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

Question : Comprehension:

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

India's favourable demographic trends, which have increased the workforce's percentage of the overall population, have paved the way for a significant middle-class expansion. A big population bulge emerging from absolute poverty and set to reach the middle class would generate new dynamics. In India, over 55 per cent of the population is predicted to reach the middle class. In reality, because India's demographics are significantly younger than China and the United States, the country's middle class might be the world's largest (in terms of population) by 2025.

It is no exaggeration to argue that future growth will be reliant on the increasing middle class and that the middle class's development will be reliant on growth. Growth has been fuelled by both private consumption and saving, both of which are fuelled by the middle class. India's private consumption accounts for over 60% of the country's GDP, while private consumption growth has contributed to 70% of the country's growth since 2000.

Despite the fact that China's middle class is now greater than India's, private spending in the former accounts for a lesser share of growth. In contrast to the United States, where domestic savings are dropping and the country borrows excess funds from outside to invest and expand, India's domestic savings and investments are increasing and funding investments. The emergence of the middle class is anticipated to coincide with a transition away from large-scale informality, which now characterises much of the services and industrial sectors, and toward more formal, wage-earning, and medium-scale firms. Technological advancements will spread at a faster rate. Cities will expand as job possibilities concentrate on them. If there is enough movement across states and from rural to urban regions, the population increase will be more evenly distributed.

Question:

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Coincide

Option 1: Differ

Option 2: Agree

Option 3: Confuse

Option 4: Detest

Question : Case Study 28:

A consumer purchased a household appliance and found that the packaging did not carry important safety instructions. The consumer's child got injured while using the appliance. What authority can take action against the manufacturer for this negligence?

Option 1: District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum

Option 2: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)

Option 3: State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Option 4: National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Question : How many times has India won gold in men's hockey at the Olympics?

Option 1: Eight

Option 2: Six

Option 3: Five

Option 4: Four

Question : The "Act East" policy of India focuses on strengthening economic and strategic ties with which region?

Option 1: Europe

Option 2: North America

Option 3: East Asia

Option 4: Latin America

Question : The Ahmadiyya forms a sect of Islam which originated in India. It was founded by ___________ in 1889.

Option 1: Mir Nisar Ali

Option 2: Haji Shariatullah

Option 3: Shah Waliullah

Option 4: Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

Question : Which of the following universities secured the top place in the medal tally of the "Khelo India University Games 2020"?

Option 1: Delhi University

Option 2: Punjab University

Option 3: Savitribai Phule University

Option 4: Jawaharlal Nehru University

Question : Which of the following are important steel-producing centres in India?
I. Bhilai
II. Jamshedpur
III. Rourkela

Option 1: I and II only

Option 2: I and III only

Option 3: II and III only

Option 4: I, II and III

Question : Direction: Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer from the given alternatives:
Street theatre in India is a well established ancient art form. Despite the proliferation of modern means of entertainment and communication, the street theatre continues to flourish in India. Street theatre as a channel of communication has for centuries been propagating reforms by highlighting social, economic and political issues present in the society. Unlike in the olden days, its performance is no Ionger restricted to villages or small localities of the city. Today small groups of performers including students would stage performances to mobilize public opinion or to help create or raise awareness over a particular issue of public importance. Themes on substance abuse, AIDS awareness, and domestic violence are some of the areas highlighted by contemporary street theatre troupe. Unlike in regular drama, street drama employs very few props and images. The human body becomes the main tool in which choreography, mime, dialogues, songs and slogans are extensively used. Street theatre is one of the most intimate media. Its appeal is to the emotions leading to a quick psychological impact on audiences. By being local and live they also are able to establish not only direct contact with the audience but by being cost-effective and flexible they are popular among all age groups.

Which of the following is the most appropriate title for the passage?
 

Option 1: Drama and Technology
 

Option 2: Street drama as an intimate media.
 

Option 3: Public Opinion and it's Importance
 

Option 4: Proliferation of modern means of entertainment

Question : Who is considered the "Father of the Green Revolution" in India?

Option 1: Jawaharlal Nehru

Option 2: C. Subramaniam

Option 3: M. S. Swaminathan

Option 4:  Lal Bahadur Shastri

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:

‘Slackened speed’ suggests:

Option 1: average speed

Option 2: tremendous speed

Option 3: maximum speed

Option 4: reduced speed