3556: Who was the first Indian actress to receive the Padma Shri Award ?
(a) Samita Patil
(b) Nargis Dutt
(c) Meena Kumari
(d) Madhubala
3557: Which of the following Acts gave representation to Indians for the first time in legislatures?
(a) The Indian Councils Act. 1909
(b) The Indian Councils Act, 1919
(c) The Government of India Act, 1935
(d) None of the above
3558: Which one of the following works has recently been made into a full length feature film ?
(a) R. K. Narayans Malgudi Days
(b) Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children
(c) Vikram Seth's A Suitable Boy
(d) Upamanyu Chatterjee's English August.
3559: Which of the following come under Non-plan expenditure ?
I. Subsidies
II. Interest payments
III. Defence expenditure
IV. Maintenance expenditure for the infrastructure created in the previous plans
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below :
Codes:
(a) I and II
(b) I and III
(c) II and IV
(d) I, II, III and IV
3560: His principal forte was social and religious reform. He relied Upon legislation to do away with social ills and worked unceasingly for the eradication of child marriage, the purdah system. To encourage consideration of social problems on a national scale, he inaugurated the Indian National Social Conference, which for many years met for its annual sessions alongside the Indian National Congress. The reference in this passage is to
(a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(b) Behramji Merwanji Malabari
(c) Mahadev Govind Ranade
(d) B. R. Ambedkar