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

Question : What is the main objective of the National Health Mission (NHM) in India?

Option 1: Reduce air pollution
 

Option 2: Improve maternal and child health
    

Option 3: Promote renewable energy sources

Option 4: Enhance transportation infrastructure

Question : As per the interpretation by the Supreme Court of India, tapping of phone calls infracts the fundamental right provided in Article ______ of the Constitution.

Option 1: 21

Option 2: 25

Option 3: 24

Option 4: 22

Question : The safeguarding of religious minorities in India contributes to:

Option 1: Economic stratification

Option 2: Political instability

Option 3: Social harmony

Option 4: Technological advancement

Question : Which of the given statements related to the temples of India is correct?

I. The Nagara style of architecture is also known as the North Indian style.

II. The Dravidian style of architecture is also known as the South Indian style.

Option 1: Neither I nor II

Option 2: Both I and II

Option 3: Only II

Option 4: Only I

Question : The following table shows the export of products by a company (in hundreds) in different countries for two years. Find the total export of products in Russia and India for both years together.

Option 1: 97,000

Option 2: 99,000

Option 3: 88,0000

Option 4: 96,000

Question : The Prime Minister and the other Ministers of the Indian Union are appointed by the President under ______ of the Constitution of India.

Option 1: Article 70

Option 2: Article 79

Option 3: Article 75

Option 4: Article 85

Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Although the (1)______in the Supreme Court arise out of the judgements or orders made by the Subordinate Courts including the High Courts, but of late the Supreme Court has started entertaining (2)______in which the interest of the public at large is involved, and the Court can be moved by any (3)_______or group of persons either by filing a Writ Petition at the Filing Counter of the Court or by (4)________a letter to Hon'ble the Chief Justice of India highlighting the question of public importance for (5)_______this jurisdiction.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.

Option 1: Halting

Option 2: Invoking

Option 3: Rocking

Option 4: Joking

Question : The first Finance Commission of India was set up in the year:

Option 1: 1956

Option 2: 1965

Option 3: 1951

Option 4: 1948

Question : The mobilization of Backward Castes in India is primarily aimed at:

Option 1: Promoting religious conversions

Option 2: Achieving political representation and reservation

Option 3: Encouraging foreign investments

Option 4: Advancing space exploration

Question : As per the Census of 2011, the most populous state of India was:

Option 1: Uttar Pradesh

Option 2: Bihar

Option 3: Madhya Pardesh

Option 4: Uttarakhand