1586: Rickets is caused due to:
(a) Deficiency of Vitamin A
(b) Deficiency of Vitamin D
(c) Deficiency of Vitamin C
(d) Low intake of proteins
1587: The Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana which came into operation from Dec. 1, 1997 aims to provide gainful employment to the urban unemployed or underemployed poor but does not include
(a) Nehru Rozgar Yojana
(b) Urban Basic Services Programme
(c) Prime Minister's Integrated Urban Poverty Eradication Programme
(d) Prime Minister's Rozgar Yojana
1588: Match List I (Cricketer) with List II (country) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List I List II
(Cricketer) (Country)
A. Barry Richards 1. England
B. Ted Dexter 2. West Indies
C. Alan Davidson 3. South Africa
D. Charli Griffith 4. New Zealand
5. Australia
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 3 2 5 1
(b) 5 1 4 2
(c) 3 1 5 2
(d) 5 2 4 1
1589: Which one of the following is not essentially a species of the Himalayan vegetation ?
(a) Juniper
(b) Silver fir
(c) Mahogany
(d) Spruce
1590: The discovery of Oak flora in 1966 added a new chapter to the history of Indian Sericulture. Which one of the following states is the leading producer of Oak tasar silk ?
(a) Assam
(b) Bihar
(c) Manipur
(d) Orissa