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. Pick up the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.

The depression which is likely to form this month around the islands of Andaman will 1) __________________ monsoon advancement and help to regulate the June to September rain fall cycle, which is also considered to crucial for India’s economy, to arrive around the expected time in Kerala around first week of June, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday.

In charge of IMD’s cyclones monitoring Ananda Kumar Das, 2) __________________ satellite image and said the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), which appears to be a  band of clouds 3) __________________ the globe near the equator and is mainly responsible for the wet and dry seasons in the tropics, is very 4) __________________. He also said that this indicates a monsoon surge will be created soon. “The depression will help establish the cross-equatorial flow. The 5) __________________ of the depression will further help monsoon arrive around the normal time over Kerala around June 1 with an error margin of +/-5 days,” said Das.

Choose the correct word to be used in blank 1.

Option 1: opposes
 

Option 2: etch
 

Option 3:  support
 

Option 4: consider

Question : Raja Parba, also known as Mithuna Sankranti, is a _______ day-long festival of womanhood celebrated in Odisha, India.

Option 1: four

Option 2: three

Option 3: six

Option 4: five

Question : Which one of the following States in India never had a woman Chief Minister ?

Option 1: Andhra Pradesh

Option 2: Bihar

Option 3: Uttar Pradesh

Option 4: West Bangal

Question : The Indian Government launched Incredible India campaign to promote tourism in India? How it will impact the exchange rate?

Option 1: Appreciation of domestic currency
 

Option 2: Outflow of foreign exchange
 

Option 3: Depreciation of domestic currency

Option 4: None

Question : Statement 1: External sector reforms in India aimed to attract foreign direct investment (FDI).

Statement 2: External sector reforms focused on imposing stricter trade barriers.

Option 1: Both statements are true.

Option 2: Both statements are false.

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

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

Question : As of 31 May 2020, who was the Chief Information Commissioner of India?

Option 1: Suresh Chandra

Option 2: Bimal Julka

Option 3: Divya Prakash Sinha

Option 4: Neeraj Kumar Gupta

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 5.

Option 1:  vulnerable
 

Option 2:  heroic
 

Option 3: dichotomy 

Option 4: binary

Question : As per Census 2011, what is the Total Fertility Rate in India? (provide an approximate range)

Option 1: 3.1-3.9

Option 2: 2.1-2.9

Option 3: 4.1-4.9

Option 4: 5.1-5.9

Question : Who is the first law officer of India?

Option 1: Advocate General of State

Option 2: Chief Justice of India

Option 3: Attorney General of India

Option 4: Minister of law

Question : What was a significant political development in India during the 1940 s?

Option 1: The establishment of the United Nations

Option 2: The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

Option 3: The adoption of the Constitution of India

Option 4: The formation of the Constituent Assembly