Q.4501·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.4502·Miscellaneous·2021·EasyRecently, which one among the following Ministries was formed under the Government of India ?View question
Q.4503·Miscellaneous·2021·EasyPresident Jovenel Moise, who was assassinated recently, was the President of which one of the following countries ?View question
Q.4504·Miscellaneous·2021·EasyChronologically arrange the following Indian-origin astronauts on the basis of their flying into space starting with the first : 1. Sunita Williams 2. Rakesh Sharma 3. Sirisha Bandla 4. Kalpana Chawla Select the correct answer using the code given below :View question
Q.4505·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. Which statement in the passage/phrase indicates that ‘Life must go on’?View question
Q.4506·Miscellaneous·2021·EasyWhich one of the following Indian States has recently declared itself as the first rabies-free State ?View question
Q.4507·Miscellaneous·2021·EasyThe area of a rhombus is 336 square cm. If the length of one of its diagonals is 48 cm, then what is the perimeter of the rhombus?View question
Q.4508·Miscellaneous·2021·EasyWhat is the range capability of Agni-P Ballistic Missile ?View question
Q.4509·Miscellaneous·2021·EasyStreams and rivers coming from the mountains deposit heavy materials of rocks and boulders inView question
Q.4510·Miscellaneous·2021·EasyAn infection constantly maintained at a baseline level in a geographic area without external input is known asView question
Q.4511·Miscellaneous·2021·EasyAn avalanche is a type of which one of the following disasters ?View question
Q.4512·Miscellaneous·2021·EasyThe extent of damage caused by earthquake is not influenced by which one of the following ?View question
Q.4513·Miscellaneous·2021·EasyDomingo Paes, the medieval traveller, has described the city ofView question
Q.4514·Miscellaneous·2021·EasyAkbar issued a Farman in 1598 permitting in the city of Cambay (Khambat), Gujarat, the construction of aView question
Q.4515·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.4516·Miscellaneous·2021·EasyWhich one of the following statements about the Cripps Mission is not correct ?View question
Q.4517·Miscellaneous·2021·EasyWhich one of the following is not a correct statement with reference to the Constitution of India ?View question
Q.4518·Miscellaneous·2021·EasyWhich one of the following biosphere reserves comprises islands with estuaries, beaches, coral reefs, salt marshes and mangroves ?View question