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

Question : Comprehension:

Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced another successful mission. ISRO chairman S. Somanath said that three small satellites successfully separated and were injected into orbit. ISRO launched three small satellites powered by its SSLV-D2 launch vehicle from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on February 10, 2023, at 09:18 AM IST. The launch vehicle was carrying EOS-07, Janus-1 & AzaadiSAT-2 satellites and aimed to inject them into a 450 km circular orbit. The launch took place at the first launch pad at SDSC SHAR,
Sriharikota. The SSLV-D2 had to take a 15-minute flight to inject EOS-07, Janus-1, and AzaadiSAT-2 satellites into a 450 km circular lower orbit. “It is configured with three solid propulsion stages and a velocity terminal module. It is a 34 m tall, 2 m diameter vehicle having a lift-off mass of 120 t,” said ISRO. The EOS-07 satellite weighs 156.3 kg and is made by ISRO.

About 13 minutes into its flight, the SSLV rocket ejected EOS-07 and soon after that the other two satellites Janus-1 and AzaadiSAT-2 were ejected — all at an altitude of 450 km, said ISRO.

With the new rocket in its portfolio, ISRO will have three rockets — Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and its variants (cost about Rs 200 crore), Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-MkII cost about Rs 272 crore and LVM3 Rs 434 crore) and SSLV (Development cost of three rockets about Rs 56 crore each) and production cost may go down later.

“New experiments include mm-Wave Humidity Sounder and Spectrum Monitoring Payload. Janus-1, a 10.2 kg satellite belongs to ANTARIS, USA. An 8.7 kg satellite AzaadiSAT-2 is a combined effort of about 750 girl students across India guided by Space Kidz India, Chennai,” it added.

SSLV caters to the launch of up to 500 kg satellites to Low Earth Orbits on a ‘launch-on-demand’ basis. “It provides low-cost access to Space, offers low turn-around time and flexibility in accommodating multiple satellites, and demands minimal launch infrastructure,” as per a statement by ISRO.

Question:

After reading the passage it can be inferred that it is

Option 1: a government release

Option 2: a news item

Option 3: a magazine article

Option 4: an editorial

Question : Which of the following is a regulatory authority for the Indian stock market?

Option 1: RBI (Reserve Bank of India)
  

Option 2: SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India)
   

Option 3: IRDAI (Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India)

Option 4: PFRDA (Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority)

Question : Ancient Harappan site ‘Lothal’ was found in which state of India?

Option 1: Gujarat

Option 2: Rajasthan

Option 3: Maharashtra

Option 4: Madhya Pradesh

Question : The President of India is :

Option 1: The Head of State

Option 2: The Head of Government

Option 3: The Head of State and Government

Option 4: The Head of Parliament

Question : Who introduced leather token currency in India?

Option 1: Akbar

Option 2: Muhammad bin Tughluq

Option 3: Babur

Option 4: Humayun

Question : Assertion: The Startup India initiative was launched to promote and support startups in India.

Reason: It provides various benefits, such as tax exemptions and funding opportunities, to eligible startups.

Option 1: Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason correctly explains the assertion.
 

Option 2: Both assertion and reason are true, but the reason does not correctly explain the assertion.
 

Option 3: The assertion is true, but the reason is false.

Option 4: The assertion is false, but the reason is true.

Question : Which of the following amendment acts included Fundamental Duties in the Constitution of India?

Option 1: 40th Amendment Act

Option 2: 42nd Amendment Act

Option 3: 41st Amendment Act

Option 4: 39th Amendment Act

Question : The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No Error' as your answer.
If I was the President of India, / I would work / to ensure communal harmony.

Option 1: No Error

Option 2: to ensure communal harmony

Option 3: I would work

Option 4: If I was the President of India,

Question : As of 2022, India is the _______________largest economy in the world (as measured by nominal GDP).

Option 1: third

Option 2: second

Option 3: fifth

Option 4: fourth

Question : What has been a significant area of cooperation between India and its neighbors in recent years?  
 

Option 1: Nuclear proliferation  
      

Option 2: Counter-terrorism efforts  
      

Option 3: Space exploration  

Option 4: Cultural exchange programs