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

Question : Dhupgarh peak is the highest point of which of the following states of India?

Option 1: Chhattisgarh

Option 2: Jharkhand

Option 3: Uttar Pradesh

Option 4: Madhya Pradesh

Question : The Index of eight core Indian industries is a production index prepared by CSO and is considered to be the lead indicator of the industrial performance in India. Which of the following industries is not treated as a core industry for calculating this index?

Option 1: Fertilisers

Option 2: Information technology

Option 3: Cement

Option 4: Natural gas

Question : Which of the following institutions is responsible for regulating and supervising the functioning of non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) in India?

Option 1: Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

Option 2: Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

Option 3: National Stock Exchange of India (NSE)

Option 4: None of the above

Question : The introduction of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) aimed to regulate and develop which sector?

Option 1: Banking

Option 2: Insurance

Option 3: Stock markets

Option 4: Foreign exchange markets

Question :

Directions: In the following question, select the related word from the given alternatives.
Hockey : India :: Baseball : ?

Option 1: China

Option 2: Australia

Option 3: France

Option 4: USA

Question : How did the Green Revolution contribute to the phenomenon of 'rural rich' in India?

Option 1: By providing employment opportunities in rural areas

Option 2: By increasing the income of small and marginal farmers

Option 3: By creating a class of wealthy farmers with large landholdings

Option 4: By reducing rural poverty through social welfare programs

Question : Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in India are identified primarily on the basis of:

Option 1: Religious beliefs

Option 2: Language spoken

Option 3: Social and educational backwardness

Option 4: Geographic location

Question : What percentage of jobs in India are at risk of automation, as per World Bank data, 2016?

Option 1: 77%

Option 2: 40%

Option 3: 69%

Option 4: 55%

Question : Which of these Battles proved decisive in the Angio-French rivary in India ?

Option 1: Battle of Wandiwash.

Option 2: Battle of Assaye.

Option 3: Battle of Chillianwala .

Option 4: Battle of Seringapatam.

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 an 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:

The drainage systems of India are controlled by:

Option 1: relief features

Option 2: erosional activity

Option 3: tributaries of rivers

Option 4: depositional features