Pandit Panchaxara Gavaigalavar Arts College, Gadag All Questions

Question : Statement 1: The Foreign Trade Policy of India during 1951-1991 emphasized import substitution.

Statement 2: The policy aimed to reduce dependence on imports and promote domestic industries.

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 highest drainage basin associated with the peninsular river in India is:

Option 1: Mahanadi

Option 2: Godavari

Option 3: Krishna

Option 4: Narmada

Question : During the Indian National Movement, women's participation was evident in which of the following movements led by Gandhi?

Option 1: The Partition of Bengal
   

Option 2: The Swadeshi Movement
 

Option 3: The Quit India Movement

Option 4: The Indian Rebellion of 1857

Question : The Charter Act of 1813 extended the East India Company's rule in India to another ____ years.

Option 1: 15

Option 2: 5

Option 3: 20

Option 4: 10

Question : Part IV of the Constitution of India deals with which of the following?

Option 1: The Union

Option 2: The States

Option 3: Fundamental Rights

Option 4: Directive Principles of State Policy

Question : Which of the following organisations of the Government of India has been reporting the Gross domestic product at factor cost and market prices?

Option 1: Reserve Bank of India

Option 2: National Sample Survey Organisation

Option 3: Central Statistics Office

Option 4: NITI Aayog

Question : Which article of the Constitution of India authorises the President to seek the opinion of the Supreme Court in specific categories of matters?

Option 1: Article 144

Option 2: Article 145

Option 3: Article 142

Option 4: Article 143

Question : Biosphere Reserve of India, Nanda Devi (UNESCO) is located in the state of :

Option 1: Uttarakhand

Option 2: Sikkim

Option 3: Meghalaya

Option 4: Himachal Pradesh

Question : In which of the following states did NABARD launch the EShakti project for the first time?

Option 1: West Bengal and Assam

Option 2: Jharkhand and Maharashtra

Option 3: Uttar Pradesh and Punjab

Option 4: Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh

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 5.

Option 1: beseech
 

Option 2: extol

Option 3: deflect
 

Option 4:  signify