Pandit Panchaxara Gavaigalavar Arts College, Gadag All Questions

Question : There are few 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.

An infection is said to be endemic when the rate of occurance becomes static in a particular 1)________________ region, which means that main cause of the disease  — SARS-CoV-2 in this particular case — it is likely to exist but will not lead to large 2)_______________ as witnessed over the last two years.
Although it has been seen that the total number of infections in India is constantly 3)_______________, experts say they cannot provide a fixed timeline as when the disease will become endemic. It will all be dependent on the number of  people who are susceptible to this pathogen, vaccination rates, and also to emergence of new variants that are able to overcome the immune response.
“Endemic means that the virus will still remain in the population and there will be 4)_____________ ups and downs  as and when the favourable condition of the virus will exist. For example, we have seen that the seasonal flu  the number for which goes up in the winters and or especially when the season is changing because of lower immunity in people ,on the other hand we have seen the dengue cases rising after monsoons because of the availability of vectors. Covid-19 also may become seasonal and cause disease in the 5)_______________,” said Dr Pramod Garg, who is currently the director of Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI)-Faridabad.

Choose the correct word to be used in blank 2.

Option 1: heinous

Option 2: decorum
 

Option 3: outbreaks
 

Option 4: inherent

Question : Which of the following statement is correct?

• Borrowings from rest of the world contribute to supply of foreign exchange to India.
• Grants and donations from rest of the world only result in demand of foreign exchange.
   

Option 1: Both are true 
 

Option 2: Both are false 
 

Option 3: Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false.
 

Option 4: Statement 2 is true and statement 1 is false.
 

Question : Which program aims to promote organic farming practices in India?

Option 1: Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)
   

Option 2: National Food Security Mission (NFSM)
 

Option 3: Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)

Option 4: Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)

Question : Which organisation, formerly known as the Imperial Council of Agricultural Research and founded on July 16, 1929, is in charge of agricultural research and education in India?

Option 1: Food Corporation of India (FCI)

Option 2: Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)

Option 3: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)

Option 4: Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)

Question : The concept of "development-induced displacement" is most closely associated with which of the following movements in India?  
 

Option 1: Labor Movement  
 

Option 2: Environmental Movement  
 

Option 3: Development-Affected People's Movement  

Option 4: Women's Movement  

Question : The Startup India scheme offers various benefits, including:

Option 1: Tax benefits and exemptions
    

Option 2: Access to funding and incubation support
    

Option 3: Simplified regulatory processes

Option 4: All of the above

Question : Who wrote the book "A Better India: A Better World?"

Option 1: Ratan Tata

Option 2: N. R. Narayana Murthy

Option 3: Gurcharan Das

Option 4: Shashi Tharoor

Question : Which Chinese traveller visited India during the reign of Harshavardhana?

Option 1: Hiuen Tsang

Option 2: I-Tsing

Option 3: Fa-Hien

Option 4: Ibn Battuta

Question : The Constitution of India promotes social change by:

Option 1: Upholding traditional values without modification

Option 2: Providing a rigid framework that resists change

Option 3: Encouraging a dynamic interpretation of laws

Option 4: Isolating legal principles from social realities

Question : What is the primary reason for the formation of regional parties in India?

Option 1: Economic disparities

Option 2: Cultural differences

Option 3: Political ambitions

Option 4: Social inequalities