Question :  What was a significant outcome of the first three general elections in India?

Option 1:  Formation of coalition governments

Option 2:  Emergence of a multi-party system

Option 3:  Dominance of the Indian National Congress

Option 4:  Introduction of the electronic voting system

Question : Statement 1: The National Policy on Older Persons provides financial assistance to unemployed senior citizens.

Statement 2: The policy aims to improve the quality of life and social security for older persons in India.

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 1 is false, statement 2 is true.

Question : Which countries are separated by the McMahon Line?

Option 1: India-Bangladesh

Option 2: India-Pakistan

Option 3: India-China

Option 4: India-Nepal

Question : What was a major criticism of the suspension of Five-year Plans in India?

Option 1: It led to over-dependence on foreign aid.

Option 2: It hindered long-term economic planning.

Option 3: It resulted in excessive privatization of industries.

Option 4: It caused a decline in agricultural productivity.

Question : Comprehension:

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

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced another successful mission. ISRO chairman S. Somanath said that three small satellites successfully separated and were injected into orbit. ISRO launched three small satellites powered by its SSLV-D2 launch vehicle from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on February 10, 2023, at 09:18 AM IST. The launch vehicle was carrying EOS-07, Janus-1 & AzaadiSAT-2 satellites and aimed to inject them into a 450 km circular orbit. The launch took place at the first launch pad at SDSC SHAR,
Sriharikota. The SSLV-D2 had to take a 15-minute flight to inject EOS-07, Janus-1, and AzaadiSAT-2 satellites into a 450 km circular lower orbit. “It is configured with three solid propulsion stages and a velocity terminal module. It is a 34 m tall, 2 m diameter vehicle having a lift-off mass of 120 t,” said ISRO. The EOS-07 satellite weighs 156.3 kg and is made by ISRO.

About 13 minutes into its flight, the SSLV rocket ejected EOS-07 and soon after that the other two satellites Janus-1 and AzaadiSAT-2 were ejected — all at an altitude of 450 km, said ISRO.

With the new rocket in its portfolio, ISRO will have three rockets — Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and its variants (cost about Rs 200 crore), Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-MkII cost about Rs 272 crore and LVM3 Rs 434 crore) and SSLV (Development cost of three rockets about Rs 56 crore each) and production cost may go down later.

“New experiments include mm-Wave Humidity Sounder and Spectrum Monitoring Payload. Janus-1, a 10.2 kg satellite belongs to ANTARIS, USA. An 8.7 kg satellite AzaadiSAT-2 is a combined effort of about 750 girl students across India guided by Space Kidz India, Chennai,” it added.

SSLV caters to the launch of up to 500 kg satellites to Low Earth Orbits on a ‘launch-on-demand’ basis. “It provides low-cost access to Space, offers low turn-around time and flexibility in accommodating multiple satellites, and demands minimal launch infrastructure,” as per a statement by ISRO.

Question:

Which satellite was injected into the orbit first?

Option 1: EOS-07

Option 2: Janus 1

Option 3: AzaadiSAT-2

Option 4: Antaris

Question : Which of the following cities is also known as the 'Zero-mile centre' of India?

Option 1: Jabalpur

Option 2: Allahabad

Option 3: Nagpur

Option 4: Delhi

Question : Who is the highest law officer in India?

Option 1: Vice President of India

Option 2: Chief Justice of India

Option 3: Attorney General of India

Option 4: Solicitor General of India

Question : Which of the following are the part of national income?

1. Profit earned by foreign companies in India.
2. Expenditure on adding a floor to the building.
3. Internet on public debt.
4. Receipts from sale of land.

Option 1: 1,2&3

Option 2: Only 1

Option 3: Only 1&2

Option 4: 1,2,3&4

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.

An infection is said to be endemic when the rate of occurance becomes static in a particular 1)________________ region, which means that main cause of the disease  — SARS-CoV-2 in this particular case — it is likely to exist but will not lead to large 2)_______________ as witnessed over the last two years.
Although it has been seen that the total number of infections in India is constantly 3)_______________, experts say they cannot provide a fixed timeline as when the disease will become endemic. It will all be dependent on the number of  people who are susceptible to this pathogen, vaccination rates, and also to emergence of new variants that are able to overcome the immune response.
“Endemic means that the virus will still remain in the population and there will be 4)_____________ ups and downs  as and when the favourable condition of the virus will exist. For example, we have seen that the seasonal flu  the number for which goes up in the winters and or especially when the season is changing because of lower immunity in people ,on the other hand we have seen the dengue cases rising after monsoons because of the availability of vectors. Covid-19 also may become seasonal and cause disease in the 5)_______________,” said Dr Pramod Garg, who is currently the director of Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI)-Faridabad.

Choose the correct word to be used in blank 5.

Option 1:  vulnerable
 

Option 2:  heroic
 

Option 3: dichotomy 

Option 4: binary

Question : Which factor contributes to the uneven population distribution in India?

Option 1: Uniform economic development

Option 2: Equitable access to resources

Option 3: Regional variations in climate and terrain

Option 4: Consistent infrastructure across states