Question : When was 'Vayudoot' airline set up in India?

Option 1: 1981

Option 2: 1991

Option 3: 1971

Option 4: 1969

Question : Comprehension:

Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.

New Delhi: India is set to surpass China as the world's most populous country in 2023, with each counting more than 1.4 billion residents this year, a United Nations report said on Monday, warning that high fertility would challenge economic growth.

The world's population, estimated to reach 8 billion by November 15 this year, could grow to 8.5 billion in 2030 and 10.4 billion in 2100 as the pace of mortality slows, said the report released on World Population Day.

India's population was 1.21 billion in 2011, according to the domestic census, which is conducted once a decade. The government had deferred the 2021 census due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The world's population was growing at its slowest pace since 1950, having fallen below 1 per cent in 2020, UN estimates showed.

In 2021, the average fertility of the world's population stood at 2.3 births per woman over a lifetime, having fallen from about 5 births in 1950. Global fertility is projected to decline further to 2.1 births per woman by 2050.

Referring to an earlier World Health Organisation report estimating about 14.9 million deaths relating to the COVID-19 pandemic between January 2020 and December 2021, the UN report said global life expectancy at birth fell to 71 years in 2021 from 72.8 years in 2019, mostly due to the pandemic.

The United Nations said more than half of the projected increase in the global population up to 2050 will be concentrated in eight countries: the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Tanzania. Countries in sub-Saharan Africa are expected to contribute more than half of the increase anticipated through 2050.

However, the population of 61 countries is projected to decrease by 1% or more between 2022 and 2050, driven by a fall in fertility.

Question:
After reading the above passage, it can be inferred that it is

Option 1: a news item

Option 2: a research report

Option 3: a magazine article

Option 4: a survey report

Question : Who made the use of gunpowder common in North India to defeat enemies?

Option 1: Ibrahim Lodi

Option 2: Babur

Option 3: Daulat Khan Lodi

Option 4: Rana Sanga

Question : In which year the Constituent Assembly of India started functioning?

Option 1: 1945

Option 2: 1946

Option 3: 1947

Option 4: 1948

Question : The Minimum Support Price (MSP) for agricultural produce in India is announced by which organization?

Option 1: Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

Option 2: Ministry of Agriculture

Option 3: Food Corporation of India (FCI)

Option 4: Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Question : Which country among India, Pakistan, and China has the highest Human Development Index (HDI)?

Option 1: India

Option 2: Pakistan

Option 3: China

Option 4: Cannot be determined

Question : There are few 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.

Cricket is not just considered a sport in India; it’s a passion, an emotion, and often 1) _________________ into a religion! But just like any other activity, the larger the scale, the greater is its ecological 2) _________________.

3) _________________ suggest that amount of water needed to maintain a cricket pitch – at roughly 20,000 litres per day – can serve the daily drinking water needs of around 2,600 people. So, this is one of the reason that the board that controls cricket in India and its most-popular league are looking at ways to 4) _________________ some environmental impacts related with the country’s most loved sport.
One of the step taken in order to contribute for the same happened on May 9, 2022, when Rajasthan Royals joined hands with the energy management and automation firm Schneider Electric to host the first carbon-5) _________________ cricket match against Delhi Capitals on May 11.

 Choose the correct word to be used in blank 1.

Option 1: dissident
 

Option 2: bestows
 

Option 3: adjourn
 

Option 4: transcends

Question : What impact does urbanization have on social structures in India?

Option 1: It strengthens traditional caste hierarchies

Option 2: It leads to the dissolution of joint families

Option 3: It promotes gender segregation

Option 4: It increases rural prosperity

Question : Which program aims to provide social security coverage to rural landless households in India?

Option 1: Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)
 

Option 2: Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya Yojana (DAY-NRLM)
   

Option 3: Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA)

Option 4: Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)

Question :

Directions: In the following question, select the related word from the given alternatives.
Hockey : India :: Baseball : ?

Option 1: China

Option 2: Australia

Option 3: France

Option 4: USA