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

Question : What was one of the long-term impacts of Gandhi's actions and leadership in 1931 on the Indian Freedom Struggle?

Option 1: The immediate end of British rule
 

Option 2: The decline of the Indian National Congress
   

Option 3: The strengthening of the non-violent movement for independence

Option 4: The division of India into multiple independent states

Question : Which sportsperson won the "Inspiration of the Year" Award at the Times of India Sports Awards 2019?

Option 1: Rohit Sharma

Option 2: Rani Rampal

Option 3: Sunil Chhetri

Option 4: P. V. Sindhu

Question : There are few 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.

Cricket is not just considered a sport in India; it’s a passion, an emotion, and often 1) _________________ into a religion! But just like any other activity, the larger the scale, the greater is its ecological 2) _________________.

3) _________________ suggest that amount of water needed to maintain a cricket pitch – at roughly 20,000 litres per day – can serve the daily drinking water needs of around 2,600 people. So, this is one of the reason that the board that controls cricket in India and its most-popular league are looking at ways to 4) _________________ some environmental impacts related with the country’s most loved sport.
One of the step taken in order to contribute for the same happened on May 9, 2022, when Rajasthan Royals joined hands with the energy management and automation firm Schneider Electric to host the first carbon-5) _________________ cricket match against Delhi Capitals on May 11.

 Choose the correct word to be used in blank 5.

Option 1:  neutral
 

Option 2: discourteous
 

Option 3: barbarous
 

Option 4: rouse

Question : Which committee recommended the establishment of the Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI)?

Option 1: Hilton-Young Commission

Option 2: Tarlok Singh Committee

Option 3: V.K.R.V. Rao Committee

Option 4: Kaldor Committee

Question : The introduction of cash crops during colonialism in India led to:

Option 1: Diversification of agriculture

Option 2: Self-sufficiency in food production

Option 3: Increased dependence on monsoons

Option 4: Strengthening of local economies

Question : Infant mortality rate is with __ infants.
 

Option 1: India-78, Pakistan- 56, China-10
 

Option 2: India- 65, Pakistan- 76, China-7
 

Option 3: India- 35, Pakistan- 86, China- 8
 

Option 4: India- 38, Pakistan- 66, China- 9
 

Question : What was a significant consequence of the East India Company's revenue policies on rural society?

Option 1: Increased agricultural diversification
 

Option 2: Decreased dependency on monsoon
 

Option 3: Land alienation and consolidation
 

Option 4: Improved rural infrastructure

Question : Which caves are considered the oldest surviving rock-cut caves in India dating back to the Maurya period?

Option 1: Barabar and Nagarjuni Caves

Option 2: Bagh Caves

Option 3: Elephanta Caves

Option 4: Ajanta and Ellora Caves

Question : Among the following political leaders of South India, who has not acted in any film?

Option 1: C. N. Annadurai

Option 2: Jayalalithaa

Option 3: N.T. Rama Rao

Option 4: M.G. Ramachandran

Question : How many independent princely states were integrated into India after independence?

Option 1: 575

Option 2: 545

Option 3: 535

Option 4: 562