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

Question : The 'License-Permit-Quota' system in India was aimed at:

Option 1: Promoting ease of doing business

Option 2: Regulating foreign investment

Option 3: Controlling inflation

Option 4: Managing industrial growth

Question : Which committee recommended the disinvestment of public sector enterprises in India?

Option 1: Tarapore Committee

Option 2: Raghuram Rajan Committee

Option 3: Narsimham Committee

Option 4: Disinvestment Commission

Question : The Union Government of India launched the PM SVANidhi scheme in June 2020 for the benefit of:

Option 1: farmers

Option 2: small scale industries

Option 3: street vendors

Option 4: migrant labourers

Question : What was the outcome of Mahatma Gandhi's participation in the Second Round Table Conference in 1931?

Option 1: India gained immediate independence
 

Option 2: Gandhi was appointed as the Governor-General of India
 

Option 3: The conference failed to reach a consensus on India's future

Option 4: The British agreed to all of Gandhi's demands

Question : Who is the Chairman of the "Knowledge Commission" constituted by the Government of India.

Option 1: Dr. M.S. Swaminathan

Option 2: Dr. P.M. Bhargava

Option 3: Dr. Sam Pitroda

Option 4: Dr. R. A. Mashelkar

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:

Himalayan rivers are never dry because they:

Option 1: have a shorter and shallower course

Option 2: are dependent on rainfall only

Option 3: are fed by glaciers and rainfall

Option 4: originate in the Western Ghats

Question : Where is Hoshang Shah's tomb, the first to be completely built of marble, located in India?

Option 1: Delhi

Option 2: Burhanpur

Option 3: Mandu

Option 4: Agra

Question : Who was the first Prime Minister of India to die in office?

Option 1: Indira Gandhi

Option 2: Lal Bahadur Shastri

Option 3: Jawaharlal Nehru

Option 4: Rajiv Gandhi

Question : Identify the dam that is located in South India.

Option 1: Rihand Dam

Option 2: Mettur Dam

Option 3: Gandhi Sagar Dam

Option 4: Tilaiya Dam

Question : Who led the Battle of Plassey on behalf of the British East India Company?

Option 1: Charles Stuart

Option 2: Warren Hastings

Option 3: Robert Clive

Option 4: James Lancaster