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

Question : With which country India has recently decided to partner with for strategic storage of crude oil in southern India ?

Option 1: Iran

Option 2: Iraq

Option 3: United Arab Emirates

Option 4: United States of America

Question : Under which Article of the Constitution of India, can the fundamental rights of the members of the Armed Forces be specifically restricted?

Option 1: Article 33

Option 2: Article 19

Option 3: Article 21

Option 4: Article 25

Question : Comprehension:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

The world is undergoing rapid changes in the knowledge landscape. With various dramatic scientific and technological advances, such as the rise of big data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, many unskilled jobs worldwide may be taken over by machines, while the need for a skilled workforce, particularly involving mathematics, computer science, and data science, in conjunction with multidisciplinary abilities across the sciences, social sciences, and humanities, (1)________ increasingly in greater demand. With climate change, increasing pollution, and depleting natural resources, there will be a sizeable shift in how we (2)_______ the world's energy, water, food, and sanitation needs, again resulting in the need for new skilled labour, particularly in biology, chemistry, physics, agriculture, climate science, and social science. The growing (3)________ of epidemics and pandemics will also (4)_______ collaborative research in infectious disease management and development of vaccines, and the resultant social issues heighten the need for multidisciplinary learning. There will be a growing (5)__________ for humanities and art as India moves towards becoming a developed country as well as among the three largest economies in the world.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.

Option 1: had

Option 2: meet

Option 3: have

Option 4: see

Question : Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu, one of the most distinguished musicians from India, is known for playing which of the following instruments?

Option 1: Surbahar

Option 2: Violin

Option 3: Sitar

Option 4: Veena

Question : Statement 1: The Integrated Rural Development Program (IRDP) was launched to alleviate rural poverty in India.

Statement 2: The IRDP primarily focused on providing employment opportunities in the agricultural sector.

Option 1: Both statements are true.
 

Option 2: Both statements are false.
 

Option 3: Statement 1 is true, and statement 2 is false.

Option 4: Statement 1 is false, and statement 2 is true.

Question : As per Census 2011, which of the following states of India has the highest population?

Option 1: Uttar Pradesh

Option 2: Tamil Nadu

Option 3: Bihar

Option 4: Chhattisgarh

Question : Who among the following was the founder of the Aligarh Movement, which was largely responsible for the revival of Muslims in India?

Option 1: Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

Option 2: Muhammad Iqbal

Option 3: Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Option 4: Sayyid Ahmad Khan

Question : The new agricultural strategy in India was introduced in

Option 1: 1956

Option 2: 1966

Option 3: 1976

Option 4: 1986

Question : Assertion: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) promotes investor education.

Reason: SEBI's main function is to issue government bonds to the public.

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 : Which of the following statements regarding 1980 to 1990 is correct.
 

Option 1: China was having double digit growth of 10.3%.
 

Option 2: Pakistan growth rate was 5.8%
 

Option 3: India was at the bottom with just 2.7% growth rate.
 

Option 4: All of the above statements are correct.