Pandit Panchaxara Gavaigalavar Arts College, Gadag All Questions

Question : Assertion: The poverty line in India varies across states.

Reason: The cost of living and consumption patterns differ among states, leading to variations in the poverty line.

Option 1: Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.

Option 2: Both assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

Option 3: Assertion is true, but the reason is false.

Option 4: Assertion is false, but the reason is true.

Question : Which type of seeds played an important role in the Green Revolution in India?

Option 1: High Nutritional Variety

Option 2: Low Nutritional Variety

Option 3: High Yielding Variety

Option 4: Low Yielding Variety

Question : In the context of defense cooperation, what has been a notable aspect of the India-Russia partnership in recent years?

Option 1: Joint development of fighter jets

Option 2: Exclusive focus on naval exercises

Option 3: Reduction in military collaboration

Option 4: Russia's shift towards partnering with other countries

Question : Which movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1920 as part of the Indian National Movement?

Option 1: Swadeshi Movement
  

Option 2: Civil Disobedience Movement
 

Option 3: Non-Cooperation Movement

Option 4: Quit India Movement

Question : Which of the following is not an example of fiat money in India?

Option 1: INR 500 currency note

Option 2: INR 200 bank cheque

Option 3: INR 20 coin

Option 4: INR 10 coin

Question :

You are required to rearrange these parts, which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence.

(P)Gurgaon city of India.
(Q) spectacular as well as the most
(R) splendid buildings in
(S)DLF counts amongst the most spectacular 

Option 1: SQRP

Option 2: PSQR

Option 3: QPRS

Option 4: SRQP

Question : Assertion: The Industrial Policy Resolution of 1956 aimed to develop cottage and small-scale industries in India.

Reason: The resolution focused on promoting decentralized industrial growth and supporting rural industries.

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 : Article 148 of the Constitution of India provides for an independent office of the ________.

Option 1: Attorney General of India

Option 2: President of India

Option 3: Comptroller and Auditor General of India

Option 4: Advocate General of the state

Question : Which country has the lowest GDP among India, Pakistan, and China?

Option 1: India

Option 2: Pakistan

Option 3: China

Option 4: Cannot be determined

Question : There are certain 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.

The decision made by the goverment of India to purchase crude oil at a discounted rate from Russia,  when the Putin goverment is bombing civilians in Ukraine, is 1) __________________ by many. 2)________________ to the Narendra Modi administration’s request to not to politicise the issue, in the current scenario the decision is as much political as it is economic, however much we may wish it were not.

While the major countries like US, Europe , Japan and Australia have made no secret revelation that India should  join them in 3) _____________________ Putin’s war, as the goverment of 141 countries who voted in favour of the UN General Assembly resolution did. Russia has intentionally offered the discount at the oil to show that India is among the ‘many’ countries that resist the Atlantic alliance’s attempt to 4) __________________ and punish Putin. On the other hand Xi’s China has suddenly discovered that Modi’s India is worth talking to: it will provide cover for the Xi government to not only 5) ________________ attention from its own support for Russia, but also to position itself as someone who is more willing to engage with the Atlantic alliance than India.

Choose the correct word to be used in the blank 1

Option 1: acquire
 

Option 2:  questionable
 

Option 3: extol

Option 4:  impeccable