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

Correct Answer: Eight

Solution : The correct answer is Eight.

Wetlands are areas where water is essential to controlling the surrounding ecology and the variety of plant and animal life.

India's wetlands are divided into eight categories:

1. Human-made wetlands
2. Lakes
3. River floodplains
4. Oxbow lakes
5. Marshes
6. Estuaries
7. Swamps
8. Deltas.

Correct Answer: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
   

Solution : The correct answer is (B) National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is the primary agency responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementing measures for disaster management in India. It operates under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The

Correct Answer: 1829

Solution : The correct answer is 1829.

Sati was officially banned in India through the efforts of social reformers during the British colonial period. The practice of Sati, which involved a widow self-immolating on her husband's funeral pyre, was declared illegal by the British East India

Correct Answer: Manipuri

Solution : The correct answer is Manipuri.

The term "Sankirtana" refers to artistic expressions used to commemorate sacred occasions and different moments in the lives of the plains of Manipur's Vaishnava community. There is ceremonial dancing, drumming and singing in Manipuri Sankirtana. The performance serves to recount

Correct Answer: Article 55

Solution : The correct answer is Article 55

The process to elect the President is outlined in Article 55 of the Constitution. A minimum of fifty electors must support a presidential nomination as proposers and an additional fifty electors as seconders. Depending on various electoral formulas,

Correct Answer: Both statements are true.
 

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

Statement 1 accurately defines entrepreneurship development as the process of enhancing the skills, knowledge, and resources of individuals to enable them to start and grow their own businesses.

Statement 2 correctly describes the

Correct Answer: Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI)
 

Solution : The correct answer is (b) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI)

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) is the regulatory body responsible for regulating and supervising the functioning of insurance companies in India.

Correct Answer: Russia

Solution : Given:
Peacock : India :: Bear : ? 

The peacock is the National Bird of India.
Similarly, the bear is the National Animal of Russia.

Hence, the fourth option is correct. 

Correct Answer: To use export surplus to make payments for expenses incurred by office set up by the colonial government in Britain.
 

Solution : The motive of the British behind monopoly control over India’s exports and imports was to use export surplus to make payments for expenses incurred by an

Correct Answer: Param Vir Chakra

Solution : The correct answer is Param Vir Chakra.

On January 26, 1950, India's government established the initial trio of gallantry awards: the Param Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra, and Vir Chakra. The Param Vir Chakra stands as the highest honor for gallantry