Question : Statement 1: The Integrated Rural Development Program (IRDP) was launched to alleviate rural poverty in India.

Statement 2: The IRDP primarily focused on providing employment opportunities in the agricultural sector.

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 : Statement 1: Labor market flexibility is essential for promoting employment growth in India.

Statement 2: Labor market flexibility refers to the ease of hiring and firing workers.

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 of the following is an achievement of the Women's Movement in India?  
 

Option 1: Implementation of the Green Revolution  
 

Option 2: Passage of the Domestic Violence Act  
 

Option 3: Development of smart cities  

Option 4: Increase in agricultural exports  

Question : Which organization is responsible for the implementation of skill development initiatives in India?

Option 1: Ministry of Finance

Option 2: Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

Option 3: Reserve Bank of India

Option 4: Ministry of Human Resource Development

Question :  Read the following text and answer the questions.

The world is becoming global rapidly. The national boundaries have become less significant with the interlinked effects of technology, information flows, and investment mobility. Human knowledge, particularly in the sphere of science and technology, is now growing at a pace that was indeed unthinkable even two decades ago.
The comparative advantage of a nation will be more and more influenced by its capacity to generate, absorb, adapt, and assimilate new technologies into the production process. If liberalization and globalization are not to create islands of prosperity surrounded by vast sea destitution, there has to be a firm commitment to human resource development and to the continuous upgrading of human skills and capabilities in the fast-changing world that we live in. The Indian policymakers are fully committed to building a society that is technologically sophisticated, economically progressive, and socially just, and humane.

The impact of globalization on education is now being felt in India. Indian entrepreneurs are also now investing in education. In the process of privatization of higher education in India, many good institutions have come up and have met the increasing demand for higher education mainly in the area of engineering, business administration, and medical education. But this process has also led to the mushroom growth of low-quality institutions without proper infrastructure, However, the expansion of higher education in India has resulted in increasing access to higher education even in rural areas of the country. In this process, Human Resource Development is taking place at a faster speed as compared to the earlier stage when the opportunities for higher education were limited. Globalization has promoted information technology in India. Indian students have excelled in the area of information technology over many other countries. Development taking place in the developed countries become available to Indian students, scholars, and practitioners through regular contacts and modern technology.

Question:
Choose the antonym of 'promote'.
 

Option 1: upgrade
 

Option 2: obstruct
 

Option 3: cherish
 

Option 4: bane

Question : Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde is the ______ Chief Justice of India.

Option 1: 48th

Option 2: 47th

Option 3: 50th

Option 4: 46th

Question : Comprehension:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

In a significant find, the Epigraphy Branch of the Archaeological Survey of India (1) ______ discovered the earliest epigraphic evidence so far for the Saptamatrika cult. It is also (2) ______ earliest Sanskrit inscription to have been discovered (3) ______ South India as of date. Saptamatrikas are a group of seven female deities worshipped in Hinduism as personifying the energy of their respective consorts. The inscription is in Sanskrit and in Brahmi characters and was (4) ______ by Satavahana King Vijaya in 207 A.D. The inscription came to light when some local villagers informed the authorities of the presence of a pillar with some engravings when they were restoring and (5) ______ the local Bheemeshwara temple.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.

Option 1: have

Option 2: has

Option 3: is

Option 4: are

Question : The 'flag-raising' ceremony by the Prime Minister of India on Independence Day is held at which of the following places in Delhi?

Option 1: Old fort

Option 2: Parliament House

Option 3: Rashtrapati Bhavan

Option 4: Red Fort

Question : Who was the first Indian Governor-General of India?

Option 1: B. R. Ambedkar

Option 2: C. Rajagopalachari

Option 3:  Rajendra Prasad

Option 4: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

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 number.

Marriages, birthday celebrations, meetings, conferences, seminars and many similar events layout (1) _________multi-course feasts with plenty of starters followed by the main course. Later, (2)___________ of food get dumped into dustbins, (3) _________of its value to the hungry poor. Most such gatherings serve buffets. The (4) __________of food wastage is more when people help themselves. They (5)_________. more than what they can eat only to waste the (6) _________Similar wastage is seen when hotels serve (7) _________breakfast buffets. Wherever food is free and (8) __________plenty, people take more. Those fortunate to have (9) _________food forget the plight of those who do not have (10) ___________to eat. Millions of people die of malnutrition and hunger in India.

Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 3.

Option 1: unmindful

Option 2: careful

Option 3: conscious

Option 4: inattentive