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

Question : What was one of the reasons for the participatory upsurge in the 1990s in India?

Option 1: Economic liberalization policies

Option 2: The rise of television and media

Option 3: The end of the Cold War

Option 4: The decline of regional parties

Question : As of 2022, there are ______ Union Territories of India.

Option 1: 10

Option 2: 9

Option 3: 7

Option 4: 8

Question : The South West monsoon engulfs the entire India by

Option 1: 5th June

Option 2: 15th June

Option 3: 1st July

Option 4: 15th July

Question : Assertion: The Partition of India in 1947 led to communal violence and large-scale migration.

Reason: The partition was based on religious lines, resulting in the creation of India as a secular state and Pakistan as an Islamic state.

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 : Post-independence, the class structure in India underwent changes due to:  
 

Option 1: The abolition of private property  
 

Option 2: The growth of the service sector and urbanization  
 

Option 3: The decline of the caste system  

Option 4: The decrease in population  

Question : Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Select the option that arranges the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence.

A. The prosperity and business acumen

B. Mumbai and Kolkata indicate that in the commercial sector

C. Of the great industrial and commercial houses in

D. India has considerable potential for modernisation

Option 1: A, C, B, D

Option 2: A, C, D, B

Option 3: B, D, A, C

Option 4: D, C, B, A

Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Although the (1)______in the Supreme Court arise out of the judgements or orders made by the Subordinate Courts including the High Courts, but of late the Supreme Court has started entertaining (2)______in which interest of the public at large is involved, and the Court can be moved by any (3)_______or group of persons either by filing a Writ Petition at the Filing Counter of the Court or by (4)________a letter to Hon'ble the Chief Justice of India highlighting the question of public importance for (5)_______this jurisdiction.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.

Option 1: tangents

Option 2: jams

Option 3: matters

Option 4: means

Question : Fill in the blanks-
In 1951 , the number of dispensaries were ___ in India.
 

Option 1: 6600
 

Option 2: 7600
 

Option 3: 2600
 

Option 4: 2700
 

Question : The implementation of the Mandal Commission report in India was during the tenure of which Prime Minister?  
 

Option 1: Rajiv Gandhi  
 

Option 2: Atal Bihari Vajpayee  
 

Option 3: P. V. Narasimha Rao  

Option 4: V. P. Singh  

Question : Assertion: The poverty line in India varies across states.

Reason: The cost of living and consumption patterns differ among states, leading to variations in the poverty line.

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.