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

Question : Which of the following is not a major tribe of South India?

Option 1: Dang

Option 2: Toda

Option 3: Badaga

Option 4: Irula

Question : Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
P. despite pandemic-related travel complications, the
Q. governments of India and France facilitated interactions
R. NPCIL a binding techno-commercial offer on April 22, 2021
S. between EDF and NPCIL which allowed EDF to submit to

Option 1: RQSP

Option 2: QRSP

Option 3: RPSQ

Option 4: PQSR

Question : The formation of regional parties in India is often associated with:

Option 1: National integration

Option 2: Economic development

Option 3: Political decentralization

Option 4: Social homogeneity

Question : Which State of India is leading in solar energy generation?

Option 1: Gujarat

Option 2: Rajasthan

Option 3: Haryana

Option 4: Uttar Pradesh

Question : What impact does urbanization have on social structures in India?

Option 1: It strengthens traditional caste hierarchies

Option 2: It leads to the dissolution of joint families

Option 3: It promotes gender segregation

Option 4: It increases rural prosperity

Question : Comprehension:

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.

The drainage systems of India are mainly controlled by the broad relief features of the subcontinent. Accordingly, the Indian rivers are divided into two major groups: the Himalayan rivers; and the Peninsular rivers.
 

Apart from originating from the two major physiographic regions of India, the Himalayan and the Peninsular rivers are different from each other in many ways. Most of the Himalayan rivers are perennial. It means that they have water throughout the year. These rivers receive water from rain as well as from melted snow from the lofty mountains. The major Himalayan rivers are the Indus, the Ganga, and the Brahmaputra. These rivers are long and are joined by many large and important tributaries. A river along with its tributaries may be called a river system. The two major Himalayan rivers, the Indus and the Brahmaputra originate from the north of the mountain ranges. They cut through the mountains making gorges in the upper course. The perennial Himalayan rivers have long courses from their source to the sea. They perform intensive erosional activity in their upper courses and carry huge loads of silt and sand with their swift current. In the middle and the lower courses, these rivers form meanders, oxbow lakes, levees, and many other depositional features in their floodplains as their speed slackens. They also have well-developed deltas.
 

A large number of the Peninsular rivers like the Godavari, Kaveri, and Krishna are seasonal, as their flow is dependent on rainfall. During the dry season when it doesn’t rain, even the large rivers have reduced flow of water in their channels. The Peninsular rivers have shorter and shallower courses as compared to their Himalayan counterparts. However, some of them originate in the central highlands and flow towards the west. Most of the rivers of peninsular India originate in the Western Ghats and flow towards the Bay of Bengal.

Question:

A river along with its tributaries may be called a:

Option 1: highland

Option 2: river system

Option 3: peninsula

Option 4: flood plain

Question : In global environmental debates, India advocates for:
 

Option 1: Unilateral actions over multilateral agreements
   

Option 2: The principle of equity and differentiated responsibilities
   

Option 3: The dismissal of sustainable development goals

Option 4: Complete deregulation of environmental standards

Question : In India, tertiary coals occur in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and ______.

Option 1: Mizoram

Option 2: Gujarat

Option 3: Tripura

Option 4: Meghalaya

Question : Choose the best interjections.

India have won, ___!I said India have won.

Option 1: Eh

Option 2: Oh

Option 3: Alas

Option 4: Hay

Option 5: Er

Question : GDP per capita (2016) was
 

Option 1: India-6174, Pakistan-4877, China-23456
 

Option 2: India-6092, Pakistan- 4866, China-14400
 

Option 3: India-6132, Pakistan- 6176, China- 32543
 

Option 4: India-6004, Pakistan- 5129, China- 15440