BEL First Grade College, Bangalore All Questions

Question : Who played a crucial diplomatic role in supporting India during the Indo-Pak War of 1971 ?

Option 1: United States

Option 2: Soviet Union

Option 3: China

Option 4: United Kingdom

Question : Which former Miss India, also the recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, popularised Indian classical dance in the West?

Option 1: Leela Naidu

Option 2: Iona Pinto

Option 3: Indrani Rahman

Option 4: Peace Kanwal

Question : The abbreviation “CPCL” is associated with the petroleum industry in India. Expand “CPCL”:

Option 1: Central Petroleum Corporation Limited

Option 2: Coimbatore Petroleum Corporation Limited

Option 3: Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited

Option 4: Corporation of Petroleum and Chemicals Limited

Question : Assertion: SEBI is the regulatory authority for the Indian stock market.

Reason: SEBI stands for Securities and Exchange Board of India.

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

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

Option 3: Assertion is true, but the reason is false.

Option 4: Assertion is false, but the reason is true.

Question : Comprehension:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

In a significant find, the Epigraphy Branch of the Archaeological Survey of India (1) ______ discovered the earliest epigraphic evidence so far for the Saptamatrika cult. It is also (2) ______ earliest Sanskrit inscription to have been discovered (3) ______ South India as of date. Saptamatrikas are a group of seven female deities worshipped in Hinduism as personifying the energy of their respective consorts. The inscription is in Sanskrit and in Brahmi characters and was (4) ______ by Satavahana King Vijaya in 207 A.D. The inscription came to light when some local villagers informed the authorities of the presence of a pillar with some engravings when they were restoring and (5) ______ the local Bheemeshwara temple.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.

Option 1: have

Option 2: has

Option 3: is

Option 4: are

Question : The first Census of independent India was conducted in ______.

Option 1: 1956

Option 2: 1953

Option 3: 1951

Option 4: 1948

Question : Which program aims to provide social security to rural households in India?

Option 1: Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)
 

Option 2: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)
 

Option 3: Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)

Option 4: National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM)

Question : Pandit Anokhelal Mishra, a gem among musicians in India, was a renowned player of which of the following instruments?

Option 1: Sitar

Option 2: Tabla

Option 3: Ghatam

Option 4: Sarangi

Question : For the election of President of India, a citizen should have completed the age of 

Option 1: 25 years

Option 2: 30 years

Option 3: 35 years

Option 4: 18 years

Question : What challenge do historians face when using oral sources to study the partition of India?

Option 1: Limited availability of recorded testimonies

Option 2: Difficulty in translating testimonies into multiple languages

Option 3: Ensuring the physical preservation of oral recordings

Option 4: Interpreting subjective and emotionally charged narratives