BEL First Grade College, Bangalore All Questions

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.

Swarms of the desert locust, which invaded India via Pakistan in April, have made (1)_____ way to at least five states, (2)____ a trail of destruction in their (3)_____. Desert locusts move in large groups, (4)_____ swarms, and can eat crops up (5)_____ their own weight every day. When millions of (6)____ descend on a crop, they destroy (7)_____. The desert locust is considered the (8)_____ destructive migratory pest in the world (9)_____ a single swarm covering one square kilometre can (10)____ up to 80 million locusts. As per eyewitnesses, the swarm which entered India from Pakistan was about two to three kilometres long.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option for blank number 5.

Option 1: by

Option 2: till

Option 3: to

Option 4: in

Question : What was a key focus of the Sixth Five-year Plan in India after the suspension of the planning process?

Option 1: Rapid industrialization

Option 2: Agricultural reform

Option 3: Poverty alleviation

Option 4: Technological innovation

Question : Statement 1: The literacy rate in India is higher than in Pakistan and China.

Statement 2: Government initiatives and increased access to education have contributed to higher literacy rates in India.

Option 1: Both statements are true.

Option 2: Both statements are false.

Option 3: Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false.

Option 4: Statement 2 is true, Statement 1 is false.

Question :

Option 1: 1-C, 2-B, 3-A, 4-D

Option 2: 1-C, 2-B, 3-A, 4-D

Option 3: 1-B, 2-A, 3-C, 4-D

Option 4: 1-C, 2-D, 3-A, 4-B

Question : Which of the following initiatives has been implemented to develop rural India?
(A) Human Capital Formation
(B) Land Reforms
(C) Poverty Alleviation

Option 1: Only A

Option 2: Only B and C 

Option 3: Only A and C

Option 4: A, B, and C all

Question : What is a significant impact of Farmers' Movements in India?  

Option 1: Increase in urban migration  
 

Option 2: Reduction in agricultural productivity  
 

Option 3: Implementation of pro-farmer policies  

Option 4: Decrease in rural population  

Question : Which of the following countries has formed an association (BRICS) of five major emerging national economies?

Option 1: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa

Option 2: Brussels, Russia, India, Chile, South Africa

Option 3: Brussels, Russia, India, Chile, Switzerland

Option 4: Brazil, Romania, India, China, Switzerland

Question : In which year was the Vernacular Press Act enacted in British India?

Option 1: 1876

Option 2: 1874

Option 3: 1872

Option 4: 1878

Question : Which of the following is not a part of All India Services?

Option 1: Indian Forest Service

Option 2: Indian Engineering Service

Option 3: Indian Administrative Service

Option 4: Indian Police Service

Question : There are certain 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.

The decision made by the goverment of India to purchase crude oil at a discounted rate from Russia,  when the Putin goverment is bombing civilians in Ukraine, is 1) __________________ by many. 2)________________ to the Narendra Modi administration’s request to not to politicise the issue, in the current scenario the decision is as much political as it is economic, however much we may wish it were not.

While the major countries like US, Europe , Japan and Australia have made no secret revelation that India should  join them in 3) _____________________ Putin’s war, as the goverment of 141 countries who voted in favour of the UN General Assembly resolution did. Russia has intentionally offered the discount at the oil to show that India is among the ‘many’ countries that resist the Atlantic alliance’s attempt to 4) __________________ and punish Putin. On the other hand Xi’s China has suddenly discovered that Modi’s India is worth talking to: it will provide cover for the Xi government to not only 5) ________________ attention from its own support for Russia, but also to position itself as someone who is more willing to engage with the Atlantic alliance than India.

Choose the correct word to be used in the blank 2

Option 1:  contrary
 

Option 2: defalcate

Option 3: ubiquitous
 

Option 4: impeccable