Pandit Panchaxara Gavaigalavar Arts College, Gadag All Questions

Question : In which of the following events did India not win any medal at the Summer Olympics 2020 (played in 2021)?

Option 1: Men's hockey.

Option 2: Women's singles badminton.

Option 3: Men's javelin throw.

Option 4: Women's hockey.

Question : Which of the following is not a function of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)?

Option 1: Regulating the stock market

Option 2: Regulating the mutual fund industry
 

Option 3: Regulating the insurance industry

Option 4: Protecting the interests of investors

Question : Which one of the following coasts of India is most affected by violent tropical cyclones?

Option 1: Malabar

Option 2: Andhra Pradesh

Option 3: Konkan

Option 4: Gujarat

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.

In a significant find, the Epigraphy Branch of the Archaeological Survey of India (1) ______ discovered the earliest epigraphic evidence so far for the Saptamatrika cult. It is also (2) ______ earliest Sanskrit inscription to have been discovered (3) ______ South India as of date. Saptamatrikas are a group of seven female deities worshipped in Hinduism as personifying the energy of their respective consorts. The inscription is in Sanskrit and in Brahmi characters and was (4) ______ by Satavahana King Vijaya in 207 A.D. The inscription came to light when some local villagers informed the authorities of the presence of a pillar with some engravings when they were restoring and (5) ______ the local Bheemeshwara temple. 
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.

Option 1: repairing

Option 2: removing

Option 3: healing

Option 4: praying

Question : Anglo India Ltd. has an Operating Profit Ratio of 10%. To maintain this ratio at 15%, management may ____________.

Option 1: Increase selling price of Stock in-trade.

Option 2: Reduce Cost of Revenue from Operations.

Option 3: Increase selling price of Stock-in-Trade and to reduce Cost of Revenue from Operations.

Option 4: None of the above

Question : Pathans in North-West India organised the society of Khudai Khidmatgars, popularly known as Red Shirt, under whose leadership?

Option 1: Muhammad Ali

Option 2: Mukhtar Ansari

Option 3: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Option 4: Hasrat Mohani

Question : Which of the following appoints the Prime Minister of India?

Option 1: President of India

Option 2: Chief Justice of India

Option 3: Attorney General of India

Option 4: Governor

Question : Concerning communication, 'Doordarshan' in India is a___________.

Option 1: national web browser

Option 2: national radio channel

Option 3: national television channel

Option 4: national newspaper

Question : The motive of the British behind Infrastructure development in India was 
 

Option 1: To serve various colonial interest, like mobilising the army and shifting raw materials.
 

Option 2: To use export surplus to make payments for expenses incurred by office set up by the colonial government in Britain.
 

Option 3: To get raw material from India achieve great and to sell finished British goods in India at a higher price.
 

Option 4: All of the above.
 

Question : Which institution has launched the project E-Shakti for the digitisation of all members of self-help groups in India?

Option 1: Small Industries Development Bank of India

Option 2: The Securities and Exchange Board of India

Option 3: Industrial Finance Corporation of India

Option 4: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development