BEL First Grade College, Bangalore All Questions

Question : Which is the longest national highway in India?

Option 1: NH-102

Option 2: NH-44

Option 3: NH-22

Option 4: NH-7

Question : Which of the following is also known as the ‘New Stone Age’ in the civilisation history of India?

Option 1: Epipaleolithic

Option 2: Mesolithic

Option 3: Paleolithic

Option 4: Neolithic

Question : Which Gupta king led an expedition to western India where he overcame the last of the Shakas?

Option 1: Kumaragupta

Option 2: Chandragupta I

Option 3: Samudragupta

Option 4: Chandragupta II

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.

India is one of the largest producers of tea in the world. The industry is (1)________ recognised as technically very well (2) ________. The Indian tea industry is a (3) ________one traditionally. Tea has been used in India for (4) ________ purposes as well as for (5) ________.

Question
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.

Option 1: fulfillment

Option 2: advantage

Option 3: consumption

Option 4: retention

Question :

Directions: Select the related word from the given alternatives in the following question.
1st Prime Minister of India : Pt Jawaharlal Nehru :: 1st President of India : ?

Option 1: Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

Option 2: Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Option 3: Dr. Zakir Hussain

Option 4: Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

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 blank.

The locust is an insect that belongs to the family of grasshoppers. These insects are essentially harmless (1)________they meet certain circumstances under which they (2) ________more abundant and change their behaviour. India, Pakistan, and Iran (3)___________currently thinking over the locust plague threat (4) __________over their economies. When these locusts meet (5) _________environmental conditions, they become gregarious and (6) __________breeding abundantly. With their population becoming (7) ___________, they form swarms and keep moving (8) __________areas damaging the crops. These swarms attacking (9) __________and thereby devastating the entire agricultural economy is (10) ___________is commonly referred to as locust plague.

Question:
Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 3.

Option 1: are

Option 2: was

Option 3: were

Option 4: is

Question : From the northmost to the southmost point of India, what is the extent of India?

Option 1: 4109 km

Option 2: 2914 km

Option 3: 3214 km

Option 4: 3785 km

Question : The poverty ratio has declined to ______ in 2011-12 in rural India.

Option 1: 20.9 per cent

Option 2: 30.9 per cent

Option 3: 25.9 per cent

Option 4: 35.9 per cent

Question : The poverty line methodology adopted in India is based on the recommendations of the:

Option 1: Tendulkar Committee

Option 2: Rangarajan Committee

Option 3: Chakravarty Committee

Option 4: Lakdawala Committee

Question : Directions: A graph showing the price of rice in India during the years 2000 to 2003 is given below. Study the graph carefully and answer the questions.

The month in which the price of rice was equal for the year 2000 and 2001 was:

Option 1: September

Option 2: August

Option 3: June

Option 4: November