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

Question : Article 76 of the Constitution of India deals with the office of the:

Option 1: Finance Commission

Option 2: UPSC

Option 3: Election Commission

Option 4: Attorney General of India

Question : Which scheme was launched by the Government of India to provide employment opportunities in rural areas?

Option 1: Make in India
 

Option 2: Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
   

Option 3: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)

Option 4: Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana

Question : An example of common cultural heritage in India is:

Option 1: The caste system

Option 2: Bollywood film

Option 3: English as the national language

Option 4: Uniform civil code

Question : Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
The Black Drongo also known as the King Crow, is a small Asian bird of the drongo family. Previously, it was seen as a subspecies of the African Fork-tailed Drongo but is now recognised as a full species. It is a common resident breeder in much of tropical southern Asia from southwest Iran through India and Sri Lanka to southern China and Indonesia. It is a wholly black bird with a distinctive forked tail and measures 28 cm in length.
Feeding on insects, it is commonly found in open agricultural areas and light forest areas throughout its range, perching conspicuously on a bare perch or along power or telephone lines.
The species is famous for its aggressive behaviour towards much larger birds, such as crows, and never hesitates to dive-bomb any birds of prey that invade its territory. Smaller birds often nest in the well-guarded vicinity of a nesting Black Drongo.
The Black Drongo has been introduced to some Pacific islands, where it has thrived and become abundant to the point of threatening and causing the extinction of native and endemic bird species there.
Drongos fly with strong flaps of the wing and are capable of fast manoeuvres that enable them to capture flying insects. With short legs, they sit upright on thorny bushes, bare perches or electricity wires. They may also perch on grazing animals.
The Black Drongo is found predominantly in open country and usually perches and hunts close to the ground. They are mostly aerial predators of insects but also glean from the ground or off vegetation.
They are found as summer visitors to northeastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan but are mainly resident south from the Indus Valley up to Bangladesh and into India and Sri Lanka.
Question:
What was the impact of trying to introduce the species to the Pacific islands?

Option 1: They decreased in numbers drastically.

Option 2: They returned to the lands of their origin.

Option 3: They proved to be a threat to the local birds.

Option 4: They did not survive in the changed climate conditions.

Question : The President of India can make rules for the peace, progress and good government of all Union Territories, except which one of the following?

Option 1: Lakshadweep

Option 2: Puducherry

Option 3: Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Option 4: Chandigarh

Question : What was one of the major challenges faced by the new nation state of India after gaining independence?

Option 1: Adopting a new national anthem

Option 2: Establishing diplomatic relations with all countries

Option 3: Integrating princely states into the Indian Union

Option 4: Deciding the official language of the country

Question : Syed Modi India International is organised in which sporting event?

Option 1: Kabaddi

Option 2: Volleyball

Option 3: Chess

Option 4: Badminton

Question : Assertion: The Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana offers incentives to employers to promote job creation.

Reason: It aims to encourage foreign direct investment in India.

Option 1: Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason correctly explains the assertion.
 

Option 2: Both assertion and reason are true, but the reason does not correctly explain the assertion.
 

Option 3: The assertion is true, but the reason is false.

Option 4: The assertion is false, but the reason is true.

Question : The first Khelo India University Games were hosted in _________ at __________.

Option 1: 2020; Odisha

Option 2: 2020; Pune

Option 3: 2022; Odisha

Option 4: 2021; Pune

Question : According to the 2011 Census, what is the population density of India?

Option 1: 356 persons per square kilometre

Option 2: 382 persons per square kilometre

Option 3: 495 persons per square kilometre

Option 4: 482 persons per square kilometre