Question : The economic reforms in India led to the emergence of a new middle class that is characterized by:  
 

Option 1: Traditional values and lifestyles  
 

Option 2: High levels of agricultural involvement  
 

Option 3: Consumerist lifestyles and increased purchasing power  

Option 4: Strong ties to the rural economy  

Question : The transition in class structure in post-independence India is characterized by:  
  

Option 1: The disappearance of caste-based inequalities  
 

Option 2: The consolidation of feudal structures  
 

Option 3: The rise of a diverse middle class  

Option 4: The decline of the agricultural sector

Question : Complete the paragraphs to give them meanings

Although the share of cultivation in the in general GDP has reduced from around 60 per cent in the last two decades, its significance to the Indian financial system can barely be over stressed. _______ In the context of assuring food security and propagating comprehensive enlargement, strategies to refresh farming has become exceedingly pertinent.
(A) Financial deficits as a amount of the GDP have come down but are still high by international yardsticks.
(B) Infrastructural shortcomings can hold back further grown in the farming sector.
(C) Recent instability in agricultural creation has had its impact not only on economic but on price steadiness as well.

Option 1: A and B

Option 2: Only A

Option 3: Only C

Option 4: Only C

Option 5: B and C

Question : Urbanisation in India has led to the growth of:

Option 1: Slum settlements

Option 2: Agricultural activities

Option 3: Rural infrastructure

Option 4: Traditional handicrafts

Question : The National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) is an online trading platform for which type of agricultural produce?

Option 1: Fruits and vegetables
    

Option 2: Cereals and pulses
 

Option 3: Milk and dairy products

Option 4: Horticultural crops

Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

The locust is an insect that belongs to the family of grasshoppers. These insects are essentially harmless (1)____________they meet certain circumstances under which they (2) ___________more abundant and change their behaviour. India, Pakistan and Iran (3)____________currently thinking over the locust plague threat (4) ___________over their economies. When these locusts meet (5) ___________environmental conditions, they become gregarious and (6) ___________breeding abundantly. With their population becoming (7) ___________, they form swarms and keep moving (8) ___________areas damaging the crops. These swarms attacking (9) ____________and thereby devastating the entire agricultural economy is (10) ____________is commonly referred to as locust plague.

Question:
Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 10.

Option 1: who

Option 2: whom

Option 3: whose

Option 4: what

Question : The concept of "jobless growth" refers to:

Option 1: Economic growth without a significant increase in employment opportunities

Option 2: Economic growth driven by the agricultural sector

Option 3: Economic growth accompanied by a decrease in labor force participation

Option 4: Economic growth without any negative impact on the unemployment rate

Question : Commercial energy sources are primarily used for:

Option 1: Industrial purposes
   

Option 2: Residential heating
 

Option 3: Agricultural irrigation

Option 4: Public transportation

Question : The e-NAM (National Agricultural Market) platform was launched by the Indian government to facilitate:

Option 1: Online agricultural commodity trading
 

Option 2: Farmer producer organizations (FPOs)
 

Option 3: Crop insurance for farmers

Option 4: Rural electrification

Question : Assertion (A): The Indian government has taken a number of steps to enhance agricultural marketing.
Reason(R): Due to a lack of necessary market knowledge, farmers were frequently forced to sell at cheap prices.

Option 1: Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A)

Option 2: Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

Option 3: Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is False

Option 4: Assertion (A) is False but Reason (R) is true.