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

Correct Answer: a-b-c-d

Solution : The correct option is a-b-c-d.

In 2021–22, neighbouring countries of India are arranged according to their Human Development Index (HDI) ranking:

a) Sri Lanka holds the highest HDI rank (73) with a value of 0.782, reflecting high development status.

b) The Maldives ranked second

Correct Answer: The Cabinet Mission Plan

Solution : Correct Option: 2
Explanation: The Cabinet Mission Plan, proposed in 1946, was a key event that directly led to the partition of India. It aimed to provide a framework for the transfer of power and the formation of a constituent assembly, but

Correct Answer: R. K. Shanmukham Chetty

Solution : The correct answer is R. K. Shanmukham Chetty.

From 1947 to 1949, R. K. Shanmukham Chetty was India's first finance minister after independence. He gave the first Indian Union budget since independence. The head of the Ministry of Finance in the

Correct Answer: Anandamath

Solution : The correct answer is Anandamath.

The novel gives a glimpse of colonial India in which the presence of Englishmen—the colonisers—leads to the depiction of Indians suffering from famine and poverty. Author Bankim Chandra Chatterjee is best known for his novel Anandamath. Because it was

Correct Answer: Sixth Five-Year Plan

Solution : The correct answer is (c) Sixth Five-Year Plan.

The Integrated Rural Development Program (IRDP) was introduced in 1978 as a centrally-sponsored poverty alleviation program in India. It aimed to provide financial assistance and self-employment opportunities to the rural poor, particularly those below the

Correct Answer: 15th August, 1947

Solution : The correct option is - 15th August, 1947

India attained Dominion Status on August 15, 1947. This status marked India's transition from being a colony under British rule to a self-governing, independent nation within the British Commonwealth. The Indian Independence Act of 1947,

Correct Answer: 2.1-2.9

Solution : The correct answer is 2.1-2.9.

According to the 2011 Census, India's Total Fertility Rate (TFR)* was 2.4 per woman. The majority of Indian states now have fertility rates far below the replacement level of 2.1, and the nation is rapidly reaching the replacement level

Correct Answer: Odisha

Solution : The correct answer is Odisha.

In each of the 30 Districts across the state, the Odisha Government has established District Investment Promotion Agencies (DIPAs). An increased focus on and facilitation of the prompt development of connected infrastructure facilities at the district level is required

Correct Answer: Kiwi

Solution : Given:
India : Mango :: New Zealand : ?

Like, the national fruit of India is the mango.
Similarly, the national fruit of New Zealand is kiwi.

Hence, the second option is correct.

Correct Answer: 296

Solution : The correct option is 296.

There were 296 members in the Provisional Parliament of India, commonly known as the Constituent Assembly of India. These people were in charge of writing India's Constitution, which was enacted on January 26, 1950, when India became a republic.