BEL First Grade College, Bangalore All Questions

Question : In pre-independence India, the rural economy was predominantly:  
 

Option 1: Industrialized  
 

Option 2: Service-oriented  
 

Option 3: Agrarian  

Option 4: Urbanized  

Question : There are few words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Choose the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday 1) ___________________ that there would be no change in existing currency and banknotes. The  clarification was made by RBI when there were reports that claimed the central bank was 2) ___________________ changes to the already existing currency and banknotes by 3) ___________________ the face of Mahatma Gandhi.

“There are reports in few sections of the 4) ___________________ that the Reserve Bank of India is considering changes to the existing currency and banknotes by changing the face of Mahatma Gandhi with that of others,” the RBI said in a 5) ___________________.

Choose the correct word to be used in blank 5.

Option 1: entitlement

Option 2: legacy

Option 3:  resumption
 

Option 4: statement

Question : Name the river which is a reason for the dispute between India and Bangladesh?

Option 1: Teesta

Option 2: Brahmaputra

Option 3: Ganga

Option 4: None of the above

Question : In which year was the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) set up?

Option 1: 1990

Option 2: 1988

Option 3: 1989

Option 4: 1987

Question : Which of the following pairs is incorrect regarding paintings in India?

Option 1: Phad Paintings - Rajasthan

Option 2: Saura Paintings - Odisha

Option 3: Bagh Paintings - Madhya Pradesh

Option 4: Guler Paintings - Karnataka

Question : Direction: Given below is a short passage followed by some items based on the passage. First, read the passage and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author only.

More than eight months after the national lockdown was announced in late March, urban India is learning to live with the Covid-19 pandemic. In fact, indicating a positive outlook for the future, many survey respondents in a recent survey say they plan to return to pre-lockdown levels of shopping, personal grooming, going to cinemas and socializing as pandemic fears continue to recede.
The survey findings highlight that the suppression of consumer demand because of fears of job losses and salary cuts could be coming to an end. Increasingly, urban Indians are showing increased confidence about the future of the economy. This could be an indicator of the possible 'pent-up demand' that several economists have been talking about - a demand that could be unleashed once a vaccine is developed and distributed, or when there are signs of the pandemic's spread reducing to negligible levels or vanishing totally.

Around 65 per cent of respondents said they had settled into new routines, or that they saw signs of the situation improving, or they had come to terms with the pandemic and were moving on with their lives. And since the survey was conducted before the news of the successful trials of the Pfizer vaccine for the coronavirus was announced, it is likely that the consumers are now even more positive in their outlook about the future.

Question:Question:Question:
Which one of the following is the central idea of the passage?
 

Option 1:  Economic survey
 

Option 2: Development of Covid-19 vaccine
 

Option 3: Suppression of  demand
 

Option 4: None of these

Question : What was a notable feature of the electoral process during the participatory upsurge in the 1990s in India?

Option 1: Dominance of a single party

Option 2: Decreased participation of marginalized communities

Option 3: Increased use of electronic voting machines

Option 4: Reduction in the number of political parties

Question : Case Study 7:

A group of consumers found that a particular medicine was being sold in the market without proper labeling and instructions. This posed a threat to their health and safety. What authority can they approach to address this issue?

Option 1: Consumer Protection Council

Option 2: National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Option 3: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)

Option 4: District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum

Question : In India, which of the following taxes is levied by the state government?

Option 1: Excise duty on liquor

Option 2: Capital gains tax

Option 3: Customs tax

Option 4: Corporation tax

Question : The national song of India, "Vande Mataram", is an excerpt taken from the novel ___________ written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.

Option 1: Saraswati Chandra

Option 2: Durgeshnandini

Option 3: Anand Math

Option 4: Bishabriksha