Which of the following reasons make us to emphasise the role
of cottage and small scale industries?
(a) Provide employment
(b) Ensure equitable distribution of national income
(c) Helps in using latent capital
(d) All of these
Under Article 112(3) of the Constitution which of the following expenditure shall be charged on the Consolidated Fund of India? (a) The emoluments and allowances of the President (b) The salaries of the Chairman of the Council of States and Speaker of the Lok Sabha (c) The salaries of the Judges of the Supreme Court (d) All of these
Which one of the following statements is not correct? 1 No amendment can be proposed to an Appropriation Bill in either House of Parliament 2 No money shall be withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund of India except under appropriation made be an Appropriation Act 3 Unlike other Bills, the Finance Bill needs to be passed by the Lok Sabha only 4 The finance Bill can be introduced only on the recommendation of the President of India
The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected for: (A) a term of four years (B) a term of five years (C) a term of six years (D) whole life
Who is the Chairperson of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA)? 1 L.M.Singhvi 2 Sonia Gandhi 3 Sushma Swaraj 4 Vijayanhthimala Bali
Which of the following regarding the election of the president is correct ? a) A candidate securing the majority of votes is not automatically elected b) The supreme court has no jurisdiction in any doubt or dispute arising in connection with the election of the president. c) The presidential election can’t take place when one or more state assembles stand dissolved because all the state assembles from part of the electoral college. d) The total value of the votes allotted to both house of parliament is much more then the total value of the votes of all the states taken together.
The lady Congress leader who went underground during the ?Quit India? movement was 1 Sucheta Kripalani 2 Vijayalaxmi Pandit 3 Aruna Asaf Ali 4 Sarojini Naidu
Idealism, combined with a highly developed sense of rhythm and beauty characterizes the sculptures of the : (a) Gupta period (b) Mauryan period (c) Ashokan period (d) None of the above
When was the Madras state renamed Tamilnadu ? a) 1969 b) 1970 c) 1968 d) 1971
The limit of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is now raised from 49% to 74% in which of the following sectors? 1 Telecom Sector 2 Construction & Housing sector 3 Banking sector 4 Insurance sector
Which one of the following is wrong? (a) No bill can become a law unless it is also passed by the Lok Sabha (b) The prime Minister invariably belongs to the Rajya Sabha (c) The Constitution has made the Council of Ministers directly responsible to the Lok Sabha (d) The Council of Ministers remains in office so long as it enjoys the confidence of the Lok Sabha
The One Time Settlement Scheme for loans to small and marginal farmers is further extended for a period of three months. The scheme is available for the loans upto Rs. 1 5 lakh only 2 3 lakh only 3 1 lakh only 4 50,000 only
City of London was in the news recently, for which of the following reasons? 1 It was the venue of 1999 Miss World contest 2 It recorded highest number of tourists during 1999 in the world 3 It was hit by a powerful earthquake 4 None of these