Q.4465·Miscellaneous·2021·EasyMore 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. What does the author mean by ‘pent-up demand’ ?View question
Q.4466·Miscellaneous·2021·EasyMore 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. What, according to the author, is the reason behind suppression of consumer demands?View question
Q.4467·Miscellaneous·2021·EasyThe town of Chisht, from which the Sufi Chishti Silsila derives its name, is located inView question
Q.4468·Miscellaneous·2021·EasyA person rode one-third of a journey at 60 km/hr, one-third at 50 km/hr and the rest at 40 km/hr. Had the person ridden half of the journey at 60 km/hr and the rest at 40 km/hr, he would have taken 4 minutes longer to complete the journey. What distance did the person ride?View question
Q.4469·Miscellaneous·2021·EasyThe rules for congregational worship (Sangat) involving collective recitation were organized byView question
Q.4470·Miscellaneous·2021·EasyWho amongst the following will be at more risk with respect to the earthquake hazard zone specified by the Geological Survey of India ?View question
Q.4471·Miscellaneous·2021·EasyThe Government wants to prepare a plan for drought prone areas of the country. Which one of the following regions will be predominantly focused ?View question
Q.4472·Miscellaneous·2021·EasyFour persons are travelling to different States of India. To whom will you advise to protect oneself from blizzards ?View question
Q.4473·Miscellaneous·2021·EasyA ladder 10 m long reaches a point 10 m below the top of a vertical flagstaff. From foot of the ladder, the elevation of top of the flagstaff is 60°. What is the height of flagstaff?View question
Q.4474·Miscellaneous·2021·EasyWhich one of the following States is not prominent for plantation agriculture ?View question
Q.4475·Miscellaneous·2021·EasyThe distance between which two cities has been reduced by the Atal Tunnel ?View question
Q.4476·Miscellaneous·2021·EasyWhich one of the following biosphere reserves comprises islands with estuaries, beaches, coral reefs, salt marshes and mangroves ?View question
Q.4477·Miscellaneous·2021·EasyWhich one of the following is not a correct statement with reference to the Constitution of India ?View question
Q.4478·Miscellaneous·2021·EasyWhich one of the following statements about the Cripps Mission is not correct ?View question
Q.4479·Miscellaneous·2021·EasyWhich of the following statements regarding constitutional amendment is/are correct ? 1. The procedure for amendment to the Constitution is provided in Article 368. 2. A Bill to amend the Constitution can be introduced in either House of the Parliament. 3. The special procedure in Article 368 vests constituent powers upon the ordinary legislation. Select the correct answer using the code given below :View question
Q.4480·Miscellaneous·2021·EasyWhich one of the following is not a circumstance for proclamation of Emergency by the President of India under Article 352 of the Constitution of India ?View question
Q.4481·Miscellaneous·2021·EasyAkbar issued a Farman in 1598 permitting in the city of Cambay (Khambat), Gujarat, the construction of aView question
Q.4482·Miscellaneous·2021·EasyDomingo Paes, the medieval traveller, has described the city ofView question