Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Although the (1)______in the Supreme Court arise out of the judgements or orders made by the Subordinate Courts including the High Courts, but of late the Supreme Court has started entertaining (2)______in which interest of the public at large is involved, and the Court can be moved by any (3)_______or group of persons either by filing a Writ Petition at the Filing Counter of the Court or by (4)________a letter to Hon'ble the Chief Justice of India highlighting the question of public importance for (5)_______this jurisdiction.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.

Option 1: tangents

Option 2: jams

Option 3: matters

Option 4: means

Question : Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
With an impressive growth in yields, Telangana now claims to be transforming into the rice bowl of India. The Food Corporation of India (FCl) has procured 52 lakh tonnes of paddy from Telangana alone, which is more than half of the national target of 91 lakh tonnes. The state's harvests have nearly doubled in a year. Paddy production is up 93%, maize 95%, and cotton 74%, according to the Telangana Planning Department.

The state is also making its mark as a producer of paddy seed. "About 85% of our village's paddy is of a fine variety that farmers in MP, Haryana, Bengal, and Bihar use as seed," said a farmer in Anksapur Village in Nizamabad district. The seed crop sells at a premium over the state's minimum support price for paddy.

Question:
"The state is also making its mark as a producer of paddy seed." The expression underlined in the sentence means that the state is:

Option 1: drawing a mark on the map of India for paddy seeds

Option 2: trying to become number one in producing paddy seeds

Option 3: being praised for producing quality paddy seeds

Option 4: being noticed or recognised as a major supplier of paddy seeds

Question : The motive of the British behind the De-industrialisation was
 

Option 1: To serve various colonial interest, like mobilising the army and shifting raw materials.
 

Option 2: To use export surplus to make payments for expenses incurred by office set up by the colonial government in Britain.
 

Option 3: To get raw material from India achieve great and to sell finished British goods in India at a higher price.
 

Option 4: All of the above.
 

Question : Which of the institutions has the final authority to interpret the Constitution of India?

Option 1: Parliament

Option 2: Supreme Court of India

Option 3: President

Option 4: Attorney General Of India

Question : The governer -General of India who initiated the introduction of English in India was 

Option 1: Lord Curzon.

Option 2: Lord Macaulay.

Option 3: Lord Bentinck .

Option 4: Lord Hastings .

Question : During which Five-year Plan was the suspension of the planning process observed in India?

Option 1: First Five-year Plan

Option 2: Third Five-year Plan

Option 3: Fifth Five-year Plan

Option 4: Sixth Five-year Plan

Question : The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act was enacted in India in the year:

Option 1: 1950

Option 2: 1976

Option 3: 1989

Option 4: 2005

Question : Which Part of the Constitution of India reflects the Fundamental Duties?

Option 1: Part X

Option 2: Part XII

Option 3: Part IV-A

Option 4: Part IX-B

Question : As per the Constitution of India, Panchayats at the intermediate level may not be constituted in a state having a population not exceeding:

Option 1: twenty-five lakh

Option 2: twenty lakh

Option 3: twelve lakh

Option 4: fifteen lakh

Question : Which technological innovation was a key component of the Green Revolution in India?

Option 1: Biotechnology

Option 2: Information Technology

Option 3: High-yielding variety seeds

Option 4: Renewable energy sources