Kerala SET Exam General Paper Preparation Daily PYQ Practice 03

1)  Which is/are correct about monsoon/s in Kerala?

(i) Receives rainfall from North East Monsoon

(ii) Receives rainfall from South West Monsoon

(iii) Receives rainfall from North West Monsoon

(iv) Receives rainfall from South East Monsoon

A) (i) only

B) (iii) only

C) (i) and (ii) only

D) (i), (ii) and (iv) only

South-West Monsoon (ii) — True and primary source.

Winds blow from the Arabian Sea toward the Indian subcontinent (south-west direction) from about June to September. These moisture-laden winds hit Kerala’s western coast and the Western Ghats, producing heavy orographic rainfall — this is the main rainy season for Kerala.

North-East Monsoon / Retreating Monsoon (i) — True but secondary.

After the SW monsoon withdraws, there is a retreating or north-east monsoon (around October–November). Although Tamil Nadu and southeast India receive the bulk of the NE-monsoon rains, Kerala does get some post-monsoon rainfall from systems associated with the retreating winds and occasional depressions/cyclones over the Bay of Bengal.

North-West Monsoon (iii) — False.

“North-west monsoon” is not the standard wind system that brings Kerala’s rains. It is not a recognised source of Kerala’s seasonal monsoon rainfall.

South-East Monsoon (iv) — False.

There is no separate “south-east monsoon” that delivers Kerala’s rainfall in the way listed; the relevant large-scale systems for Kerala are the South-West (main) and the North-East/retreating monsoon (secondary).

Ans)  C (i) and (ii) only


2)  Which is/are true about Reserve Bank of India?

(i) Started functioning in 1935

(ii) New Delhi is the Headquarter

(iii) Managed by one Governor and two Deputy Governors

(iv) Board of Directors is appointed by the Government of India

A) (i) only

B) (i) and (ii) only

C) (i) and (iii) only

D) (i) and (iv) only

(i) Started functioning in 1935 — True.

The Reserve Bank of India was established on 1 April 1935 under the RBI Act, 1934.

(ii) New Delhi is the Headquarter — False.

The original headquarters was in Kolkata (1935–1937), later shifted to Mumbai in 1937, which remains the headquarters today. It was never headquartered in New Delhi.

(iii) Managed by one Governor and two Deputy Governors — False.

RBI is managed by one Governor and usually four Deputy Governors, not just two.

(iv) Board of Directors is appointed by the Government of India — True.

The Central Board of Directors, consisting of the Governor, Deputy Governors, and other directors, is appointed by the Government of India.

Ans)  D (i) and (iv) only