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

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.

Even when one experience the 1) ________________ of scintillating heat and the thick cloud of dust in  Delhi ,the mural is impossible to miss. Different shades of pinks, blues, greens and yellows seems to pop off the wall,  these coming of different colours together form a 2) ________________ scene of representing equality, and splashed across in the middle of the mural is inscribed a slogan designed to challenge the male-dominated society of India. “The future is femme,” it 3) ________________.

This wonderful artwork can be seen at the entrance of this year’s India art fair. The art fair which is considered to be country’s largest event 4) ________________ Indian artists and galleries will open for the public in Delhi this weekend after a two-year 5) ________________  which was caused due to the pandemic.

Choose the correct word to be used in blank 5

Option 1: Lofty

Option 2: hiatus
 

Option 3:  preceded
 

Option 4: myriad

Question : In which of the following states has a commemorative pillar for Polish refugee families, that made India their home during World War II, been set up?

Option 1: Maharashtra

Option 2: Tamil Nadu

Option 3: West Bengal

Option 4: Goa

Question : When did Prime Minister Narendra Modi integrate selected fitness enthusiasts of the country in the first session of 'Fit India Dialogue' as a part of the ‘Fit India Movement’?

Option 1: 24 September 2019

Option 2: 24 September 2018

Option 3: 24 September 2020

Option 4: 24 September 2021

Question : Statement 1: The Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act provides social security benefits to workers in the unorganized sector.

Statement 2: The act ensures a minimum wage for all workers in India.

Option 1: Both statements are true.

Option 2: Both statements are false.

Option 3: Statement 1 is true, statement 2 is false.

Option 4: Statement 1 is false, statement 2 is true.

Question : Statement 1: Entrepreneurship development programs provide aspiring entrepreneurs with training, mentoring, and access to financial resources.

Statement 2: The Stand Up India scheme aims to promote entrepreneurship among women and SC/ST entrepreneurs.

Option 1: Both statements are true.
 

Option 2: Statement 1 is true, but statement 2 is false.
 

Option 3: Statement 2 is true, but statement 1 is false.

Option 4: Both statements are false.

Question : Who is the first Indian President to be born in independent India?

Option 1: Pratibha Patil

Option 2: Droupadi Murmu

Option 3: Ram Nath Kovind

Option 4: Pranab Mukherjee

Question : The credit for discovering the sea route of India goes to the:

Option 1: French

Option 2: Dutch

Option 3: Portuguese

Option 4: English

Question : Who among the following was the first person to discuss the poverty line in pre-independent India?

Option 1: Dadabhai Naoroji

Option 2: Mahalanobis

Option 3: B. R. Ambedkar

Option 4: R. K. Shanmukham Chetty

Question : Land reforms in India were intended to break the concentration of:  
 

Option 1: Industrial wealth  
 

Option 2: Urban landholdings  
 

Option 3: Rural landholdings  

Option 4: Foreign investments  

Question : The Kisan Sabha movement, which was a part of the Farmers' Movements in India, originated in which state?  
 

Option 1: Bihar  
 

Option 2: Uttar Pradesh  
 

Option 3: West Bengal  

Option 4: Punjab