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

Question : There are few words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Pick up the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.

The depression which is likely to form this month around the islands of Andaman will 1) __________________ monsoon advancement and help to regulate the June to September rain fall cycle, which is also considered to crucial for India’s economy, to arrive around the expected time in Kerala around first week of June, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday.

In charge of IMD’s cyclones monitoring Ananda Kumar Das, 2) __________________ satellite image and said the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), which appears to be a  band of clouds 3) __________________ the globe near the equator and is mainly responsible for the wet and dry seasons in the tropics, is very 4) __________________. He also said that this indicates a monsoon surge will be created soon. “The depression will help establish the cross-equatorial flow. The 5) __________________ of the depression will further help monsoon arrive around the normal time over Kerala around June 1 with an error margin of +/-5 days,” said Das.

Choose the correct word to be used in blank 2.

Option 1:  cited
 

Option 2:  promoted
 

Option 3: aggravated
 

Option 4: expedite

Question : The Government of India Act was passed in __________.

Option 1: 1860

Option 2: 1859

Option 3: 1861

Option 4: 1858

Question : The main goal of land reforms in India was to:  
 

Option 1: Promote export-oriented agriculture  
 

Option 2: Encourage large-scale farming  
 

Option 3: Enhance social and economic equity in rural areas  

Option 4: Increase dependency on imported food grains  

Question : British achieved political power in India after which of the following?

Option 1: Battle of Plassey

Option 2: Battle of Panipat

Option 3: Battle of Buxar

Option 4: Battle of Wandiwash

Question : The Supreme Court of India was set up:

Option 1: by the constitution

Option 2: by a law of parliament

Option 3: by presidential order

Option 4: by the act of 1947

Question : Warren Hastings became the first Governor General of India in which year?

Option 1: 1767

Option 2: 1757

Option 3: 1773

Option 4: 1783

Question : Social reform movements in India were primarily aimed at:

Option 1: Promoting industrialisation

Option 2: Abolishing social evils like caste discrimination

Option 3: Encouraging religious conversions

Option 4: Strengthening colonial rule

Question : In which session of the All India Congress Committee was the Quit India Resolution accepted?

Option 1: Calcutta

Option 2: Delhi

Option 3: Madras

Option 4: Bombay

Question : Which of the following is a function of the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)?

Option 1: Providing credit facilities to small industries

Option 2: Regulating the securities market

Option 3: Regulating the functioning of commercial banks

Option 4: None of the above

Question : The era of five-year plans began in India with the establishment of______.

Option 1: The NITI Aayog

Option 2: The Parliament

Option 3: The Finance Commission

Option 4: The Planning Commission