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

Question : Industrialisation in India during the colonial period led to:

Option 1: Self-sufficiency in agriculture

Option 2: Decline of traditional handicrafts

Option 3: Equitable distribution of wealth

Option 4: Strengthening of rural economies

Question : When the East India Company was formed, the Mughal emperor in India was:

Option 1: Jahangir

Option 2: Humayun

Option 3: Aurangzeb

Option 4: Akbar

Question : Which musical instrument A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, former President of India, used to play?

Option 1: Guitar

Option 2: Sarod

Option 3: Veena

Option 4: Piano

Question : Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
The Black Drongo also known as the King Crow, is a small Asian bird of the drongo family. Previously, it was seen as a subspecies of the African Fork-tailed Drongo but is now recognized as a full species. It is a common resident breeder in much of tropical southern Asia from southwest Iran through India and Sri Lanka to southern China and Indonesia. It is a wholly black bird with a distinctive forked tail and measures 28 cm in length.
Feeding on insects, it is commonly found in open agricultural areas and light forest areas throughout its range, perching conspicuously on a bare perch or along power or telephone lines.
The species is famous for its aggressive behaviour towards much larger birds, such as crows, and never hesitates to dive-bomb any birds of prey that invade its territory. Smaller birds often nest in the well-guarded vicinity of a nesting Black Drongo
The Black Drongo has been introduced to some Pacific islands, where it has thrived and become abundant to the point of threatening and causing the extinction of native and endemic bird species there.
Drongos fly with strong flaps of the wing and are capable of fast manoeuvres that enable them to capture flying insects. With short legs, they sit upright on thorny bushes, bare perches or electricity wires. They may also perch on grazing animals.
The Black Drongo is found predominantly in open country and usually perches and hunts close to the ground. They are mostly aerial predators of insects but also glean from the ground or off vegetation.
They are found as summer visitors to northeastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan but are mainly resident south from the Indus Valley up to Bangladesh and into India and Sri Lanka.
Question:
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

Option 1: The drongo looks exactly like a crow.

Option 2: Smaller birds are protected by the drongo.

Option 3: This bird is a native of tropical countries in south-Asia.

Option 4: The drongo is a small perching bird.

Question : The population of India is _____ according to Census 2011.

Option 1: 1.4 billion

Option 2: 1.21 billion

Option 3: 1.5 billion

Option 4: 1.11 billion

Question : Which of the following statements is correct regarding the bank reserves?
I. These reserves are kept partly as cash and partly in the form of financial instruments.
II. Cash Reserves Ratio are deposits that commercial banks keep with the Reserve Bank of India.

Option 1: Only II

Option 2: Both I and II

Option 3: Only I

Option 4: Neither I nor II

Question : Which among the following crops is related to the “Rabi” season in North India?

Option 1: Rice

Option 2: Jowar

Option 3: Maize

Option 4: Barley

Question : The first ever gold coins in India were issued by the ______dynasty.

Option 1: Chola

Option 2: Gupta

Option 3: Kushan

Option 4: Maurya

Question : Which of the following institutions is responsible for regulating and supervising the functioning of foreign banks in India?

Option 1: Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

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

Option 3: National Stock Exchange of India (NSE)

Option 4: None of the above

Question : In 2019, the Government of India honoured Milena Salvini, an Italian-born Kathakali dancer, with which of the following awards?

Option 1: Padma Shri

Option 2: Bharat Ratna

Option 3: Padma Vibhushan

Option 4: Padma Bhushan