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

Question : Which of the following controls the insurance business of India?

Option 1: RBI

Option 2: IDBI

Option 3: SEBI

Option 4: IRDAI

Question : The impact of the Green Revolution on peasants' movements in India included:

Option 1: The reduction of income disparities between rural and urban areas

Option 2: The decrease in peasant mobilization due to improved agricultural productivity

Option 3: The intensification of land conflicts and disparities between large and small farmers

Option 4: The complete eradication of rural poverty

Question : The Bhopal gas tragedy led to the emergence of which type of movement in India?  
 

Option 1: Industrial Safety Movement  
 

Option 2: Environmental Movement  
 

Option 3: Workers' Rights Movement  

Option 4: Public Health Movement  

Question : The introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India aimed to:

Option 1: Promote fiscal federalism

Option 2: Increase tax rates for businesses

Option 3: Restrict foreign trade

Option 4: Nationalize key industries

Question : How did Nehru's approach to nation-building impact India's international relations?  

Option 1: It led to isolation  
 

Option 2: It fostered strong ties with the United States  
 

Option 3: It established India as a leader of the Non-Aligned Movement  

Option 4: It resulted in a military alliance with the Soviet Union  

Question : The "Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Campaign)" aims to:

Option 1: Eradicate poverty in India

Option 2: Provide clean drinking water to rural households

Option 3: Promote sanitation and cleanliness

Option 4: Ensure education for all children

Question : The ____________ is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that partitioned British India into two new independent dominions of India and Pakistan in 1947.

Option 1: Industrial Disputes Act

Option 2: Government of India Act

Option 3: Indian Independence Act

Option 4: Rowlatt Act

Question : Case Study 15:

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 : Assertion: Rural poverty is more prevalent than urban poverty in India.

Reason: The majority of the population in India resides in rural areas, where agricultural incomes are often low.

Option 1: Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.

Option 2: Both assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

Option 3: Assertion is true, but the reason is false.

Option 4: Assertion is false, but the reason is true.

Question : The National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) in India aims to:

Option 1: Encourage self-employment among youth

Option 2: Provide unemployment benefits to unemployed individuals

Option 3: Promote apprenticeship training for skill development

Option 4: Enhance agricultural productivity