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

Question : Comprehension:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Clean India Mission is one of the most (1) _____ and popular missions to have taken place in India. This mission includes a reward to a state and a city. This encourages every citizen to keep the surroundings clean. This cleanliness campaign was (2) _____ by the Indian government at the national level, (3) _____ all the rural towns and urban cities. Its primary objective is to spread awareness of the importance of cleanliness. Slogans are written on the banners and pictures are painted in a very attractive manner to evoke the feeling of cleanliness. After that, a major objective was to teach citizens to (4) _____ of waste mindfully and to provide basic (5) _____ facilities. For this, wet and dry dustbins are kept by every citizen whether it is home or office.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.

Option 1: encompassing

Option 2: preventing

Option 3: excluding

Option 4: restraining

Question : How many total medals were won by India at Tokyo Olympics 2020 (played in 2021)?

Option 1: Five

Option 2: Seven

Option 3: Six

Option 4: Eight

Question : The method of Impeachment of the president of India is adopted from

Option 1: U.S.A.

Option 2: U.K.

Option 3: U.S.S.R.

Option 4: France

Question : The Government Budget is a statement of estimates of the government receipts and government expenditure for the coming financial year. The financial year for India is the period from ____ to _____.

Option 1: January 1 to December 31

Option 2: February 1 to January 31

Option 3: October 1 to August 31

Option 4: April 1 to March 31

Question :  Which of the following is a significant aspect of the evolution of Dalit politics in India?

Option 1: Alliance with upper-caste parties

Option 2: Formation of Dalit-centric political parties

Option 3: Focus on international issues

Option 4:  Emphasis on economic liberalizatio

Question : Which year marked the third general election in India?  

Option 1: 1952  

Option 2: 1957  

Option 3: 1962  

Option 4:  1967  

Question : The summer months experience________ in the northern part of India.

Option 1: rising air pressure

Option 2: falling air pressure

Option 3: decreasing temperature

Option 4: heavy rain

Question : As of 2022, there are ______ states in India.

Option 1: 30

Option 2: 28

Option 3: 31

Option 4: 21

Question : The States Reorganisation Act, which led to the linguistic reorganisation of states in India, was passed in which year?

Option 1: 1947

Option 2: 1950

Option 3: 1956

Option 4: 1961

Question :  Given below is a short passage followed by some items based on the passage. First, read the passage and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author only.

More than eight months after the national lockdown was announced in late March, urban India is learning to live with the Covid-19 pandemic. In fact, indicating a positive outlook for the future, many survey respondents in a recent survey say they plan to return to pre-lockdown levels of shopping, personal grooming, going to cinemas and socializing as pandemic fears continue to recede.
The survey findings highlight that the suppression of consumer demand because of fears of job losses and salary cuts could be coming to an end. Increasingly, urban Indians are showing increased confidence about the future of the economy. This could be an indicator of the possible 'pent-up demand' that several economists have been talking about - a demand that could be unleashed once a vaccine is developed and distributed, or when there are signs of the pandemic's spread reducing to negligible levels or vanishing totally.

Around 65 per cent of respondents said they had settled into new routines, or that they saw signs of the situation improving, or they had come to terms with the pandemic and were moving on with their lives. And since the survey was conducted before the news of the successful trials of the Pfizer vaccine for the coronavirus was announced, it is likely that the consumers are now even more positive in their outlook about the future.

Question:
Which one of the following is the antonym of the word 'outlook' in the passage?

Option 1: Indifference
 

Option 2: perspective
 

Option 3: viewpoint
 

Option 4: Interpretation