Pandit Panchaxara Gavaigalavar Arts College, Gadag All Questions

Question :  longitude is geographically significant to India because

Option 1: it determines the Indian Standard Time

Option 2: It has a bearing on the tropical climate of India

Option 3: it divides into Eastern and Western Zones

Option 4: it enables determining local time in eastern India

Question : Which of the following statements is/are true about the communication development in India?

A. TV services began in India before Independence.
B. TV was delinked from All India Radio.
C. Doordarshan got a separate identity in 1976.

Option 1: Only C

Option 2: Both A and B

Option 3: Both A and C

Option 4: Both B and C

Question : What is the reason for the rural-urban migration in India?

Option 1:  Unemployment

Option 2: Education

Option 3: Less income

Option 4: All of the above

Question : Which of the following states primarily celebrate the Chhath Puja festival in India?

Option 1: Rajasthan

Option 2: Gujarat

Option 3: Andhra Pradesh

Option 4: Bihar

Question : The birthday of which of the following leaders is celebrated as 'Teachers Day' in India?

Option 1: Lal Rajpat Rai

Option 2: Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Option 3: S. Radhakrishnan

Option 4: C. Rajgopalachari

Question : The English East India Company acquired Diwani of Bengal in:

Option 1: 1765

Option 2: 1755

Option 3: 1760

Option 4: 1770

Question : Statement 1: The process of globalization has produced only positive results for India.

Statement 2: Market-driven globalization reduces the economic disparities among nations and people.

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 : The procedure for impeachment of the President of India is mentioned in Article ________of the Constitution of India.

Option 1: 63

Option 2: 60

Option 3: 61

Option 4: 62

Question : Borgeet, a musical composition, is used in which of the following classical dances of India?

Option 1: Manipuri

Option 2: Kathak

Option 3: Sattriya

Option 4: Bharatanatyam

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. 8.

Option 1: against

Option 2: across

Option 3: about

Option 4: around