BEL First Grade College, Bangalore All Questions

Question : 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:
What, according to the passage, is the reason behind the decline in consumer demands?
 

Option 1: Dearth of vaccine till date

Option 2: Professional insecurity
 

Option 3: The intention of saving up money.

Option 4: Careful  attitude of the general public

Question : When did the first elected Lok Sabha come into existence in India?

Option 1: January, 1952

Option 2: April, 1952

Option 3: November, 1950

Option 4: November, 1949

Question : Which state of India has made rainwater harvesting compulsory for all houses?

Option 1: Haryana

Option 2: Maharashtra

Option 3: Tamil Nadu

Option 4: Punjab

Question : Which of the following is not an objective of the National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy (2007) of the government of India?

Option 1: To maximise the focus on rehabilitation without really caring about resettlement

Option 2: To integrate rehabilitation concerns into the development planning and implementation process

Option 3: To minimise displacement and to promote, as far as possible, not-displacing or taut-displacing alternatives

Option 4: To provide a better standard of living, making concerted efforts to provide sustainable income to the affected families

Question : Which of the following is not a classical dance of India?

Option 1: Bhangra

Option 2: Bharatanatyam

Option 3: Manipuri

Option 4: Kathak

Question : Which of the following neighbours of India has the highest population density?

Option 1: Bangladesh

Option 2: Sri Lanka

Option 3: China

Option 4: Pakistan

Question : Which one of the following bio reserves of India is not included in the World Network of Biosphere Reserve?

Option 1: Sundarbans

Option 2: Gulf of Mannar

Option 3: Nanda Devi

Option 4: Corbett

Question : Which part of the Constitution of India contains the provisions of the Union Executive?

Option 1: Part V

Option 2: Part III

Option 3: Part IV

Option 4: Part VI

Question : What was the outcome of the Revolt of 1857 for the East India Company?

Option 1: It strengthened their control

Option 2: It led to their dissolution

Option 3: It expanded their territories

Option 4: It had no significant impact

Question : Indian Council of Historical Research is a captive body of which ministry of the Government of India?

Option 1: Ministry of Science and Technology

Option 2: Ministry of Tribal Affairs

Option 3: Ministry of Education

Option 4: Ministry of Culture