BEL First Grade College, Bangalore All Questions

Question : Comprehension:

Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.

Wetlands are amongst the most productive ecosystems on the Earth and provide many important services to human society. They exhibit enormous diversity according to their genesis, geographical location, water regime and chemistry, dominant species, and soil and sediment characteristics. Globally, the area extent of wetland ecosystems ranges from 917 million hectares (m ha) to more than 1275 m ha. One of the first widely used wetland classification systems, devised by Cowardin et al., 1979, categorised wetlands into marine (coastal wetlands), estuarine (including deltas, tidal marshes, and mangrove swamps), lacustrine (lakes), riverine (along rivers and streams), and palustrine ( marshes, swamps and bogs) based on their hydrological, ecological and geological characteristics.The 

The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands was an international treaty signed in 1971. Overall, 1052 sites in Europe; 289 sites in Asia; 359 sites in Africa; 175 sites in South America; 211 sites in North America; and 79 sites in the Oceania region have been identified as Ramsar sites or wetlands of International importance. As per the Ramsar Convention definition most of the natural water bodies (such as rivers, lakes, coastal lagoons, mangroves, peat land, coral reefs) and man-made wetlands (such as ponds, farm ponds, irrigated fields, sacred groves, salt pans, reservoirs, gravel pits, sewage farms and canals) in India constitute the wetland ecosystem distributed in different geographical regions ranging from Himalayas to Deccan plateau. As of February 2022, India has 49 Ramsar sites covering an area of 10,93,636 hectares, the highest in South Asia. As per the estimates, India has about 757.06 thousand wetlands with a total wetland area of 15.3 m ha, accounting for nearly 4.7% of the total geographical area of the country. Out of this, areas under inland wetlands account for 69%, coastal wetlands 27%, and other wetlands (smaller than 2.25 ha) 4%. Gujarat has the highest proportion (17.5%) and Mizoram has the lowest proportion (0.66%) of the area under wetlands. Among Union Territories, Lakshadweep has the highest proportion (around 96%) and Chandigarh has the lowest proportion (3%) of the geographical area under wetlands.

Question:

In India, what kind of wetlands occupy the largest area?

Option 1: coastal wetlands

Option 2: mangrove swamps

Option 3: inland wetlands

Option 4: small wetlands

Question : The Constituent Assembly debates highlighted the importance of which principle in the governance of India?

Option 1: Monarchy

Option 2: Military rule

Option 3: Democracy

Option 4: Theocracy

Question : Who became the first athlete to win Gold in Yogasana at the 36th National Games in India in 2022?

Option 1: Pooja Patel

Option 2: Manisha Kumari

Option 3: Soham Swami

Option 4: Raja Gupta

Question : The Battle of Karnal is known for the invasion of which of the following aggressors against India?

Option 1: Nadir Shah

Option 2: Nasir Khan

Option 3: Ahmad Shah Abdali

Option 4: Shah Shuja

Question : How has globalization influenced political changes in India? 

Option 1: Increased centralisation of power  

Option 2: Decreased participation in international organizations  

Option 3: Greater emphasis on regionalism  

Option 4: Strengthening of democratic institutions

Question : Assertion: The Green Revolution in India resulted in an increase in agricultural productivity but also led to ecological imbalances.

Reason: Excessive use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides caused environmental issues during the Green Revolution.

Option 1: Both the assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
 

Option 2: Both the assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
   

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

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

Question : What was a major consequence of the partition of India in 1947?  

Option 1: Economic prosperity  
 

Option 2: Religious harmony  
 

Option 3: Refugee crisis  

Option 4: Territorial expansion  

Question : Why is India seeking a permanent seat in the restructured United Nations Security Council?

Option 1: To increase its military power

Option 2: To boost its tourism industry

Option 3: To enhance its global influence

Option 4: To reduce its trade deficits

Question : Which of the following excerpts from the Constituent Assembly debates reflects the importance of secularism in the Indian Constitution?

Option 1: India shall be a Union of States.

Option 2: The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law.

Option 3: The State shall endeavor to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code.

Option 4: The State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth, or any of them.

Question : In India, trees of which forest type shed their leaves for about six to eight weeks in dry summer?

Option 1: Tropical Deciduous Forests

Option 2: Tropical Evergreen Forests

Option 3: Montane Forests

Option 4: Tropical Thorn Forests and Scrubs