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.

The locust is an insect that belongs to the family of grasshoppers. These insects are essentially harmless (1)____________they meet certain circumstances under which they (2) ___________more abundant and change their behaviour. India, Pakistan and Iran (3)____________currently thinking over the locust plague threat (4) ___________over their economies. When these locusts meet (5) ___________environmental conditions, they become gregarious and (6) ___________breeding abundantly. With their population becoming (7) ___________, they form swarms and keep moving (8) ___________areas damaging the crops. These swarms attacking (9) ____________and thereby devastating the entire agricultural economy is (10) ____________is commonly referred to as locust plague.

Question:
Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 10.

Option 1: who

Option 2: whom

Option 3: whose

Option 4: what

Question : Which of the following states is not a part of the Peninsular Plateau in India?

Option 1: Maharashtra

Option 2: Madhya Pradesh

Option 3: Punjab

Option 4: Tamil Nadu

Question : In India, credit creation is done by:

A) Ministry of Finance

B) Reserve Bank of India

C) Commercial Banks

Option 1: Only C

Option 2: Only B

Option 3: All - A, B and C

Option 4: Only A

Question : Which of the following neighbors has India engaged in extensive water-sharing agreements with?  
      

Option 1: China  
    

Option 2: Bangladesh  
      

Option 3: Nepal  

Option 4: Pakistan  

Question : Case Study 28:

A consumer purchased a household appliance and found that the packaging did not carry important safety instructions. The consumer's child got injured while using the appliance. What authority can take action against the manufacturer for this negligence?

Option 1: District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum

Option 2: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)

Option 3: State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Option 4: National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Question : Gorakhpur is the headquarters of ________ Railway of India.

Option 1: Northern

Option 2: North-Eastern

Option 3: Eastern

Option 4: Western

Question : Which one of the following regions in India is not a producer of petroleum minerals?

Option 1: Digboi, Assam

Option 2: Bombay High, Mumbai

Option 3: Delta of Narmada River

Option 4: Delta of Krishna River

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.
Nuclear power for civil use is well (1)_______ in India. Since building the two small boiling water reactors (2)________ Tarapur in the 1960s, its civil nuclear strategy (3)_______ directed towards complete independence in the nuclear fuel cycle, necessarily (4)_________ it is excluded (5)_________ the 1970 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.

Option 1: at

Option 2: from

Option 3: on

Option 4: of

Question : In the ____________, Sarojini Naidu persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to allow women to join the movement.

Option 1: Quit India Movement

Option 2: Champaran Satyagraha

Option 3: Salt Satyagraha

Option 4: Non-Cooperation Movement

Question : _____________is the interest rate at which the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) lends money to commercial banks of the country.

Option 1: Reserve Repo Rate

Option 2: Base Rate

Option 3: Marginal Rate

Option 4: Repo Rate