The Value Added Tax (VAT) will replace which of the
following taxes in all the 21 states who have agreed to
adopt it?
1 Customs Duty
2 State Sales Tax
3 Exercise Duty
4 Service Tax
As per Census 2001, which one among the following States has the largest population? 1 Gujarat 2 Karnataka 3 Madhya Pradesh 4 Rajasthan
The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is (a) Nominated by the President (b) Nominated by the Prime Minister (c) Nominated by the Vice-President (d) Elected by the Members of the Lok Sabha
. Consider the following passage: “In the course of a career on the road spanning almost thirty years, he crossed the breadth of the Eastern hemisphere, visited territories equivalent to about 44 modern countries, and put behind him a total distance of approximately 73,000 miles”. The world’s greatest traveler of pre-modern times to whom the above passage refers is (a) Megasthenes (b) Fa Hien (c) Marco Polo (d) Ibn Battuta
The first Indian Railway line was opened in 1853 from: (a) Asansol to Calcutta (b) Bombay to Thane (c) Bombay to Baroda (d) Bombay to Poona
Blood does not coagulate inside the blood vessels because (1) fibrin is absent (2) Thromboplastin is absent (3) Fibrinogen is absent (4) Calcium is absent
Mahadevi Varma is a : (1) Hindi Poetess (2) Opposition leader in U.P. (3) Script writer (4) Politician
In the Union Budget 2005-06, how much amount is allocated for Natiional Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme? (Approximately) 1 Rs.10,000 crore 2 Rs.25,000 crore 3 Rs.30,000 crore 4 Rs.35,000 crore
Farakka Barrage is located in 1 Tripura 2 Bihar 3 West Bengal 4 Jharkhand
Oil refineries are located in all of the following States, except: (A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Kerala (C) Madhya Pradesh (D) Tamil Nadu
The gas used to extinguish fire, is 1 Neon 2 Nitrogen 3 Carbon dioxide 4 Carbon monoxide
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The sub-tropical belts of high pressure are also called: (a) high pressure belts (b) horse latitudes (c) Wet latitudes
The major aim of the five year plans in India has been: (a) self-reliance (b) quicker development of backward areas (c) the setting up of public sector in strategic areas (d) the establishment of an egalitarian society