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

Question : The empowerment of tribal communities in India can be achieved through:

Option 1: Assimilation into mainstream culture

Option 2: Promotion of traditional livelihoods

Option 3: Restriction of access to education

Option 4: Centralization of governance

Question : When did Mahatma Gandhi founded the All India Harijan Sevak Sangh?

Option 1: 1920

Option 2: 1928

Option 3: 1936

Option 4: 1932

Question : From which five-year plan onwards in India were fiscal and economic reforms, including liberalisation, adopted?

Option 1: Eighth Five-Year Plan

Option 2: Seventh Five-Year Plan

Option 3: Sixth Five-Year Plan

Option 4: Ninth Five-Year Plan

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:

‘Perennial’ rivers mean:

Option 1: receiving water from the rains

Option 2: those that originate in the mountains

Option 3: rivers with a long course

Option 4: full of water throughout the year

Question : The Farmers' Movement in India has been particularly active in which of the following agricultural practices?  

Option 1: Organic farming  
 

Option 2: Cash crop cultivation  
 

Option 3: Cooperative farming  

Option 4: Contract farming  

Question : Which feature of money market is highlighted in the given statement?
Statement: The discount finance house of India has been established for this purpose.

Option 1: More liquidity

Option 2: Low transaction cost

Option 3: Speedy transactions

Option 4: Consists of many sub markets

Question : The National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) is associated with which movement in India?  
 

Option 1: Environmental Movement  
 

Option 2: Women's Movement  
 

Option 3: Youth Movement  

Option 4: Labor Movement  

Question : Who founded the East India Association in London?

Option 1: Justice Ranade

Option 2: Ananda Mohan Bose

Option 3: A. O. Hume

Option 4: Dadabhai Naoroji

Question : Kalamkari painting refers to

Option 1: a hand-painted cotton textile in South India.

Option 2: a handmade drawing on bamboo handicrafts in Northeast India.

Option 3: a block-painted woollen cloth in the Western Himalayan region of India.

Option 4: a hand-painted decorative silk cloth in North Western India.

Question : In which year did India host the ICC T20 World Cup cricket for the first time?

Option 1: 2014

Option 2: 2012

Option 3: 2016

Option 4: 2018