BEL First Grade College, Bangalore All Questions

Correct Answer: Kathak

Solution : The correct option is Kathak.

Shovana Narayan is associated with the Kathak classical dance style. She is a well-known choreographer, instructor and performer in Kathak. Based in northern India, Kathak is one of the eight main classical dance styles. Shovana Narayan received the Padma

Correct Answer: Mangrove Forests

Solution : The correct answer is Mangrove Forests.

Mangrove forests are found along tide-influenced coastal locations. These coastlines accumulate silt and mud. The most prevalent type of mangroves are dense ones, in which the plant roots are underwater.

Such vegetation covers the deltas of the Godavari,

Correct Answer: INR 7.13 crores

Solution : FDI in 1996 = INR 24.23 crores
FDI in 1997 = INR 31.36 crores
So, difference = (31.36 – 24.23) = INR 7.13 crores
Hence, the correct answer is INR 7.13 crores.

Correct Answer: Handicrafts are being exported to several countries by India.

Solution : The fourth option is correct.

Passive voice is the voice in which the object experiences an action rather than the person who performs the action. Hence, the object in the active voice becomes the subject in the

Correct Answer: Both statements are true.
 

Solution : The correct answer is (a) Both statements are true.

Statement 1 is true. The Foreign Trade Policy of India during the period of 1951-1991 did focus on import substitution. Import substitution industrialization (ISI) was a key economic policy during that time, aiming

Correct Answer: 13 per cent

Solution : The correct option is 13 per cent.

The contribution of the industrial sector to GDP was only 13% in 1950–51, as the focus was on agrarian reforms and economic self-sufficiency. However, it diversified into various sub-sectors, such as automobile manufacturing, electronics, pharmaceuticals,

Correct Answer: Lord Dalhousie

Solution : The correct option is Lord Dalhousie.

The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by Lord Dalhousie. The doctrine was a controversial policy that allowed the British East India Company to annex Indian princely states if they lacked a natural heir or adopted son, thus

Correct Answer: Maintaining social order

Solution : In a diverse society like India, shared norms help in maintaining social order by providing a set of accepted behaviors and values that guide interactions among different groups.

Correct Answer: Maharashtra

Solution : The correct answer is Maharashtra.

Maharashtra was the leading producer of sugar in India in May 2022. Maharashtra overtook Uttar Pradesh to become India's top sugar-producing state. Maharashtra has the largest number of sugar mills in India, followed by Uttar Pradesh. In 2022, Maharashtra

Correct Answer: Health and leisure retreats for colonial officials 

Solution : Hill stations emerged as health and leisure retreats for colonial officials seeking respite from the heat and diseases of the plains.