Question : Which of the following countries has formed an association (BRICS) of five major emerging national economies?

Option 1: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa

Option 2: Brussels, Russia, India, Chile, South Africa

Option 3: Brussels, Russia, India, Chile, Switzerland

Option 4: Brazil, Romania, India, China, Switzerland

Question : What was one of the major challenges faced by the new nation state of India after gaining independence?

Option 1: Adopting a new national anthem

Option 2: Establishing diplomatic relations with all countries

Option 3: Integrating princely states into the Indian Union

Option 4: Deciding the official language of the country

Question : What was a major political change in India during the 1940 s that led to its independence?

Option 1: The end of the British Raj

Option 2: The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

Option 3: The establishment of the League of Nations

Option 4: The formation of the United Nations

Question :  There are few words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Pick up the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.

The Global maize production across the world is worth billions of dollars annually and is a major contributing factor to global food security because it’s a 1) ______________ food for billions of people. Majority of the maize production depends on natural rainfall, making it 2) ______________ to variable rainfall patterns.

This limitation is likely to get intense in the future as it is anticipated that the climate change is going to lower rainfall in many regions of the world. This could decrease 3) ______________ by 10% by the time global temperature has risen by 4º C.  Another challenge of droughts are also likely to become more 4) ______________ and severe. The increase in temperatures are also predicted for many parts of the world which will  have direct effects on the productivity and growth of maize. High temprature will also lead to more 5) ______________, which means that plants lose more water.

Choose the correct word to be used in blank 3.

Option 1: reconciliation

Option 2: sanctions
 

Option 3: yields
 

Option 4: annoyance

Question : Which of the following states is not a major producer of fertilisers?

Option 1: Himachal Pradesh

Option 2: Gujarat

Option 3: Maharashtra

Option 4: Uttar Pradesh

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.

When he died on 27 November 1953, Gladstone O'Neill was (1)______recognised as one of the major dramatists of the modern world. Four times a Pulitzer Prize-winner, he had also been (2)______the 1936 Nobel Prize for Literature. His plays have been translated into most major languages and read by more people than those of (3)_____other playwright except W Shakespeare and maybe G Bernard Shaw. O'Neill was a puzzle to his friends - a genuinely shy, brooding, complicated man in whom (4)_____alternated with touching kindness. He was both, naive and worldly. One biographer found him "sentimental one instant, hard as nails the next." His widow, after 26 years with O'Neill, said, "To (5)_____his work you must understand the man, for the work and the man are one."

Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.

Option 1: prepare

Option 2: produce

Option 3: understand

Option 4: demonstrate

Question : What was a major challenge faced by artisans in the late 18th-century rural society due to colonial policies?

Option 1: Lack of raw materials
 

Option 2: Competition with imported goods
 

Option 3: Restricted access to markets
 

Option 4: Over-regulation by local authorities

Question : What was a major consequence of the development of the Mumbai Port on the city's urban landscape in the 19th century?  

Option 1: The decline in traditional fishing communities  

Option 2: The expansion of the city's industrial zones  
 

Option 3: The increase in green spaces and parks  

Option 4: The reduction of the city's cultural diversity 

Question :  There are few words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Pick up the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.

The Global maize production across the world is worth billions of dollars annually and is a major contributing factor to global food security because it’s a 1) ______________ food for billions of people. Majority of the maize production depends on natural rainfall, making it 2) ______________ to variable rainfall patterns.

This limitation is likely to get intense in the future as it is anticipated that the climate change is going to lower rainfall in many regions of the world. This could decrease 3) ______________ by 10% by the time global temperature has risen by 4º C.  Another challenge of droughts are also likely to become more 4) ______________ and severe. The increase in temperatures are also predicted for many parts of the world which will  have direct effects on the productivity and growth of maize. High temprature will also lead to more 5) ______________, which means that plants lose more water.

Choose the correct word to be used in blank 1.

Option 1: deficit
 

Option 2: mutinous
 

Option 3: meagre
 

Option 4:  staple

Question : Statement 1: The major challenges to power generation in India include insufficient fuel supply and transmission losses.

Statement 2: Power theft and distribution inefficiencies are significant contributors to transmission losses.

Option 1: Both statements are true.
 

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

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

Option 4: Both statements are false.