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

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

Question : As per area, India is the _________largest country in the world.

Option 1: 2nd

Option 2: 7th

Option 3: 10th

Option 4: 4th

Question : Sri Lanka is separated from India by ___________.

Option 1: Strait of Gibraltar

Option 2: Malacca Strait

Option 3: Bering Strait

Option 4: Palk Strait

Question : Which of the following is not a government scheme for entrepreneurship development in India?

Option 1: Startup India
 

Option 2: Make in India
 

Option 3: Stand Up India

Option 4: Innovate India

Question : Krishna River flows through _______ state of India.

Option 1: Tamil Nadu

Option 2: Odisha

Option 3: Karnataka

Option 4: Kerala

Question : The first session of the All India Depressed Classes Congress was held at __________ in 1930.

Option 1: Nagpur

Option 2: Surat

Option 3: Delhi

Option 4: Kanpur

Question : With which of the following countries, India does not share a land border?

Option 1: Bangladesh

Option 2: China

Option 3: Myanmar

Option 4: Sri Lanka

Question : Assertion: The Industrial Policy Resolution of 1956 aimed to promote the development of small-scale industries in India.

Reason: The resolution emphasized the role of the public sector in industrial growth.

Option 1: Both the assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
 

Option 2: Both the assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
 

Option 3: The assertion is true, but the reason is false.

Option 4: The assertion is false, but the reason is true.

Question : On which date India signed Montréal protocol along with its London amendment?
 

Option 1: 24 September 1992
 

Option 2: 17 September 1992
 

Option 3: 18 October 1990 
 

Option 4: None of the above