Pandit Panchaxara Gavaigalavar Arts College, Gadag All Questions

Question : A key factor in the improvement of India-US relations is:  

Option 1:  Shared cultural values  

Option 2: Common security interests  

Option 3: Similar economic policies  

Option 4: Geographic proximity 

Question : Who among the following holds the authority of transferring judges from one High Court to another after consulting with the Chief Justice of India?

Option 1: The Attorney General

Option 2: The Vice President

Option 3: The President

Option 4: The Prime Minister

Question : Which team won the Irani trophy in 2022?

Option 1: Mumbai

Option 2: India Blue

Option 3: Rest of India

Option 4: Saurashtra

Question : When the British rule ended in India in the year 1947 the literacy rate was just ________.

Option 1: 18 per cent

Option 2: 22 per cent

Option 3: 20 per cent

Option 4: 12 per cent

Question : Assertion: The Industrial Policy Resolution of 1956 aimed to create a socialist pattern of society in India.

Reason: The resolution emphasized the promotion of public-sector industries and reduced private-sector dominance.

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 : Which of the following subjects is covered in the Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution of India?

Option 1: Major forest produce

Option 2: Health and sanitation

Option 3: Large scale industries

Option 4: Police and public order

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.

The world is undergoing rapid changes in the knowledge landscape. With various dramatic scientific and technological advances, such as the rise of big data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, many unskilled jobs worldwide may be taken over by machines, while the need for a skilled workforce, particularly involving mathematics, computer science, and data science, in conjunction with multidisciplinary abilities across the sciences, social sciences, and humanities, (1)________ increasingly in greater demand. With climate change, increasing pollution, and depleting natural resources, there will be a sizeable shift in how we (2)_______ the world's energy, water, food, and sanitation needs, again resulting in the need for new skilled labour, particularly in biology, chemistry, physics, agriculture, climate science, and social science. The growing (3)________ of epidemics and pandemics will also (4)_______ collaborative research in infectious disease management and development of vaccines, and the resultant social issues heighten the need for multidisciplinary learning. There will be a growing (5)__________ for humanities and art as India moves towards becoming a developed country as well as among the three largest economies in the world.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.

Option 1: command

Option 2: extort

Option 3: demand

Option 4: claim

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 the form of the National Tribal Dance Festival. The event gave a (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 that has richness and (4)__________, in tribal life. The state is home to many (5)__________ tribes of India. The program 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 3.

Option 1: hit

Option 2: strike

Option 3: attack

Option 4: interact

Question : The jet streams are located approximately over ____north latitude in India; therefore,they are called subtropical westerly jet streams.

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

Option 4:

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