BEL First Grade College, Bangalore All Questions

Correct Answer: Colin Mackenzie

Solution : The correct answer is Colin Mackenzie

Colin Mackenzie rose to prominence in engineering, surveying, and mapping. He assumed the role of India's first Surveyor General in 1815 and remained in it until he died in 1821. He started gathering oral histories from the locals

Correct Answer: National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Solution : The correct answer is (d) National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

In the case where a consumer has purchased a laptop and found that the technical specifications were misrepresented in the advertisement, the consumer can typically approach the National Consumer Disputes Redressal

Correct Answer: Kaveri

Solution : The correct answer is Kaveri.

Peninsular rivers are non-perennial rivers except river Kaveri. Peninsular rivers are seasonal, i.e. they depend on rainfall for their flow. Kaveri receives rainwater almost throughout the year, owing to retreating monsoons in Tamil Nadu, where the monsoon provides large

Correct Answer: Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false.
 

Solution : Depreciation of currency has same effect on exports as devaluation of currency.
Increase in investment by MNCs in India leads to appreciation of domestic currency.
Hence option C is correct .

Correct Answer:  Access to healthcare

Solution : Patriarchy in India affects women's access to healthcare, as gender-based discrimination and norms can limit their ability to seek and receive appropriate medical attention.

Correct Answer: Panchayats

Solution : The correct answer is Panchayats.

Article 243 - 243(O) of the Constitution deals with the Panchayats. In 1959, the first Panchayati system, also known as "Panchayati Raj", was implemented in the Rajasthani city of Nagaur, following the suggestions of the Balwant Rai Committee.

Correct Answer: Industrialisation and migration

Solution : Urbanization in India has been primarily accelerated by industrialisation and migration from rural areas to cities in search of better employment opportunities.

Correct Answer: Radcliffe line

Solution : The correct option is the Radcliffe line.

The border line that separates India and Pakistan is the Radcliffe Line. It is named after Sir Cyril Radcliffe, the chairman of the Border Commission responsible for demarcating the boundaries between the two newly independent countries

Correct Answer: 1989

Solution : The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act was enacted in India in the year 1989 to prevent atrocities against members of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and to provide for special courts for the trial of such offenses.

Correct Answer: 1986

Solution : The correct answer is (b) 1986.

The Consumer Protection Act (CPA) was enacted in India in 1986. The CPA is a comprehensive law that aims to protect the rights and interests of consumers in India. It provides a legal framework for consumers to seek redressal