Questions

In    the    elections    to    the    provincial legislatures in 1937 in British India

1.only  about  10  to  12  percent  of  the population had the right to vote

2.the untouchables had no right to vote

3.the Congress won an absolute majority in five out of eleven provinces

4.the  Muslim  League  won  more  than  80 percent   of   the   seats   reserved   for Muslims

Select  the  correct  answer  using  the  code given below.

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word. 

Rivet

The energy that generates wind comes from what source?

In India, who appoints ministers at state level?

With which IIT did the Indian Railways sign a MoU in Dec 2015, for setting up Centers for Railway Research?

Who was recently appointed as the first woman president of Nepal?

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase.
Make one's flesh creep

Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

The public sector banks are witnessing in india a period of transition and are at crossroads, where they without giving up social responsibility, should also remain healthy. They need to undertake risky experiments yet perform it innovatively in a way it does not fail. They should make forays into new areas which are rarely tread by them and lose no emerging opportunities. It should be understood that absence of any bad advance is no sign of efficient banking system. It only indicates immense conservatism. However this is no guarantee for profit. There should be a balance between liquidity and risk. Past sins should be forgotten. Novel and pragmatic techniques should be adopted without which banks would be in danger.

How can the banks take risks without risking a failure?