BEL First Grade College, Bangalore All Questions

Question : Which region has the maximum concentration of iron and steel industries in India?

Option 1: Deccan Plateau

Option 2: Malwa Plateau

Option 3: Chota Nagpur plateau

Option 4: Chhattisgarh Plateau

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 ancient times, Hieun Tsang, a Chinese traveller came to India during the (1)______ of King Harsha. He praised the Indians (2)______ 'people with pure moral principles’. In 2014, India (3)______ 85th in the corruption perception index of the Transparency International. What (4)______ downfall! Isn’t it ironical that we Indians (5)______ by the ideals of honesty and integrity, self-denial and (6)______ but in practice willingly resort to the (7) ______ forms of corruption to promote our interests? The (8)______ of corruption is eating into the (9) ______ of our society and we have become helpless (10)______ of our own degradation.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 3.

Option 1: ranked

Option 2: piled

Option 3: graded

Option 4: stacked

Question : Comprehension:

Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.

Notwithstanding logistical challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, India continues to expand its rice export footprint in the African, Asian, and European Union markets, thus having the largest share in the global rice trade. The robust global demand also helped India’s growth in rice exports.

In 2020-21, India’s rice exports (Basmati and Non-Basmati) rose by a huge 87 per cent to 17.72 Million tonnes (MT) from 9.49 MT achieved in 2019-20.

In terms of value realisation, India’s rice exports rose by 38 per cent to USD 8815 million in 2020-21 from USD 6397 million reported in 2019-20. In terms of Rupees, India’s rice export grew by 44 per cent to Rs 65298 crore in 2020-21 from Rs 45379 crore in the previous year. In the first seven months of the current financial year (2021-22), India’s rice exports rose by more than 33 per cent to 11.79 MT from 8.91 MT achieved during April-October, 2020-21. It is anticipated that India’s rice exports in 2021-22 will likely surpass the record feet of 17.72 MT achieved in 2020-21.

In 2020-21, India shipped non-basmati rice to nine countries - Timor-Leste, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Papua New Guinea, Zimbabwe, Burundi, Eswatini, Myanmar, and Nicaragua, where exports were carried out for the first time or earlier the shipment was smaller in volume.

India’s Non-Basmati rice exports were valued at USD 4796 million (Rs 35448 crore) in 2020-21, with Basmati Rice exports a close second at USD 4018 million (Rs 29,849 crore).In terms of volume of Basmati rice exports in 2020-21, the top ten countries – Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Yemen, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Kuwait, United Kingdom, Qatar, and Oman have a share of close to 80 per cent in total shipments of aromatic long-grained rice from India.

Top ten countries – Nepal, Benin, Bangladesh, Senegal, Togo, Cote D Ivoire, Guinea, Malaysia, Iraq, United Arab Emirates – have a share of 57 per cent in India’s total exports of non-Basmati rice in 2020-21 in terms of volume.

Which of the following countries imported rice from India for the first time?

Option 1: Iraq

Option 2: Bangladesh

Option 3: Brazil

Option 4: United Arab Emirates

Question : On August 12, ______, the Mughal emperor appointed the East India Company as the Diwan of Bengal.

Option 1: 1765

Option 2: 1768

Option 3: 1772

Option 4: 1760

Question : Due to India’s Make in India campaign many MNC’s are shifting their investments to INDIA. How will impact the exchange rate?

Option 1: Demand of Forex will increase
 

Option 2: Supply of foreign will increase
 

Option 3: Depreciation of foreign exchange

Option 4: No affect

Question : Which is the largest commercial Bank of India? 
 

Option 1: State Bank of India 
 

Option 2: Reserve bank of India 
 

Option 3: Both A and b 
 

Option 4: None of the above 
 

Question : Who among the following devised the Ryotwari system during the British rule in India?

Option 1: Lord Dalhousie

Option 2: Lord Minto

Option 3: Warren Hastings

Option 4: Captain Alexander Read

Question : The impact of economic reforms on the class structure in India included:  
 

Option 1: The disappearance of caste-based inequalities  
 

Option 2: The strengthening of the traditional landlord class  
 

Option 3: The emergence of a new middle class  

Option 4: A decrease in income disparities  

Question : According to census 2011, the male literacy rate in India is_____.

Option 1: 81.14 per cent

Option 2: 82.14 per cent

Option 3: 84.14 per cent

Option 4: 83.14 per cent

Question : When was the Panchayati Raj System introduced in India?

Option 1: 1959 A.D.

Option 2: 1945 A.D.

Option 3: 1947 A.D.

Option 4: 1962 A.D.