1671: Consider the following statements:
1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar founded the Bethune School at Calcutta with the main aim of encouraging the education of women.
2. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was the first graduate of the Calcutta University.
3. Keshave Chandra Sen's compaign against Sati led to the enactment of the law to ban Sati by the then Governor General.
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2, and 3
1672: The continental shelf surrounding the Indian Coast is widest off the
(a) Hooghly Coast
(b) Coromandel Coast
(c) Konkan Coast
(d) South Gujarat Coast
1673: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :
List I
(Finding/Invention/ Calculation)
A. Time Taken by the Earth to orbit the Sun
B. Calculation of the value of (pi)
C. Invention of the digit zero
D. The game of snakes and ladders
List II
(Ancient Indian Scholar)
1. Aryabhatta
2. Bhaskaracharya
3. Budhayana
4. Gyandev
(A) 2 4 1 3
(B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 1 4 2 3
(D) 2 3 1 4
1674: The main difference between raw soybeans and cooked soybeans is in respect of
(a) Amino acid composition
(b) Biological value of proteins
(c) Protein content
(d) Calorific value
1675: The Multi-dimensional Poverty Index developed by Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative with UNDP support covers which of the following?
1. Deprivation of education, health, assets and services at household level
2. Purchasing power parity at national level
3. Extent of budget deficit and GDP growth rate at national level
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3