Question : Which among the following banks launched the "Gram Seva Program" across six states in India in October 2022?

Option 1: Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India

Option 2: Reserve Bank of India

Option 3: State Bank of India

Option 4: Housing Development Finance Corporation

Question : Which of the following is not a function of the National Housing Bank?

Option 1: Regulating the housing finance sector
 

Option 2: Providing credit to the housing sector
 

Option 3: Developing housing infrastructure

Option 4: Regulating the stock market

Question : What was the primary challenge in resettling refugees after the partition of India?  
 

Option 1: Language barriers  
 

Option 2: Lack of employment opportunities  
 

Option 3: Religious conflicts  

Option 4: Housing shortages  

Question : What are the three aspects or dimensions of rural development?

Option 1: housing, urban planning, economic

Option 2: agricultural, animal husbandry, horticulture

Option 3: drainage, roads, and airways

Option 4: social, economic, and political
 

Question : Comprehension:
An endangered species is a type of organism that is threatened by extinction. Species become endangered for two main reasons: loss of habitat and loss of genetic variation. A loss of habitat can happen naturally. Dinosaurs, for instance, lost their habitat about 65 million years ago. The hot, dry climate of the Cretaceous period changed very quickly, most likely because of an asteroid striking the Earth. The impact of the asteroid forced debris into the atmosphere, reducing the amount of heat and light that reached Earth's surface. The dinosaurs were unable to adapt to this new, cooler habitat. Dinosaurs became endangered, then extinct. Human activity can also contribute to a loss of habitat. Development for housing, industry, and agriculture reduces the habitat of native organisms. This can happen in several different ways.

Development can directly eliminate habitat and native species. In the Amazon rainforest of South America, developers have cleared hundreds of thousands of acres. To "clear" a piece of land is to remove all trees and vegetation from it. The Amazon rainforest is cleared for cattle ranches, logging, and urban use. Development can also endanger species indirectly. Some species, such as fig trees in the rainforest, may provide habitat for other species. As trees are destroyed, species that depend on that tree habitat may also become endangered. Tree crowns provide habitat in the canopy, or top layer, of a rainforest. Plants such as vines, fungi such as mushrooms, and insects such as butterflies live in the rainforest canopy. So do hundreds of species of tropical birds and mammals, such as monkeys. As trees are cut down, this habitat is lost. Species have less room to live and reproduce.

Based on the passage above, choose the correct option for the following question.

Question

Which of the following do not live in the canopy of the Amazon rain forests?

Option 1: Monkey

Option 2: Crocodiles

Option 3: Vines

Option 4: Butterflies

Question : Meri Policy Mere Hath scheme was launched by________Ministry of India in 2022.

Option 1: Human Resource Development

Option 2: Social Justice and Empowerment

Option 3: Housing and Urban Affairs

Option 4: Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare

Question : Which of the following is not a type of financial market?

Option 1: Stock market
  

Option 2: Commodity market
 

Option 3: Housing market

Option 4: Labor market

Question : Which of the following poverty alleviation programs focuses on the provision of affordable housing to the urban poor?

Option 1: Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)

Option 2: Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

Option 3: National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)

Option 4: Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)

Question : Statement 1: Urbanization rates in India, Pakistan, and China have been steadily declining.

Statement 2: Rapid urbanization has resulted in various challenges such as housing shortages and environmental pollution.

Option 1: Both statements are true.

Option 2: Both statements are false.

Option 3: Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false.

Option 4: Statement 2 is true, Statement 1 is false.

Question : Comprehension:
An endangered species is a type of organism that is threatened by extinction. Species become endangered for two main reasons: loss of habitat and loss of genetic variation. A loss of habitat can happen naturally. Dinosaurs, for instance, lost their habitat about 65 million years ago. The hot, dry climate of the Cretaceous period changed very quickly, most likely because of an asteroid striking the Earth. The impact of the asteroid forced debris into the atmosphere, reducing the amount of heat and light that reached Earth's surface. The dinosaurs were unable to adapt to this new, cooler habitat. Dinosaurs became endangered, then extinct. Human activity can also contribute to a loss of habitat. Development for housing, industry, and agriculture reduces the habitat of native organisms. This can happen in several different ways.

Development can directly eliminate habitat and native species. In the Amazon rainforest of South America, developers have cleared hundreds of thousands of acres. To "clear" a piece of land is to remove all trees and vegetation from it. The Amazon rainforest is cleared for cattle ranches, logging, and urban use. Development can also endanger species indirectly. Some species, such as fig trees in the rainforest, may provide habitat for other species. As trees are destroyed, species that depend on that tree habitat may also become endangered. Tree crowns provide habitat in the canopy, or top layer, of a rainforest. Plants such as vines, fungi such as mushrooms, and insects such as butterflies live in the rainforest canopy. So do hundreds of species of tropical birds and mammals, such as monkeys. As trees are cut down, this habitat is lost. Species have less room to live and reproduce.

Based on the passage above, choose the correct option for the following question.

Question

According to the passage, which of the following are the two main reasons for species becoming endangered species?

Option 1: Loss of sunlight and Loss of water

Option 2: Loss of roads and loss of hunting grounds

Option 3: Loss of habitat and Loss of genetic variation

Option 4: Acid rain and floods