Question : Angela Merkel, who won the Nansen Refugee Award in October 2022 is___________.

Option 1: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Option 2: Secretary-General of the United Nations

Option 3: President of Ukraine

Option 4: Former German Chancellor

Question : Joseph Francois Dupleix was the Governor General of which of the following East India Companies in India?

Option 1: Dutch

Option 2: French

Option 3: English

Option 4: Portuguese

Question : The Parliamentary Committee which scrutinises the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India is

Option 1: Estimates Committee

Option 2: Select Committee

Option 3: Public Accounts Committee

Option 4: None of these

Question :  ------------------ is the fund, the use of which is restricted either by the management or by the donor for a specific purpose.

Option 1: Restricted Fund

Option 2: General fund

Option 3: Capital Fund

Option 4: None of the above

Question : Which Governor General abolished the 'Sati System' in India?

Option 1: Lord Canning

Option 2: Lord Rippon

Option 3: Lord William Bentinck

Option 4: Lord Dalhousie

Question : Warren Hastings became the first Governor General of India in which year?

Option 1: 1767

Option 2: 1757

Option 3: 1773

Option 4: 1783

Question : There are certain words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Choose the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.

The decision made by the goverment of India to purchase crude oil at a discounted rate from Russia,  when the Putin goverment is bombing civilians in Ukraine, is 1) __________________ by many. 2)________________ to the Narendra Modi administration’s request to not to politicise the issue, in the current scenario the decision is as much political as it is economic, however much we may wish it were not.

While the major countries like US, Europe , Japan and Australia have made no secret revelation that India should  join them in 3) _____________________ Putin’s war, as the goverment of 141 countries who voted in favour of the UN General Assembly resolution did. Russia has intentionally offered the discount at the oil to show that India is among the ‘many’ countries that resist the Atlantic alliance’s attempt to 4) __________________ and punish Putin. On the other hand Xi’s China has suddenly discovered that Modi’s India is worth talking to: it will provide cover for the Xi government to not only 5) ________________ attention from its own support for Russia, but also to position itself as someone who is more willing to engage with the Atlantic alliance than India.

Choose the correct word to be used in the blank 4

Option 1:  isolate
 

Option 2: recapitulate
 

Option 3: jaded

Option 4: ramify

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.

A robot is a mechanical or virtual artificial agent, usually an electromechanical machine that is (1)______ by a computer programme or electronic circuitry. In general, robots can be autonomous or semi-autonomous and are now used in different fields. They have replaced (2)_______ in performing repetitive and dangerous tasks which humans prefer not to do, or are unable to do because of size limitations, or which take place in extreme (3)________ such as outer space or the bottom of the sea. For instance, robots can now be used in industry, as in car manufacturing, or they can be used in homes to do the (4)_______. Some robots may respond to speech or even be medical operating tools. There are concerns about the increasing use of robots and their role in society. Robots are blamed for the rising (5)________ as they replace workers in increasing numbers of functions.
 

Question:

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

Option 1: network

Option 2: housework

Option 3: software

Option 4: handwork