BEL First Grade College, Bangalore All Questions

Correct Answer: Uttar Pradesh

Solution : The correct answer is Uttar Pradesh.

The Mahanadi River does not flow through Uttar Pradesh.

One of the largest rivers in east-central India is the Mahanadi. Its overall length is 858 kilometres. The river passes through smaller sections of Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh,

Correct Answer: Neglect of small and medium enterprises  
 

Solution : The emphasis on heavy industries during planned industrialization in India often led to the neglect of small and medium enterprises, which are crucial for balanced economic development and employment generation.  

Correct Answer: State-led development of heavy industries  

Solution : Planned industrialization in India was characterized by state-led development of heavy industries such as steel, machinery, and chemicals, as part of a strategy to build a strong industrial base and promote self-reliance.

Correct Answer: Chemical

Solution : The correct answer is Chemical.

India's chemical industry is one of the main users of its products. It is so that different chemicals and compounds made by the industry can be used as inputs or raw materials to make other chemicals. Fertilizers, petrochemicals, speciality chemicals,

Correct Answer: Encourage employers to hire more employees.

Solution : The correct answer is (d) Encourage employers to hire more employees.

The Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY) in India aims to encourage employers to hire more employees by providing financial incentives. Under this scheme, the government pays the employer's

Correct Answer: Hierarchical landholding patterns  

Solution : The agrarian class structure in pre-independence India was characterized by hierarchical landholding patterns, with a small number of landlords owning large estates and a large number of peasants and laborers working under various tenancy and labor arrangements.

Correct Answer: Petrochemical

Solution : The correct answer is Petrochemical.

Agro-based industries are those that are connected to agriculture, either directly or indirectly. It includes various manufacturing, processing, and industrial operations based on agricultural raw materials, services, and operations used as agricultural inputs. The petrochemical sector is not based

Correct Answer: Both statements are true.
 

Solution : The correct answer is (a) Both statements are true.

Statement 1 is true. The foreign trade policy during this period placed a strong emphasis on promoting exports as a means to earn foreign exchange, stimulate economic growth, and reduce the dependence on

Correct Answer: IRDA

Solution : The correct answer is IRDA.

IRDA or IRDAI stands for Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India. It does not regulate capital markets in India. The function of IRDA is to regulate and promote the insurance industries in India. Reserve Bank of India, SEBI &

Correct Answer: Media expansion

Solution : The expansion of media, especially the advent of satellite television and increased coverage of political events, was a key factor leading to the participatory upsurge in the 1990s in India.