The first widow remarriage in India was celebrated in the year
(a) 1856
(b) 1857
(c) 1858
(d) 1884
. India earns maximum foreign exchange by the export of : (1) tea (2) sugar (3) iron (4) jute
13 Answers NHPC, TEA, WBCS West Bengal Civil Service,
‘Operation Stabilize’ is related to (1) West Asian Peace Talks (2) East Timor (3) China – Hong Kong conflict (4) India’s Kargil operations
. Who among the following was the first woman to become the president of the U.N. General Assembly? (1) Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Pandit (2) Mrs. Sarojini Naidu (3) Mother Theresa (4) None
. Which of the following is NOT a Directive Principles of State Policy? (1) Equal pay for men and women for equal work (2) Enforcement of prohibition (3) Abolition of prostitution (4) Promotion of inter-national peace
. A state PSC members resigns by writing a letter addressed to the (1) President (2) U.P.S.C. Chairman (3) Governor (4) Chief Minister
Who of the following has been appointed the Prime Minister of Nepal four times? (1) Girija Prasd Koirala (2) B.P. Koirala (3) M.P. Koirala (4) K.P. Bhattarai
. Capital-intensive industries cause : (1) Increase in capital (2) Unemployment (3) Vast employment opportunities (4) None
. Which one of the following is the world’s longest dam? (1) Beas Dam (2) Bhakra Dam (3) Hirakud (4) Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
‘Peshcush’ means : (a) The revenue collected from Zamindars (b) The revenue collected from Farmers (c) The revenue collected from Businessmen (d) All the above
Drainage water always seems to be black. This is because of the presence of (1) Carbon is sulphide (2) Iron sulphide (3) Silica (4) Nitrogen dioxide
. The total strength of the Rajya Sabha is (1) 250 (2) 525 (3) 545 (4) 565
. Chand Bibi was the ruler of (1) Ahmadnagar (2) Bijapur (3) Khandesh (4) Aligarh