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

Correct Answer: Hierarchical landholding patterns  

Solution : The agrarian class structure in pre-independence India was characterized by hierarchical landholding patterns, with a small number of landlords owning large estates and a large number of peasants and laborers working under various tenancy and labor arrangements.

Correct Answer: Petrochemical

Solution : The correct answer is Petrochemical.

Agro-based industries are those that are connected to agriculture, either directly or indirectly. It includes various manufacturing, processing, and industrial operations based on agricultural raw materials, services, and operations used as agricultural inputs. The petrochemical sector is not based

Correct Answer: Both statements are true.
 

Solution : The correct answer is (a) Both statements are true.

Statement 1 is true. The foreign trade policy during this period placed a strong emphasis on promoting exports as a means to earn foreign exchange, stimulate economic growth, and reduce the dependence on

Correct Answer: IRDA

Solution : The correct answer is IRDA.

IRDA or IRDAI stands for Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India. It does not regulate capital markets in India. The function of IRDA is to regulate and promote the insurance industries in India. Reserve Bank of India, SEBI &

Correct Answer: Media expansion

Solution : The expansion of media, especially the advent of satellite television and increased coverage of political events, was a key factor leading to the participatory upsurge in the 1990s in India.

Correct Answer: 1, 2 and 4

Solution : The correct answer is 1, 2 and 4.

Regional, economic, and political forces have shaped the structure of the Indian railway network. The north Indian Plain offers the best circumstances for the growth of railroads because of its level terrain, dense

Correct Answer: consolidated fund

Solution : The correct answer is Consolidated Fund.

The emoluments and allowances of the President and other expenditures relating to his office are charged to the Consolidated Fund of India. The budget consists of two types of expenditure - the expenditure 'charged' upon the Consolidated

Correct Answer: Sagarmala

Solution : The correct answer is Sagarmala.

The infrastructure development project to promote "port-led development" in India has been named Sagarmala. The main purpose of this program is to unlock the potential of waterways. The project is monitored by the Ministry of Shipping. It was launched

Correct Answer: Growth, modernisation, self-reliance and equity

Solution : The correct answer is Growth, modernisation, self-reliance, and, equity.

The primary goals of the five-year plans in India were growth, modernisation, self-reliance, and equity. The five-year plan was launched in 1951, and the first five-year plan was formulated for the term

Correct Answer: largest, largest

Solution : The correct answer is largest, largest.

​​​​​​India is the largest producer of pulses and the largest consumer of pulses. Pulses are grown in both the Kharif and Rabi seasons as of Oct 2022. Rabi pulses contribute more than 60% of the total production