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

Question : Which of the following poverty estimation methods is used by the Planning Commission of India?

Option 1: Headcount Ratio

Option 2: Poverty Gap Index

Option 3: Human Poverty Index

Option 4: Multidimensional Poverty Index

Question : According to the Census of India 2011, what is the approximate population of Sikkim?

Option 1: 9.93 lakh

Option 2: 4.56 lakh

Option 3: 2.37 lakh

Option 4: 6.11 lakh

Question : The National Career Service (NCS) portal in India provides services related to:

Option 1: Skill development

Option 2: Job search and placement

Option 3: Unemployment benefits

Option 4: Labor market research

Question : In pre-independence India, the rural economy was predominantly:  
 

Option 1: Industrialized  
 

Option 2: Service-oriented  
 

Option 3: Agrarian  

Option 4: Urbanized  

Question : There are few words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Choose the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday 1) ___________________ that there would be no change in existing currency and banknotes. The  clarification was made by RBI when there were reports that claimed the central bank was 2) ___________________ changes to the already existing currency and banknotes by 3) ___________________ the face of Mahatma Gandhi.

“There are reports in few sections of the 4) ___________________ that the Reserve Bank of India is considering changes to the existing currency and banknotes by changing the face of Mahatma Gandhi with that of others,” the RBI said in a 5) ___________________.

Choose the correct word to be used in blank 5.

Option 1: entitlement

Option 2: legacy

Option 3:  resumption
 

Option 4: statement

Question : Name the river which is a reason for the dispute between India and Bangladesh?

Option 1: Teesta

Option 2: Brahmaputra

Option 3: Ganga

Option 4: None of the above

Question : In which year was the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) set up?

Option 1: 1990

Option 2: 1988

Option 3: 1989

Option 4: 1987

Question : Which of the following pairs is incorrect regarding paintings in India?

Option 1: Phad Paintings - Rajasthan

Option 2: Saura Paintings - Odisha

Option 3: Bagh Paintings - Madhya Pradesh

Option 4: Guler Paintings - Karnataka

Question : Direction: Given below is a short passage followed by some items based on the passage. First, read the passage and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author only.

More than eight months after the national lockdown was announced in late March, urban India is learning to live with the Covid-19 pandemic. In fact, indicating a positive outlook for the future, many survey respondents in a recent survey say they plan to return to pre-lockdown levels of shopping, personal grooming, going to cinemas and socializing as pandemic fears continue to recede.
The survey findings highlight that the suppression of consumer demand because of fears of job losses and salary cuts could be coming to an end. Increasingly, urban Indians are showing increased confidence about the future of the economy. This could be an indicator of the possible 'pent-up demand' that several economists have been talking about - a demand that could be unleashed once a vaccine is developed and distributed, or when there are signs of the pandemic's spread reducing to negligible levels or vanishing totally.

Around 65 per cent of respondents said they had settled into new routines, or that they saw signs of the situation improving, or they had come to terms with the pandemic and were moving on with their lives. And since the survey was conducted before the news of the successful trials of the Pfizer vaccine for the coronavirus was announced, it is likely that the consumers are now even more positive in their outlook about the future.

Question:Question:Question:
Which one of the following is the central idea of the passage?
 

Option 1:  Economic survey
 

Option 2: Development of Covid-19 vaccine
 

Option 3: Suppression of  demand
 

Option 4: None of these

Question : What was a notable feature of the electoral process during the participatory upsurge in the 1990s in India?

Option 1: Dominance of a single party

Option 2: Decreased participation of marginalized communities

Option 3: Increased use of electronic voting machines

Option 4: Reduction in the number of political parties