BEL First Grade College, Bangalore All Questions

Question : Comprehension:

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.

Such examples of commercial success, innovation, drive, vision, determination, adaptability, and adventure are anchored in the basic Indian openness to, and talent for, acquiring material wealth. For every success story, there are, of course, dozens of failures. Traditional Indian firms have their strengths, but also their weaknesses, and of these perhaps the most debilitating are a lack of teamwork and a weakness for a quick profit. These reflect ingrained ways of thinking and planning, as does the distrust of anyone outside the family, which inhibits the adoption of modern practices of management. But such weaknesses are more than compensated for by the desire to succeed, which is probably more intense in India, given the omnipresent fear of poverty, the cut-throat competition for each opportunity, and the asphyxiating hold of hierarchy.

Question:
What has the Indian talent for acquiring material wealth led to?

Option 1: Commercial success, stagnation, innovation

Option 2: Adaptability, quick profit, opportunity

Option 3: Commercial success, innovation, adaptability

Option 4: Determination, team work, adventure

Question : As of 2023, the term of office of the Vice-President of India is

Option 1: 4 years

Option 2: 5 years

Option 3: 2 years

Option 4: 6 years

Question : Which policy aimed to replace import-oriented development with export-oriented growth in India?

Option 1:  Swadeshi movement

Option 2: Import substitution

Option 3: Export promotion

Option 4: Public-private partnership

Question : Bastar Dussehra is a famous festival of __________ state of India.

Option 1: Chhattisgarh

Option 2: Manipur

Option 3: Bihar

Option 4: Arunachal Pradesh

Question : The foreign traveller who visited India during the reign of Shah Jahan was

Option 1: Thomas Roe

Option 2: William Hawkins

Option 3: Ibn Battuta

Option 4: Manucci

Question : The tenure of debentures is determined by:

Option 1: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
  

Option 2: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
   

Option 3: The Ministry of Corporate Affairs

Option 4: The issuing company

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.

Cricket is not just considered a sport in India; it’s a passion, an emotion, and often 1) _________________ into a religion! But just like any other activity, the larger the scale, the greater is its ecological 2) _________________.

3) _________________ suggest that amount of water needed to maintain a cricket pitch – at roughly 20,000 litres per day – can serve the daily drinking water needs of around 2,600 people. So, this is one of the reason that the board that controls cricket in India and its most-popular league are looking at ways to 4) _________________ some environmental impacts related with the country’s most loved sport.
One of the step taken in order to contribute for the same happened on May 9, 2022, when Rajasthan Royals joined hands with the energy management and automation firm Schneider Electric to host the first carbon-5) _________________ cricket match against Delhi Capitals on May 11.

 Choose the correct word to be used in blank 4.

Option 1:  jeopardize
 

Option 2:  publicize
 

Option 3: reverse
 

Option 4: generate

Question : As per the United States Department of Agriculture, which of the following soil orders is most widely distributed in India?

Option 1: Aridisols

Option 2: Alfisols

Option 3: Inceptisols

Option 4: Vertisols

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.

A new (1)__________ was organised by the Chhattisgarh Tourism Board in form of the National Tribal Dance Festival. The event gave an (2)__________ to the tribal way of life. People from all walks of life had an opportunity to (3)_________ with many tribes. Chhattisgarh is one of the Indian states which has richness and (4)__________. in tribal life. The state is home to many (5)__________ tribes of India. The programme happened from 28 October to 30 October, 2021 at the Science College Ground in Raipur.

Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.

Option 1: diversity

Option 2: variety

Option 3: range

Option 4: variation

Question : How many major sea ports are there in India ?

Option 1: 6

Option 2: 9

Option 3: 10

Option 4: 12