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

Question : Which article of the Constitution of India authorises the President to seek the opinion of the Supreme Court in specific categories of matters?

Option 1: Article 144

Option 2: Article 145

Option 3: Article 142

Option 4: Article 143

Question : Biosphere Reserve of India, Nanda Devi (UNESCO) is located in the state of :

Option 1: Uttarakhand

Option 2: Sikkim

Option 3: Meghalaya

Option 4: Himachal Pradesh

Question : In which of the following states did NABARD launch the EShakti project for the first time?

Option 1: West Bengal and Assam

Option 2: Jharkhand and Maharashtra

Option 3: Uttar Pradesh and Punjab

Option 4: Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh

Question : There are certain 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 decision made by the goverment of India to purchase crude oil at a discounted rate from Russia,  when the Putin goverment is bombing civilians in Ukraine, is 1) __________________ by many. 2)________________ to the Narendra Modi administration’s request to not to politicise the issue, in the current scenario the decision is as much political as it is economic, however much we may wish it were not.

While the major countries like US, Europe , Japan and Australia have made no secret revelation that India should  join them in 3) _____________________ Putin’s war, as the goverment of 141 countries who voted in favour of the UN General Assembly resolution did. Russia has intentionally offered the discount at the oil to show that India is among the ‘many’ countries that resist the Atlantic alliance’s attempt to 4) __________________ and punish Putin. On the other hand Xi’s China has suddenly discovered that Modi’s India is worth talking to: it will provide cover for the Xi government to not only 5) ________________ attention from its own support for Russia, but also to position itself as someone who is more willing to engage with the Atlantic alliance than India.

Choose the correct word to be used in the blank 5.

Option 1: beseech
 

Option 2: extol

Option 3: deflect
 

Option 4:  signify

Question : As per the following result of the 2011 census, the density of population in India is

Option 1: 325 per sq km

Option 2: 352 per sq km

Option 3: 372 per sq km

Option 4: 382 per sq km

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.
Nuclear power for civil use is well (1)________ in India. Since building the two small boiling water reactors (2)__________ Tarapur in the 1960s, its civil nuclear strategy (3)_________ directed towards complete independence in the nuclear fuel cycle, necessarily (4)__________ it is excluded (5)___________ the 1970 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.

Option 1: implanted

Option 2: founded

Option 3: resurrected

Option 4: established

Question : Assertion: Liberty indicator relates to political freedom.

Reason: India initiated economic reforms in 1991.

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 : Assertion: The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) facilitates skill training programs across various sectors in India.

Reason: NSDC works in partnership with industry sectors to design and implement skill development initiatives.

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 : Kelucharan Mohapatra is associated with _________ dance form of India.

Option 1: Kathak

Option 2: Hiphop

Option 3: Odissi

Option 4: Salsa

Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

Marriages, birthday celebrations, meetings, conferences, seminars and many similar events layout (1) __________multi-course feasts with plenty of starters followed by the main course. Later, (2)_________ of food get dumped into dustbins, (3) __________of its value to the hungry poor. Most such gatherings serve buffets. The (4) ________of food wastage is more when people help themselves. They (5)__________. more than what they can eat only to waste the (6) _________Similar wastage is seen when hotels serve (7) __________breakfast buffets. Wherever food is free and (8) __________plenty, people take more. Those fortunate to have (9) ____________food forget the plight of those who do not have (10) __________to eat. Millions of people die of malnutrition and hunger in India.

Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 2.

Option 1: bunches

Option 2: masses

Option 3: mounds

Option 4: stacks