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

Question : Banks in India were nationalized for the first time in the year:

Option 1: 1950

Option 2: 1960

Option 3: 1969

Option 4: 1979

Question : Directions: A graph showing the price of rice in India during the years 2000 to 2003 is given below. Study the graph carefully and answer the questions.

For the month of May, the graph shows that the price of rice was the lowest in the year:

Option 1: 2000

Option 2: 2001

Option 3: 2002

Option 4: 2003

Question : Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India lays down the establishment of Public Service Commissions for the Union and the States?

Option 1: Article 315

Option 2: Article 316

Option 3: Article 317

Option 4: Article 318

Question : Arrange the following Development Financial Institutions (DFI) in the correct chronological order, according to the year they were set up.

(i) Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI)

(ii) Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI)

(iii) Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI)

Option 1: (i)-(iii)-(ii)

Option 2: (iii)-(i)-(ii)

Option 3: (ii)-(i)-(iii)

Option 4: (i)-(ii)-(iii)

Question : The bar graph shows the number of employed and unemployed people in 5 different countries.

Find the ratio of unemployed people in India to employed people in Russia.

Option 1: 2 : 3

Option 2: 3 : 4

Option 3: 1 : 4

Option 4: 2 : 1

Question : Monetray policy in India is formulated by:

Option 1: Finance Ministry

Option 2: RBI

Option 3: SEBI

Option 4: CLB

Question : Statement 1: The Minimum Support Price (MSP) is determined by considering factors such as input costs and market conditions.

Statement 2: The MSP applies to all agricultural crops grown in India.

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 : Statement 1: The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) provides health insurance coverage to unemployed individuals.

Statement 2: RSBY is a government initiative to address the health needs of the rural population in India.

Option 1: Both statements are true.

Option 2: Both statements are false.

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

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

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 : As per Schedule 8 of the Indian Constitution, how many official languages are there in India?

Option 1: 22

Option 2: 12

Option 3: 42

Option 4: 32