316: The staple commodities of export by the English East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were
(a) Raw cotton, oil-seeds and opium
(b) Sugar, salt, zinc and lead
(c) Copper, silver, gold, spices and tea
(d) Cotton, silk, saltpetre and opium
317: Which of the following parties were established by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar?
1. The Peasants and Workers Party of India
2. All India Scheduled Castes Federation
3. The Independent Labour Party
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
318: Which one of the following countries is the largest producer of fuelwood in the world ?
(a) Indonesia
(b) Russia
(c) India
(d) China
319: Assertion (A) In human body, liver has an important role in fat digestion.
Reason (R) Liver produces two importance fat digesting enzymes.
Code:
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
320: With reference to Union Government, consider the following statements:
1. The Ministries/Departments of the Government of India are created by the prime minister on the advice of the cabinet secretary.
2. Each of the ministries is assigned to a minister by the president of India in the advice of the prime minister
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2