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

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

Option 1: Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

Option 2: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)

Option 3: Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

Option 4: None of the above

Question : Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
With an impressive growth in yields, Telangana now claims to be transforming into the rice bowl of India. The Food Corporation of India (FCl) has procured 52 lakh tonnes of paddy from Telangana alone, which is more than half of the national target of 91 lakh tonnes. The state's harvests have nearly doubled in a year. Paddy production is up 93%, maize 95%, and cotton 74%, according to the Telangana Planning Department.

The state is also making its mark as a producer of paddy seed. "About 85% of our village's paddy is of a fine variety that farmers in MP, Haryana, Bengal, and Bihar use as seed," said a farmer in Anksapur Village in Nizamabad district. The seed crop sells at a premium over the state's minimum support price for paddy.

Question:
Telangana's contribution to the national stock of paddy is:

Option 1: one-third of the country's procurement target

Option 2: more than half of the country's paddy procurement

Option 3: less than half of the nation's rice procurement

Option 4: half of the nation's procurement target

Question : Statement 1: The Industrial Policy Resolution of 1956 aimed to promote the development of heavy industries in India.

Statement 2: The resolution emphasized public sector dominance in key industries.

Option 1: Both statements are true.
   

Option 2: Both statements are false.
 

Option 3: Statement 1 is true, and statement 2 is false.

Option 4: Statement 1 is false, and statement 2 is true.

Question : The folk dance Hojagiri originated and is associated with which part of India?

Option 1: South

Option 2: Northeast

Option 3: North

Option 4: West

Question : In 2018, India was the_______ producer of groundnut in the world.

Option 1: fourth largest

Option 2: third largest

Option 3: largest

Option 4: second largest

Question : Who among the following had got the Bharat Ratna Award before becoming the President of India?

Option 1: Dr. Zakir Hussain

Option 2: Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Option 3: Dr.S. Radhakrishnan

Option 4: V.V. Giri

Question : Which of the following companies provides internet services in India?

Option 1: BSNL

Option 2: Coca-Cola

Option 3: Tata Motors

Option 4: Reliance Industries

Question : As of 2022, India is the________largest producer of wheat in the world.

Option 1: third

Option 2: second

Option 3: fourth

Option 4: fifth

Question :

1. Indian tourist visiting china.
2. Chinese officials working in Chinese Embassy in India.
3. Indian Muslim going to Haj pilgrimage to China.
4. Chinese people working in UNO office, located in Jakarta.

Option 1: 1,2&3

Option 2: 2,3&4

Option 3: 2&4

Option 4: 1&4

Question : The social reform movement that aimed at abolishing sati in India was led by:

Option 1: Mahatma Gandhi

Option 2: Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Option 3: B.R. Ambedkar

Option 4: Swami Vivekananda