BEL First Grade College, Bangalore All Questions

Question : Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
Big dams received a big push from politicians and bureaucracy pouring enormous amounts of borrowed money in the early years of Independence. There has however been hardly any attempt at questioning the extent of damage caused or in evaluating whether the promises of food, water and prosperity for all have actually been realised. The diversion of rivers and construction of a long system of canals in a densely populated country like India will involve displacement of people on a colossal scale and the people affected are never likely to agree with such measures. All over the world, community reaction is to prevent construction of large dams. Preserving rivers in free-flow condition is considered ecologically necessary and the construction of large dams is now legally prohibited in Sweden and also in parts of USA. The technical challenges to be faced in redrawing the geography of the country are many and full of dangerous consequences and the mad rush in pursuit of such a chimera will prove disastrous. The cost of the project is so stupendous that any water made available will cost so much that governments will have to be forever subsidizing farmers. What long-term impact this massive borrowing will have on the economy is difficult to foresee.

Question:

Which word is similar in meaning to stupendous?

Option 1: Inactivity
 

Option 2: Extraordinary
 

Option 3: Stagnation
 

Option 4: Inaction

Question : According to the Census of India 2011, what is the decadal population growth rate?

Option 1: 16.2%

Option 2: 17.2%

Option 3: 16.7%

Option 4: 17.7%

Question : In India how many times has the President declared a Financial Emergency?

Option 1: Once

Option 2: Never 

Option 3: Thrice

Option 4: Twice

Question : Lord Macaulay is generally associated with bringing _____ in India.

Option 1: Unity in army

Option 2: Economic reforms

Option 3: English Education

Option 4: Modern technologies

Question : Choose the appropriate option to fill in the blank

She wanted to enhance her dancing skills _______ she wanted to be praised by the Prime minister of India.
 

Option 1: so
 

Option 2: but
 

Option 3: because
 

Option 4: therefore

Question : Assertion (A): Casual employment pushes people into indebtedness which reinforced poverty.
Reason (R): India is a country sustaining cyclical unemployment.

Option 1: Both assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A)

Option 2: Both assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A)

Option 3: Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false

Option 4: Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

Question : Who was the last Governor-General of British India?

Option 1: Lord Hastings

Option 2: Lord Auckland

Option 3: Lord Wellesley

Option 4: Lord Mountbatten

Question :  Which opposition party played a significant role in challenging Congress dominance in northern India during the era of one-party dominance?  

Option 1: Communist Party of India (Marxist)  

Option 2: Bharatiya Jana Sangh  

Option 3:  Janata Dal  

Option 4: All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam  

Question : The President of India has the discretionary power to:

Option 1: Impose president's rule in a state

Option 2: Appoint the prime minister

Option 3: Appoint the chief election commissioner

Option 4: Declare financial emergency

Question : India produces two commodities: X and Y. Its production possibilities are shown in the following table:

Calculate MRT for the possibility C.

Option 1: 5:1

Option 2: 4:1

Option 3: 6:1

Option 4: 2:1