BEL First Grade College, Bangalore All Questions

Question : More than 50% of the world's coal deposits are held by:

Option 1: U.S.A., Russia and China

Option 2: China, India and Russia

Option 3: India, Russia and the U.S.A

Option 4: China, India and the U.S.A

Question : Which of the following states is the leading producer of cotton in India as of November 2022?

Option 1: Telangana

Option 2: Karnataka

Option 3: Madhya Pradesh

Option 4: Gujarat

Question : The term "Scheduled Castes" in India refers to:

Option 1: Economically affluent communities

Option 2: Communities with political dominance

Option 3: Communities historically subjected to untouchability

Option 4: Communities with high educational attainment

Question : What was the primary focus of public sector enterprises in the early Five-year Plans of India?

Option 1: Export promotion

Option 2: Rural development

Option 3: Heavy industries and infrastructure

Option 4: Information technology

Question : What was the primary purpose of British official investigations into rural societies in India?

Option 1: To promote social welfare
 

Option 2: To understand local customs
 

Option 3: To document biodiversity

Option 4: To facilitate colonial administration

Question : Which year marked the initiation of economic reforms in India?

Option 1: 1947

Option 2: 1975

Option 3: 1991

Option 4: 2000

Question : Who was a prominent leader advocating for a separate Muslim state leading to the partition of India?

Option 1: Mahatma Gandhi

Option 2: Jawaharlal Nehru

Option 3: Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Option 4: Sardar Patel

Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

Marriages, birthday celebrations, meetings, conferences, seminars and many similar events layout (1) __________multi-course feasts with plenty of starters followed by the main course. Later, (2)__________ of food get dumped into dustbins, (3) ________of its value to the hungry poor. Most such gatherings serve buffets. The (4) __________of food wastage is more when people help themselves. They (5)__________. more than what they can eat only to waste the (6) __________Similar wastage is seen when hotels serve (7) _________breakfast buffets. Wherever food is free and (8) __________plenty, people take more. Those fortunate to have (9) _________food forget the plight of those who do not have (10) ____________to eat. Millions of people die of malnutrition and hunger in India.

Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 5.

Option 1: pluck

Option 2: assemble

Option 3: take

Option 4: discard

Question : In June 2022, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released a report titled______.

Option 1: Digital Currency Vision 2030

Option 2: Payments Vision 2025

Option 3: Digital Currency Vision 2025

Option 4: Payments Vision 2030

Question : Effect of The Industrial Policy, 1956 on industries was _____.

Option 1: industries started to get diversified

Option 2: India become self-sufficient in industrial goods

Option 3: imports of those goods which could be produced in India itself was avoided

Option 4: industries share fell in the GDP during 1991