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

Question : Who took charge as the chairman of The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India in March 2022?

Option 1: Debasish Panda

Option 2: Ajay Bhushan Pandey

Option 3: Sanjeev Sanyal

Option 4: Ashwin Yardi

Question : Which coalition government was formed in India in 1998?

Option 1: United Front

Option 2: United Progressive Alliance

Option 3: National Democratic Alliance

Option 4: Janata Party Coalition

Question : In India, National Statistics Day is celebrated on ______.

Option 1: 22nd June

Option 2: 15th June

Option 3: 28th June

Option 4: 29th June

Question : In which city is the head office of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) situated?

Option 1: Hyderabad

Option 2: Mumbai

Option 3: Kolkata

Option 4: New Delhi

Question : The Green Revolution in India primarily focused on:  
 

Option 1: Diversifying agricultural crops  
 

Option 2: Increasing the production of food grains  
 

Option 3: Reducing the use of chemical fertilizers  

Option 4: Promoting organic farming  

Question : Which of the following statements is true regarding the Indian monsoon and the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)?

Option 1: The shift in the position of the ITCZ can influence the monsoon patterns in India.

Option 2: ITCZ is located in the Indo-Gangetic plains during February.

Option 3: The ITCZ is a phenomenon that occurs only during winter.

Option 4: The ITCZ has no impact on the Indian monsoon.

Question : Which of the following combinations of tenors of Treasury bills issued by the Government of India is correct?

Option 1: 82 days, 182 days, 345 days

Option 2: 91 days, 182 days, 364 days

Option 3: 61 days, 145 days, 360 days

Option 4: 91 days, 152 days, 356 days

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 Himalayan river?

Option 1: Indus

Option 2: Godavari

Option 3: Ganga

Option 4: Brahmaputra

Question : Which one the following Chief justices of India had the oppretunity to act as president of India?

Option 1: Justice Mehsr Chand Mahajan

Option 2: Justice P.B. Gajendra  - gadkar

Option 3: Justice M. Hidayatullah

Option 4: Justice M. Bhagawati

Question : Statement 1: Entrepreneurship development programs provide aspiring entrepreneurs with training, mentoring, and access to financial resources.

Statement 2: The Stand Up India scheme aims to promote entrepreneurship among SC/ST entrepreneurs only.

Option 1: Both statements are true.
 

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

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

Option 4: Both statements are false.