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

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:

Which of these is NOT a depositional feature found in the lower course of a river?

Option 1: Levee

Option 2: Gorge

Option 3: Oxbow lake

Option 4: Meander

Question : Which Charter Act brought to an end, the East India Company's monopoly in India's foreign trade ?

Option 1: Charter Act of 1853

Option 2: Charter Act of 1793

Option 3: Charter Act of 1813

Option 4: Charter Act of 1833

Question : Trade liberalisation has helped India improve its _____________ in industries with medium-to-high technology content.

Option 1: imports

Option 2: fuel efficiency

Option 3: labour intensity

Option 4: comparative advantage

Question : Sanskritisation in India often involves:

Option 1: The adoption of lower caste practices by upper castes

Option 2: The rejection of religious rituals

Option 3: The emulation of upper-caste rituals and lifestyles by lower castes

Option 4: The promotion of inter-caste marriages

Question : Which government agency is responsible for promoting and protecting the rights of consumers in India?

Option 1: Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

Option 2: Reserve Bank of India

Option 3: Securities and Exchange Board of India

Option 4: Confederation of Indian Industry

Question : Digital India Scheme was launched in which of the following years?

Option 1: 2012

Option 2: 2019

Option 3: 2015

Option 4: 2010

Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

The locust is an insect that belongs to the family of grasshoppers. These insects are essentially harmless (1)____________they meet certain circumstances under which they (2) ___________more abundant and change their behaviour. India, Pakistan and Iran (3)_____________currently thinking over the locust plague threat (4)___________over their economies. When these locusts meet (5) __________environmental conditions, they become gregarious and (6) __________breeding abundantly. With their population becoming (7) ____________, they form swarms and keep moving (8) __________areas damaging the crops. These swarms attacking (9) ___________and thereby devastating the entire agricultural economy is (10) ____________is commonly referred to as locust plague.

Question:
Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 9.

Option 1: seeds

Option 2: flowers

Option 3: grains

Option 4: crops

Question : The partition of India resulted in the displacement of approximately how many people?  
 

Option 1: 5 million  
 

Option 2: 10 million  
 

Option 3: 15 million  

Option 4: 20 million  

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 3

Option 1: cosmopolitan

Option 2: approaches
 

Option 3:  declares
 

Option 4: retrograde

Question : In the context of Colonial India, the Hartog Committee Report is related to which of the following fields?

Option 1: Health

Option 2: Education

Option 3: Irrigation

Option 4: Urbanisation