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

Question : Which of the following statements is/are true regarding the Green Revolution?

i. The term "Green Revolution" was coined by Sir William Gaud.
ii. Norman Borlaug is hailed as the Father of the Green Revolution.
iii. M. S. Randhawa is called the Father of the Green Revolution in India.

Option 1: Only i and iii

Option 2: Only i and ii

Option 3: Only ii

Option 4: Only iii

Question : Which of the following Presidents of India also served as the Union Labour Minister?

Option 1: Zakir Hussain

Option 2: Ram Nath Kovind

Option 3: V. V. Giri

Option 4: N Sanjiva Reddy

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.

India is one of the largest producers of tea in the world. The industry is (1)________ recognised as technically very well (2) ________. The Indian tea industry is a (3) ________one traditionally. Tea has been used in India for (4) ________ purposes as well as for (5) ________.

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

Option 1: complex

Option 2: establish

Option 3: pampered

Option 4: equipped

Question : Who among the following classical poets of the Sultanate period in India popularised Qawwali, a form of music which derived its name from the Arabic word "qaul", meaning "to speak"?

Option 1: Nizamuddin Auliya

Option 2: Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi

Option 3: Amir Khusrau

Option 4: Shams al-Din Muhammad Hafiz

Question : Which city has the Headquarters of two railway zones in India ?

Option 1: Hubli

Option 2: New Delhi

Option 3: Mumbai

Option 4: Jabalpur

Question : The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) regulates:

Option 1: Debt financing
    

Option 2: Equity financing
   

Option 3: Both debt and equity markets

Option 4: International financing

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.

An infection is said to be endemic when the rate of occurance becomes static in a particular 1)________________ region, which means that main cause of the disease  — SARS-CoV-2 in this particular case — it is likely to exist but will not lead to large 2)_______________ as witnessed over the last two years.
Although it has been seen that the total number of infections in India is constantly 3)_______________, experts say they cannot provide a fixed timeline as when the disease will become endemic. It will all be dependent on the number of  people who are susceptible to this pathogen, vaccination rates, and also to emergence of new variants that are able to overcome the immune response.
“Endemic means that the virus will still remain in the population and there will be 4)_____________ ups and downs  as and when the favourable condition of the virus will exist. For example, we have seen that the seasonal flu  the number for which goes up in the winters and or especially when the season is changing because of lower immunity in people ,on the other hand we have seen the dengue cases rising after monsoons because of the availability of vectors. Covid-19 also may become seasonal and cause disease in the 5)_______________,” said Dr Pramod Garg, who is currently the director of Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI)-Faridabad.

Choose the correct word to be used in blank 3.

Option 1: declining
 

Option 2: sensitive

Option 3: attributed 

Option 4: qualifying

Question : Which of the following states of India still uses the ancient bamboo drip irrigation method?

Option 1: Telangana

Option 2: Meghalaya

Option 3: Maharashtra

Option 4: Chhattisgarh

Question : How much water has been allowed to India for irrigation, power generation, and transport purposes from the Indus River?

Option 1: 10%

Option 2: 15%

Option 3: 20%

Option 4: 25%

Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Although the (1)______in the Supreme Court arise out of the judgements or orders made by the Subordinate Courts including the High Courts, but of late the Supreme Court has started entertaining (2)______in which the interest of the public at large is involved, and the Court can be moved by any (3)_______or group of persons either by filing a Writ Petition at the Filing Counter of the Court or by (4)________a letter to Hon'ble the Chief Justice of India highlighting the question of public importance for (5)_______this jurisdiction.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.

Option 1: proceedings

Option 2: arrangement

Option 3: battles

Option 4: punctuality