Question : Given below is a short passage followed by some items based on the passage. First, read the passage and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author only.

More than eight months after the national lockdown was announced in late March, urban India is learning to live with the Covid-19 pandemic. In fact, indicating a positive outlook for the future, many survey respondents in a recent survey say they plan to return to pre-lockdown levels of shopping, personal grooming, going to cinemas and socializing as pandemic fears continue to recede.
The survey findings highlight that the suppression of consumer demand because of fears of job losses and salary cuts could be coming to an end. Increasingly, urban Indians are showing increased confidence about the future of the economy. This could be an indicator of the possible 'pent-up demand' that several economists have been talking about - a demand that could be unleashed once a vaccine is developed and distributed, or when there are signs of the pandemic's spread reducing to negligible levels or vanishing totally.

Around 65 per cent of respondents said they had settled into new routines, or that they saw signs of the situation improving, or they had come to terms with the pandemic and were moving on with their lives. And since the survey was conducted before the news of the successful trials of the Pfizer vaccine for the coronavirus was announced, it is likely that the consumers are now even more positive in their outlook about the future.

Question:

What predications are made by the economist reagrding the consumer demand?

 

Option 1: People are settled in their routines 
 

Option 2: There will be further suppression in demand 
 

Option 3: Suppression of demand will be coming to an end 

Option 4: People still fear of the loss of jobs and salary cuts

Question : In India, the financial year runs from_______ to________.

Option 1: April 1 or March 31

Option 2: February 1 , January 31

Option 3: July 1 , June 31

Option 4: January 1, December 31

Question : Who took charge as the chairman of The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India in March 2022?

Option 1: Debasish Panda

Option 2: Ajay Bhushan Pandey

Option 3: Sanjeev Sanyal

Option 4: Ashwin Yardi

Question : According to the Ministry of Power, Government of India, which is the largest energy source of India? (as of March 2023)

Option 1: Hydro power

Option 2: Tidal energy

Option 3: Coal

Option 4: Solar energy

Question : Which of the following defence or para-military forces of India has instituted a special "Shakti Award" in March 2020, which will be annually presented to chosen personnel who work for the empowerment of women?

Option 1: Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)

Option 2: Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)

Option 3: Indian Coast Guard (ICG)

Option 4: Indian Army

Question : The Mughal Gardens, situated on the premises of Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the President of India in New Delhi, are open to the public in the months of ___ every year.

Option 1: January and February

Option 2: February and March

Option 3: March and April

Option 4: April and May

Question : Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.

A. Between the fifth and eighth of May, the tiny hatchlings began to come out from the sand.
B. In late March, the turtles settled on the Gahirmatha beach to lay eggs in the sand.
C. And now they are making their journey towards the sea.
D. Thousands of baby Olive Ridley turtles have hatched on a beach in eastern India.

Option 1: BDCA

Option 2: DACB

Option 3: CBDA

Option 4: DBAC

Question : At Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium, India defeated Australia by how many wickets in the first ODI of the three-match series in March 2023?

Option 1: 4 wickets

Option 2: 6 wickets

Option 3: 2 wickets

Option 4: 5 wickets