Question : Assertion: Overpopulation is a cause of poverty in India.

Reason: High population density strains resources, leading to inadequate distribution and increased poverty.

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 : Statement 1: The Industrial Policy Resolution of 1956 aimed to promote the development of the public sector in India.

Statement 2: The resolution emphasized the role of private enterprises in industrial growth.

Option 1: Both statements are true.
 

Option 2: Both statements are false.
 

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

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

Question : Case Study 38:

A consumer bought a household appliance and found that the packaging did not carry important safety instructions. The consumer's child got injured while using the appliance. What authority can take action against the manufacturer for this negligence?

Option 1: District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum

Option 2: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)

Option 3: State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Option 4: National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Question : Which State of India shows the lowest population as per Census 2011?

Option 1: Manipur

Option 2: Tripura

Option 3: Puducherry

Option 4: Sikkim

Question : Which of the following is not a function of the Reserve Bank of India?

Option 1: Controlling inflation

Option 2: Regulating foreign exchange

Option 3: Issuing currency notes

Option 4: Regulating the stock market

Question : Ustad Bismillah Khan, an Indian musician credited with popularising the shehnai, received which honour from the Government of India in 2001?

Option 1: Bharat Ratna

Option 2: Padma Shri

Option 3: Padma Vibhushan

Option 4: Padma Bhushan

Question : In which year was the first general election held in India?

Option 1: 1947

Option 2: 1950

Option 3: 1951-52

Option 4: 1955

Question : The Green Revolution in India was primarily focused on increasing the production of which crop?

Option 1: Wheat
  

Option 2: Rice
 

Option 3: Maize

Option 4: Pulses

Question : Comprehension:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Swarms of the desert locust, which invaded India via Pakistan in April, have made (1)_____ way to at least five states, (2)____ a trail of destruction in their (3)_____. Desert locusts move in large groups, (4)_____ swarms, and can eat crops up (5)_____ their own weight every day. When millions of (6)____ descend on a crop, they destroy (7)_____. The desert locust is considered the (8)_____ destructive migratory pest in the world (9)_____ a single swarm covering one square kilometre can (10)____ up to 80 million locusts. As per eyewitnesses, the swarm which entered India from Pakistan was about two to three kilometres long.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option for blank number 9.

Option 1: since

Option 2: though

Option 3: despite

Option 4: across

Question : Statement 1: The Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act provides social security benefits to workers in the unorganized sector.

Statement 2: The act ensures a minimum wage for all workers 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.