Pandit Panchaxara Gavaigalavar Arts College, Gadag All Questions

Question : Directions: 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:

Find out the word which is a synonym of 'significant' is:

Option 1: trivial
 

Option 2: minor
 

Option 3: idle
 

Option 4: notable

Question : Statement 1: The minimum support price (MSP) is a government-regulated price at which crops are procured from farmers.

Statement 2: The MSP is determined by the Food Corporation of India (FCI).

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 : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Nuclear power for civil use is well (1)__________ in India. Since building the two small boiling water reactors (2)_________ Tarapur in the 1960s, its civil nuclear strategy (3)________ directed towards complete independence in the nuclear fuel cycle, necessarily (4)________ it is excluded (5)_______ the 1970 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.

Option 1: at

Option 2: within

Option 3: from

Option 4: of

Question : In which two consecutive years was there no chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations of India?

Option 1: 2021 and 2022

Option 2: 2019 and 2020

Option 3: 2020 and 2021

Option 4: 2018 and 2019

Question : In pre-independence India, the social hierarchy in rural areas was largely based on:  
 

Option 1: Educational attainment  
 

Option 2: Industrial employment  
 

Option 3: Land ownership  

Option 4: Urban migration  

Question : Which of the following statements is not correct concerning the election of the President of India?

Option 1: He/She is indirectly elected by the elected MLAs and MPs.

Option 2: The President is elected for five years.

Option 3: All doubts and disputes in the President's election can be inquired into and decided by the Supreme Court and the High Courts.

Option 4: The election takes place by the principle of proportional representation.

Question : Which organization was established to oversee the process of disinvestment and privatization of public sector enterprises in India?

Option 1: Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

Option 2: Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

Option 3: Ministry of Finance

Option 4: Department of Disinvestment

Question : Fundamental Rights are mentioned in which part of the Constitution of India?

Option 1: Part IV

Option 2: Part III

Option 3: Part VI

Option 4: Part IX

Question : A key feature of economic liberalization in India was:  
 

Option 1: Strengthening of public sector monopolies  
 

Option 2: Deregulation and privatization  
 

Option 3: Increased emphasis on agricultural subsidies  

Option 4: Closure of foreign companies  

Question : Which of the following fuels is the largest contributor to the generation of electricity in India?

Option 1: Nuclear energy

Option 2: Diesel

Option 3: Coal

Option 4: Natural gas