Pandit Panchaxara Gavaigalavar Arts College, Gadag All Questions

Question :  Read the following text and answer the questions.

The world is becoming global rapidly. The national boundaries have become less significant with the interlinked effects of technology, information flows, and investment mobility. Human knowledge, particularly in the sphere of science and technology, is now growing at a pace that was indeed unthinkable even two decades ago.
The comparative advantage of a nation will be more and more influenced by its capacity to generate, absorb, adapt, and assimilate new technologies into the production process. If liberalization and globalization are not to create islands of prosperity surrounded by vast sea destitution, there has to be a firm commitment to human resource development and to the continuous upgrading of human skills and capabilities in the fast-changing world that we live in. The Indian policymakers are fully committed to building a society that is technologically sophisticated, economically progressive, and socially just, and humane.

The impact of globalization on education is now being felt in India. Indian entrepreneurs are also now investing in education. In the process of privatization of higher education in India, many good institutions have come up and have met the increasing demand for higher education mainly in the area of engineering, business administration, and medical education. But this process has also led to the mushroom growth of low-quality institutions without proper infrastructure, However, the expansion of higher education in India has resulted in increasing access to higher education even in rural areas of the country. In this process, Human Resource Development is taking place at a faster speed as compared to the earlier stage when the opportunities for higher education were limited. Globalization has promoted information technology in India. Indian students have excelled in the area of information technology over many other countries. Development taking place in the developed countries become available to Indian students, scholars, and practitioners through regular contacts and modern technology.

Question:
Choose the antonym of 'promote'.
 

Option 1: upgrade
 

Option 2: obstruct
 

Option 3: cherish
 

Option 4: bane

Question : What was the primary focus of the Green Revolution in India?

Option 1: Industrial development

Option 2: Agricultural reforms

Option 3: Educational reforms

Option 4: Healthcare reforms

Question : How many different levels of courts are there in India?

Option 1: Two

Option 2: Four

Option 3: Five

Option 4: Three

Question : Which of the following is not a regional name for the East Coast (or part of it) of India?

Option 1: Coromandel Coast

Option 2: Tamil Nadu coast

Option 3: Utkal coast

Option 4: Malabar Coast

Question :  Which of the following sectors saw significant liberalization as part of the New Economic Policy in India?

Option 1: Agriculture

Option 2: Defense

Option 3:  Telecommunications

Option 4: Education

Question : Which country has the highest life expectancy among India, Pakistan, and China?

Option 1: India

Option 2: Pakistan

Option 3: China

Option 4: Cannot be determined

Question : Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.

It is the true fact that the second wave of Covid-19 that has gripped India is more deadly.

Option 1: the correct fact

Option 2: No improvement required

Option 3: a real fact

Option 4: a fact

Question : Which of the following winds is blowing from the Mediterranean Sea to the North Western parts of India?

Option 1: Western disturbances

Option 2: Norwesters

Option 3: Loo

Option 4: Mango showers

Question : Which of the following is a consequence of migration patterns in India?

Option 1: Decrease in urban population

Option 2: Increase in rural development

Option 3: Urban congestion and slum development

Option 4: Balanced regional growth

Question : Which factor has significantly contributed to the rise of regional parties in India?

Option 1: Centralization of power

Option 2: Decentralization of power

Option 3: Foreign influence

Option 4: Economic growth