Directorate of Distance Education, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata All Questions

Question : What has been a significant aspect of the strategic partnership between India and Russia in recent years?

Option 1: Space exploration

Option 2: Nuclear energy cooperation

Option 3: Joint military exercises

Option 4: All of the above

Question : ______ is a festival of Zoroastrian origin that marks the day of the vernal equinox in March every year and is celebrated by Parsis in India.

Option 1: Pateti

Option 2: Jamshedi Navroz

Option 3: Khordal Sal

Option 4: Frawardigan

Question : Case Study 13: Startup India Initiative

A group of young entrepreneurs founded a technology startup with an innovative software product. They applied for the Startup India initiative, which provided various benefits and exemptions to support their business.

Question:

How did the Startup India initiative benefit the tech startup?

Option 1: By increasing their taxes
   

Option 2: By providing benefits and exemptions
   

Option 3: By limiting their access to funding

Option 4: By promoting overseas competition

Question : The first biosphere reserve that was set up in India in 1986 is

Option 1: Nanda Devi

Option 2: Nilgiris

Option 3: Nokrek

Option 4: Manas

Question : Regionalism in India is often expressed through:

Option 1: National festivals

Option 2: Inter-state trade

Option 3: Demands for linguistic states

Option 4: Centralized governance

Question : Chhau dance is a blend of martial traditions, temple rituals, etc. It is performed in which region of India?

Option 1: Eastern

Option 2: Northern

Option 3: Western

Option 4: Southern

Question : In which year was India House established by Shyamji Krishna Varma?

Option 1: 1905

Option 2: 1899

Option 3: 1902

Option 4: 1909

Question : What was a common feature of hill stations established in India during the colonial period?  

Option 1: They were often located near rivers  

Option 2: They had a tropical climate  
 

Option 3: They served as administrative centers  

Option 4: They were situated at higher altitudes for cooler climates  

Question : Which river basin is shared by more than 10 states of India?

Option 1: Indus

Option 2: Brahmaputra

Option 3: Ganga

Option 4: Damodar

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

An infection is said to be endemic when the rate of occurance becomes static in a particular 1)________________ region, which means that main cause of the disease  — SARS-CoV-2 in this particular case — it is likely to exist but will not lead to large 2)_______________ as witnessed over the last two years.
Although it has been seen that the total number of infections in India is constantly 3)_______________, experts say they cannot provide a fixed timeline as when the disease will become endemic. It will all be dependent on the number of  people who are susceptible to this pathogen, vaccination rates, and also to emergence of new variants that are able to overcome the immune response.
“Endemic means that the virus will still remain in the population and there will be 4)_____________ ups and downs  as and when the favourable condition of the virus will exist. For example, we have seen that the seasonal flu  the number for which goes up in the winters and or especially when the season is changing because of lower immunity in people ,on the other hand we have seen the dengue cases rising after monsoons because of the availability of vectors. Covid-19 also may become seasonal and cause disease in the 5)_______________,” said Dr Pramod Garg, who is currently the director of Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI)-Faridabad.

Choose the correct word to be used in blank 2.

Option 1: heinous

Option 2: decorum
 

Option 3: outbreaks
 

Option 4: inherent