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

Question :

Option 1: 1-C, 2-B, 3-A, 4-D

Option 2: 1-C, 2-B, 3-A, 4-D

Option 3: 1-B, 2-A, 3-C, 4-D

Option 4: 1-C, 2-D, 3-A, 4-B

Question : Which of the following initiatives has been implemented to develop rural India?
(A) Human Capital Formation
(B) Land Reforms
(C) Poverty Alleviation

Option 1: Only A

Option 2: Only B and C 

Option 3: Only A and C

Option 4: A, B, and C all

Question : What is a significant impact of Farmers' Movements in India?  

Option 1: Increase in urban migration  
 

Option 2: Reduction in agricultural productivity  
 

Option 3: Implementation of pro-farmer policies  

Option 4: Decrease in rural population  

Question : Which of the following countries has formed an association (BRICS) of five major emerging national economies?

Option 1: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa

Option 2: Brussels, Russia, India, Chile, South Africa

Option 3: Brussels, Russia, India, Chile, Switzerland

Option 4: Brazil, Romania, India, China, Switzerland

Question : In which year was the Vernacular Press Act enacted in British India?

Option 1: 1876

Option 2: 1874

Option 3: 1872

Option 4: 1878

Question : Which of the following is not a part of All India Services?

Option 1: Indian Forest Service

Option 2: Indian Engineering Service

Option 3: Indian Administrative Service

Option 4: Indian Police Service

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

The decision made by the goverment of India to purchase crude oil at a discounted rate from Russia,  when the Putin goverment is bombing civilians in Ukraine, is 1) __________________ by many. 2)________________ to the Narendra Modi administration’s request to not to politicise the issue, in the current scenario the decision is as much political as it is economic, however much we may wish it were not.

While the major countries like US, Europe , Japan and Australia have made no secret revelation that India should  join them in 3) _____________________ Putin’s war, as the goverment of 141 countries who voted in favour of the UN General Assembly resolution did. Russia has intentionally offered the discount at the oil to show that India is among the ‘many’ countries that resist the Atlantic alliance’s attempt to 4) __________________ and punish Putin. On the other hand Xi’s China has suddenly discovered that Modi’s India is worth talking to: it will provide cover for the Xi government to not only 5) ________________ attention from its own support for Russia, but also to position itself as someone who is more willing to engage with the Atlantic alliance than India.

Choose the correct word to be used in the blank 2

Option 1:  contrary
 

Option 2: defalcate

Option 3: ubiquitous
 

Option 4: impeccable

Question : In terms of area, India is the_________ largest country in the world.

Option 1: seventh

Option 2: third

Option 3: ninth

Option 4: sixth

Question : Non-electoral Dalit movements in India often focus on:

Option 1: Promoting economic growth

Option 2: Enhancing national security

Option 3: Challenging caste-based discrimination

Option 4: Advocating for environmental protection

Question :  Which of the following best describes the shift in India-US relations in the 21st century?  

Option 1:  Deterioration  

Option 2: Stagnation  

Option 3: Improvement  

Option 4: Severance