Question : Percentage of improved sanitation in different economies was-
 

Option 1: India-63, Pakistan-85, China-87
 

Option 2: India-54, Pakistan-98, China-68
 

Option 3: India-46, Pakistan-75, China-96
 

Option 4: India-40, Pakistan-64, China-77
 

Question : Which of the following organizations functions as an apex organization to provide quality school education?

Option 1: Universities Grants Commission

Option 2: All India Council of Technical Education

Option 3: National Council of Educational Research and Training

Option 4: Ministry of Education at the central level

Question : Which among the following is not a component of Lion Capital at Sarnath, India?

Option 1: Carved cow representing the South direction

Option 2: Figures of 4 lions

Option 3: Dharma Chakras

Option 4: Lotus base bell

Question : The strategy of planned industrialization in India aimed to:  
 

Option 1: Reduce the role of the private sector  
 

Option 2: Promote balanced regional development  
 

Option 3: Increase reliance on imported technology  

Option 4: Focus exclusively on export-oriented industries

Question : P.V. Sindhu, a famous badminton player from India, won the ___________Open title in July 2022.

Option 1: Thailand

Option 2: India

Option 3: Denmark

Option 4: Singapore

Question : Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
The Black Drongo also known as the King Crow, is a small Asian bird of the drongo family. Previously, it was seen as a subspecies of the African Fork-tailed Drongo but is now recognised as a full species. It is a common resident breeder in much of tropical southern Asia from southwest Iran through India and Sri Lanka to southern China and Indonesia. It is a wholly black bird with a distinctive forked tail and measures 28 cm in length.
Feeding on insects, it is commonly found in open agricultural areas and light forest areas throughout its range, perching conspicuously on a bare perch or along power or telephone lines.
The species is famous for its aggressive behaviour towards much larger birds, such as crows, and never hesitates to dive-bomb any birds of prey that invade its territory. Smaller birds often nest in the well-guarded vicinity of a nesting Black Drongo.
The Black Drongo has been introduced to some Pacific islands, where it has thrived and become abundant to the point of threatening and causing the extinction of native and endemic bird species there.
Drongos fly with strong flaps of the wing and are capable of fast manoeuvres that enable them to capture flying insects. With short legs, they sit upright on thorny bushes, bare perches or electricity wires. They may also perch on grazing animals.
The Black Drongo is found predominantly in open country and usually perches and hunts close to the ground. They are mostly aerial predators of insects but also glean from the ground or off vegetation.
They are found as summer visitors to northeastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan but are mainly resident south from the Indus Valley up to Bangladesh and into India and Sri Lanka.
Question:
What was the impact of trying to introduce the species to the Pacific islands?

Option 1: They decreased in numbers drastically.

Option 2: They returned to the lands of their origin.

Option 3: They proved to be a threat to the local birds.

Option 4: They did not survive in the changed climate conditions.

Question : Assertion: The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) guarantees 100 days of wage employment in rural areas.

Reason: MGNREGA aims to provide livelihood security and create durable assets in rural India.

Option 1: Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.

Option 2: Both assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

Option 3: Assertion is true, but the reason is false.

Option 4: Assertion is false, but the reason is true.

Question : Directions: A graph showing the price of rice in India during the years 2000 to 2003 is given below. Study the graph carefully and answer the questions.

The maximum difference in price between any two years was in the month of:

Option 1: January

Option 2: November

Option 3: March

Option 4: December

Question : Which Five-Year Plan marked the beginning of economic planning in India?

Option 1: First Five-Year Plan

Option 2: Second Five-Year Plan

Option 3: Third Five-Year Plan

Option 4: Fourth Five-Year Plan

Question : On 8th november 2016, with the announcement from Government of India, all the Rs 500 and Rs 1000 bank notes have ceased to be a legal tender. The government also announced the issuance of new Rs 500 and Rs 2000 banknotes in exchange for the demonetised bank notes. Identify the concept being described in the above lines.

Option 1: Globalisation 

Option 2: Liberalisation 

Option 3: Demonetisation 

Option 4: Privatisation