2396: 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
2397: Consider the following schemes launched by the Union Government :
I. Antyodaya Anna
II. Gram Sadak Yojana
III. Sarvapriya
IV. Jawahar Gram Samriddhi Yojana.
Which of these were announced in the year 2000 ?
(a) I and II
(b) II and IV
(c) III and IV
(d) I, II and III
2398: Which of the following are known as coastlines of submergence?
(a) Uplifted lowland
(b) Ria Coasts
(c) Emergent upland
(d) None of the above
2399: 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
2400: BCG vaccination is to be given to a new born child:
(a) Immediately after birth
(b) Within 48 hours
(c) Within seven days
(d) Within six months