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

Question : Which Five-Year Plan focused on the removal of poverty and unemployment in India?

Option 1: Seventh Five-Year Plan

Option 2: Eighth Five-Year Plan

Option 3: Ninth Five-Year Plan

Option 4: Tenth Five-Year Plan

Question : According to the Census of India 2011, what is the literacy rate among the male population in India?

Option 1: 74.04%

Option 2: 90.01%

Option 3: 65.46%

Option 4: 82.14%

Question : The "Rann Utsav" is organised in which of the following states of India to promote tourism?

Option 1: Gujarat

Option 2: Rajasthan

Option 3: Punjab

Option 4: Maharashtra

Question : Meri Policy Mere Hath scheme was launched by________Ministry of India in 2022.

Option 1: Human Resource Development

Option 2: Social Justice and Empowerment

Option 3: Housing and Urban Affairs

Option 4: Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare

Question : ________ is/are an item for which both GST and central excise duty are applicable in India.

Option 1: Alcohol for human consumption

Option 2: Tobacco and tobacco products

Option 3: Petroleum products

Option 4: All the agricultural commodities

Question : As of April 2022, which of the following features of citizenship given in the Constitution of India is not true?

Option 1: The Constitution of India provides for single citizenship.

Option 2: The UK Constitution inspired this notion of citizenship.

Option 3: People can benefit from the development of advantages merely by becoming citizens.

Option 4: The ability to vote and be elected to positions such as President and Member of Parliament is accessible to Indians around the world.

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.

Swarms of the desert locust, which invaded India via Pakistan in April, have made (1)_____ way to at least five states, (2)____ a trail of destruction in their (3)_____. Desert locusts move in large groups, (4)_____ swarms, and can eat crops up (5)_____ their own weight every day. When millions of (6)____ descend on a crop, they destroy (7)_____. The desert locust is considered the (8)_____ destructive migratory pest in the world (9)_____ a single swarm covering one square kilometre can (10)____ up to 80 million locusts. As per eyewitnesses, the swarm which entered India from Pakistan was about two to three kilometres long.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option for blank number 1.

Option 1: its

Option 2: them

Option 3: their

Option 4: our

Question : ___________ announced the bifurcation of the British Indian Empire into a secular India and Islamic Pakistan.

Option 1: Lord Ripon

Option 2: Lord Dalhousie

Option 3: Lord Louis Mountbatten

Option 4: Lord Curzon

Question : Statement 1: The Consumer Protection Act 1986 is significant legislation in India.

Statement 2: It aims to protect the interests and rights of consumers.

Option 1: Both statement 1 and statement 2 are true.

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

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

Option 4: Both statement 1 and statement 2 are false.

Question : Which of the following is not a major iron ore belt in India?

Option 1: Maharashtra-Goa belt

Option 2: Haryana-Rajasthan belt

Option 3: Odisha-Jharkhand belt

Option 4: Durg-Bastar-Chandrapur belt