Pandit Panchaxara Gavaigalavar Arts College, Gadag All Questions

Question : As of 2022, there are ______ states in India.

Option 1: 30

Option 2: 28

Option 3: 31

Option 4: 21

Question : The States Reorganisation Act, which led to the linguistic reorganisation of states in India, was passed in which year?

Option 1: 1947

Option 2: 1950

Option 3: 1956

Option 4: 1961

Question :  Given below is a short passage followed by some items based on the passage. First, read the passage and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author only.

More than eight months after the national lockdown was announced in late March, urban India is learning to live with the Covid-19 pandemic. In fact, indicating a positive outlook for the future, many survey respondents in a recent survey say they plan to return to pre-lockdown levels of shopping, personal grooming, going to cinemas and socializing as pandemic fears continue to recede.
The survey findings highlight that the suppression of consumer demand because of fears of job losses and salary cuts could be coming to an end. Increasingly, urban Indians are showing increased confidence about the future of the economy. This could be an indicator of the possible 'pent-up demand' that several economists have been talking about - a demand that could be unleashed once a vaccine is developed and distributed, or when there are signs of the pandemic's spread reducing to negligible levels or vanishing totally.

Around 65 per cent of respondents said they had settled into new routines, or that they saw signs of the situation improving, or they had come to terms with the pandemic and were moving on with their lives. And since the survey was conducted before the news of the successful trials of the Pfizer vaccine for the coronavirus was announced, it is likely that the consumers are now even more positive in their outlook about the future.

Question:
Which one of the following is the antonym of the word 'outlook' in the passage?

Option 1: Indifference
 

Option 2: perspective
 

Option 3: viewpoint
 

Option 4: Interpretation 

Question : Which religious group of people celebrates the Nowruz festival in India?

Option 1: Jews

Option 2: Buddhists

Option 3: Parsis

Option 4: Jains

Question : Which is the biggest tax-paying sector in India as of 2016?

Option 1: Agriculture sector

Option 2: Industrial sector

Option 3: Transport sector

Option 4: Banking sector

Question : In which year did Mahatma Gandhi return to India from South Africa?

Option 1: 1915

Option 2: 1918

Option 3: 1920

Option 4: 1931

Question : Scheduled Castes in India are primarily associated with which of the following?

Option 1: Economic affluence

Option 2: Historical social disadvantage

Option 3: Political dominance

Option 4: Religious minorities

Question : The British Parliament transferred the powers of the East India Company to the British crown in ________.

Option 1: 1858

Option 2: 1909

Option 3: 1919

Option 4: 1773

Question : Who appoints the Chief Minister of any state in India?

Option 1:

President of India

Option 2:

Governor of state

Option 3:

Judge of High Court

Option 4: Attorney General of India

Question : According to Census 2011, which is the second largest religious minority in India?

Option 1: Christians

Option 2: Buddhist

Option 3: Sikhs

Option 4: Muslim