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

Correct Answer: 2011

Solution : The correct answer is 2011.

Cricketer MS Dhoni was granted the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army of India in the year 2011. This prestigious honour was bestowed upon him in recognition of his outstanding contributions to Indian cricket and his

Correct Answer: Economic liberalization reforms in 1991  

Solution : India's significant step in the context of globalization was the economic liberalization reforms in 1991, which opened up its economy to global markets.

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.