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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2017 — General Studies · Question 99 of 200

Q99
Geography (incl. West Bengal)
The Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) is
  1. a.a central government organisation of India
  2. b.a state government organisation of West Bengal
  3. c.a government organisation represented by both the central (India) and the state governments of West Bengal and Jharkhand
  4. d.an organisation of the state governments of West Bengal and Jharkhand

Answer: (C) a government organisation represented by both the central (India) and the state governments of West Bengal and Jharkhand

DVC is a multi-state statutory corporation jointly involving the Central Government along with the state governments of West Bengal and Jharkhand (formerly Bihar), modelled loosely on the USA's Tennessee Valley Authority.