BEL First Grade College, Bangalore All Questions

Question : Percentage of improved water resources in different economies was-
 

Option 1: India-95, Pakistan-96, China-87
 

Option 2: India-87, Pakistan-98, China-89
 

Option 3: India-94, Pakistan-91, China-96
 

Option 4: India-89, Pakistan-97, China-98
 

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.

Unemployment is a major issue in India that (1)________millions of people across the country. Despite being one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, India has struggled to create (2)________jobs to keep up with its rapidly expanding population. The unemployment rate in India varies widely (3)________ different states and regions. Young people, in particular, face significant challenges in finding employment. Many are highly educated but lack the skills and experience needed to (4)________ in a highly competitive job market. There are many factors contributing to the high levels of unemployment in India. Some of these include a lack of investment in infrastructure, a mismatch between the skills of workers and the needs of employers, and a lack of access to finance for small and medium-sized businesses. The Indian government has launched several initiatives to address the issue of unemployment in the country. These include programs to support small businesses, increase investment in infrastructure and provide vocational training to young people. However, much more needs to be done to create sustainable, long-term employment opportunities for all Indians. Unemployment can have serious social and economic consequences, including poverty, crime and social (5)________.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.

Option 1: enough

Option 2: few

Option 3: many

Option 4: little

Question : India was named "Bharat" after the name of the Bharat tribe. In which of the following Vedas is this tribe first mentioned?

Option 1: Rigveda

Option 2: Samaveda

Option 3: Atharvaveda

Option 4: Yajurveda

Question : When was the Food Corporation of India (FCl) set up under the Food Corporations Act of 1964 with the primary duty to purchase, store, move/transport, distribute and sell food grains and other foodstuffs?

Option 1: 1997

Option 2: 1966

Option 3: 1965

Option 4: 1964

Question : During whose reign did the Moroccan traveller Ibn Battuta, visit India in the 14th century?

Option 1: Alauddin Khalji

Option 2: Muhammad bin Tughluq

Option 3: Jalal-ud-Din Khalji

Option 4: Firuz Shah Tughlaq

Question : Which of the following is the largest peninsular river in India?

Option 1: Krishna

Option 2: Godavari

Option 3: Kaveri

Option 4: Mahanadi

Question : Comprehension:
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
India's favourable demographic trends, which have increased the workforce's percentage of the overall population, have paved the way for a significant middle-class expansion. A big population bulge emerging from absolute poverty and set to reach the middle class would generate new dynamics. In India, over 55 percent of the population is predicted to reach the middle class. In reality, because India's demographics are significantly younger than China and the United States, the country's middle class might be the world's largest (in terms of population) by 2025.
It is no exaggeration to argue that future growth will be reliant on the increasing middle class and that the middle class's development will be reliant on growth. Growth has been fuelled by both private consumption and saving, both of which are fuelled by the middle class. India's private consumption accounts for over 60% of the country's GDP, while private consumption growth has contributed to 70% of the country's growth since 2000.
Even though China's middle class is now greater than India's, private spending in the former accounts for a lesser share of growth. In contrast to the United States, where domestic savings are dropping and the country borrows excess funds from outside to invest and expand, India's domestic savings and investments are increasing and funding investments. The emergence of the middle class is anticipated to coincide with a transition away from large-scale informality, which now characterises much of the services and industrial sectors, and toward more formal, wage-earning, and medium-scale firms. Technological advancements will spread at a faster rate. Cities will expand as job possibilities concentrate on them. If there is enough movement across states and from rural to urban regions, the population increase will be more evenly distributed.

Question:
What is the tone of the passage?

Option 1: Critical

Option 2: Objective

Option 3: Subjective

Option 4: Didactic

Question : World Bank approved USD 350 million aid in May 2022 for the "Systems Reform Endeavors for Transformed Health Achievement" (SRESTHA) for ______ state in India.

Option 1: Gujarat

Option 2: Punjab

Option 3: Himachal Pradesh

Option 4: Bihar

Question : Which is the artificial port of India ?

Option 1: Kandla

Option 2: Mangalore

Option 3: Chennai or Madras

Option 4: Haldia

Question : Assertion: The Stand-Up India scheme focuses on promoting entrepreneurship among women and SC/ST entrepreneurs.

Reason: It provides financial assistance to micro and small enterprises in rural areas.

Option 1: Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason correctly explains the assertion.
 

Option 2: Both assertion and reason are true, but the reason does not correctly explain the assertion.
 

Option 3: The assertion is true, but the reason is false.

Option 4: The assertion is false, but the reason is true.