2551: 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
2552: The escape velocity from the earth's surface is about:
(a) 30 km/sec
(b) 6 km/sec
(c) 11.2 km/sec
(d) 300 km/sec
2553: Consider the following statements:
1. MMTC Limited is India's largest international trading organization.
2. Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited has been set up by MMTC jointly with the Government of Orissa.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
2554: In the individual Satyagraha, Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi. Who was the second?
(a) C. Rajagopalachari
(b) Dr. Rajendra Pradesh
(c) Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel
(d) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
2555: One consistent feature found in the history of southern India was the growth of small regional kingdoms rather than large empires because of
(a) the absence of minerals like iron
(b) too many divisions in the social structure
(c) the absence of vast areas of fertile land
(d) the scarcity of manpower