Question : The poverty line is defined as the minimum level of income required to meet the:

Option 1: Basic needs of a family

Option 2: Luxurious lifestyle of a family

Option 3: Expenses of education and healthcare only

Option 4: Expenses of food and clothing only

Question : Physical education programmes are structured in such a way that they teach the essential unity in the diversity of national life, and games and sports try to inculcate in them the essential qualities of communal harmony and fellow feelings. Youth festivals of sports and similar competitions organized throughout the country will go a long way in harmonising their thoughts and efforts. In fact playgrounds are laboratories of the society where socially useful actions can be moulded, refined and human approach to life can be practiced. For building up a new generation of men and women committed to the process of national and international integration, and appropriate training and motivation of the individuals is imperative. All this is possible through the medium of sound programmes of physical education, games and sports, which act as a dynamic charging- force- never compromising with the status quo of the traditional thinking, attitudes and habits. Undoubtedly, Sports and games play a vital role in strengthening national as well as international understanding.
Question:
The passage suggests that youth festival of sports help in:

Option 1: Harmonising thoughts and efforts

Option 2: Bringing youth together

Option 3: Preparing a common platform

Option 4: Providing information

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.

Education (1)_____ both the teaching and learning of knowledge, proper conduct, and technical competency. It thus (2)____ on the cultivation of skills, trades, or professions, as well as mental, moral, and aesthetic development. Formal education consists of systematic instruction, teaching and training by (3)____ teachers. This consists of the application of pedagogy and the development of curricula. The right to education is a (4)_____ human right. Educational systems are established to provide education and (5)_______, often for children and the young.

Question: 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.

Option 1: fundamental

Option 2: personal

Option 3: beautiful

Option 4: long standing

Question : Physical education programmes are structured in such a way that they teach the essential unity in the diversity of national life, and games and sports try to inculcate in them the essential qualities of communal harmony and fellow feelings. Youth festivals of sports and similar competitions organized throughout the country will go a long way in harmonising their thoughts and efforts. In fact playgrounds are laboratories of the society where socially useful actions can be moulded, refined and human approach to life can be practiced. For building up a new generation of men and women committed to the process of national and international integration, and appropriate training and motivation of the individuals is imperative. All this is possible through the medium of sound programmes of physical education, games and sports, which act as a dynamic charging- force- never compromising with the status quo of the traditional thinking, attitudes and habits. Undoubtedly, Sports and games play a vital role in strengthening national as well as international understanding.
Question:
According to the author, National and international understanding is strengthened through:

Option 1: Literature

Option 2: Education

Option 3: Sports and games

Option 4: Community programmes

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:

Which area has shown significant rise in the past decade?

Option 1: Human knowledge in the field of science and technology

Option 2: Increase in the production process

Option 3: Financial growth of the market 
 

Option 4: Resource development

Question : These principles enable refinment of Management practices as well as by facilitating the development of new management techniques. The given statement shows which significance of principles of management?

Option 1: Fulfilling social responsibility

Option 2: Management training education and research

Option 3: Scientific decisions

Option 4: None of the above

Question : Which organisation, formerly known as the Imperial Council of Agricultural Research and founded on July 16, 1929, is in charge of agricultural research and education in India?

Option 1: Food Corporation of India (FCI)

Option 2: Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)

Option 3: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)

Option 4: Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)

Question : Athens a city- state in the eastern Greece, was the antithesis of Sparta. Here the democratic way of life flourished and consequently it had a great bearing on the objectives of physical education. An ideal of Athenian education was to achieve a proper balance in moral, mental, physical and aesthetic development.
Gymnastics for the you were practiced in the palaestra. Instruction in gymnasium were given by paidotribe and also a gymnast. The paidotribe had charge of the general physical training program, whereas the gymnast was a specialist responsible for training youth in gymnastic contests. The chief official at the gymnasium, in overall in-charge was called a gymnasiarch. Gymnasium Became a physical,social and intellectual centres of Greece. Maine such as Plato, Aristotle and Antisthenes were responsible for making such gymnasium as the academy,lyceum and kynosarages as outstanding intellectual centres. In keeping with close association between physical education and religion, each gymnasium recognised a particular deity. For example the academy recognised Athena; the lyceum, Apollo; and kynosarages, Hercules.
During the time games were held, a truce was declared by all city states in Greece, and it was believed that if the truce was broken, the wrath of Gods will fall on the guilty. Before competition an oath had to be taken that athletes would not use illegal tactics to win, to which father's brothers and sisters also had to swear. The Olympic games were held in 77 BC. And continued until abolished by the Romans in AD394. However, they have since been presumed and today head every fourth year.
Question:
Who was the antithesis of Sparta?

Option 1: Objectives of physical education

Option 2: Ideals of Athenian education

Option 3: Democratic way of life

Option 4: Aesthetic development

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 : Article 41 of the Indian Constitution, "Right to Work, to Education, and Public Assistance in Certain Cases" deals with:

Option 1: the Union Government

Option 2: the Directive Principles of State Policy

Option 3: the State Government

Option 4: the Fundamental Rights of the Indian citizens