which treaty is associated with the accession of Jammu and Kashmir to India?

Option 1: Lahore Declaration

Option 2: Simla Agreement

Option 3: Instrument of Accession

Option 4: Tashkent Declaration

Question : Which of the following High Yielding Variety Seeds (HYV seeds) is/are associated with the Green Revolution in India?

(A) Rice
(B) Wheat

Option 1: Both A and B

Option 2: Only A

Option 3: Neither A nor B

Option 4: Only B

Question : Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO), which is under the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, was formed in the year______.

Option 1: 1948

Option 2: 1958

Option 3: 1975

Option 4: 1981

Question : Which of the following is a key feature of the New Economic Policy of 1991 in India?

Option 1:  Nationalization of industries

Option 2: Protectionist trade policies

Option 3: Privatization of public sector enterprises

Option 4:  Central planning of the economy

Question : Which of the following was a characteristic of the participatory upsurge in the 1990s in India?

Option 1: Decrease in political activism

Option 2: Rise in voter apathy

Option 3: Increased engagement of youth in politics

Option 4: Consolidation of a single-party system

Question : In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court of India pronounce the theory of the ‘Basic Structure’ of the Constitution?

Option 1: Kesavananda Bharati Case, 1973

Option 2: Golaknath Case, 1967

Option 3: Minerva Mills Case, 1980

Option 4: Swaran Singh Case, 1989

Question : Which of the following institutions is mandated by the Constitution to make recommendations to the President on the principles which should govern the grants in-aid of the revenues of the States out of the Consolidated Fund of India?

Option 1: Finance Commission

Option 2: Department of Expenditure

Option 3: Reserve Bank of India

Option 4: Law Commission

Question : Shared values and norms in India include:

Option 1: Respect for diversity

Option 2: Monolingualism

Option 3: Uniform dietary practices

Option 4: Single religious belief