. Which of the following taxes is/are levied by the Union
and collected and appropriated by the States?
(a) Stamp Duties
(b) Passenger and goods tax
(c) Estate Duty
(d) Taxes on Newspaper
Who was elected as the President of Namibia after her freedom from South Africa? (a) F W de Klerk (b) Botha (c) Walter Sislu (d) Sam Nujoma
Which type of fire extinguisher is used for petroleum fire? 1 Foam type 2 Soda acid type 3 Powder type 4 None of these
The Principal ore of aluminium is (1) Malachite (2) Bauxite (3) Lepidolite (4) None of these
Which of the following state governments has prohibited use of the word ‘Harijan’ and replaced it with ‘Anusuchit Jati’ in official work ? a) Karnataka b) Jammu & Kashmir c) Rajasthan d) Uttar Pradesh e) None of these
The Speaker (a) Votes on every Bill (b) Votes on Money Bills only (c) Votes only to help the party in power (d) Has a casting vote in case of a tie
Which of the following is NOT a Public Sector Bank? 1 Centurian Bank 2 Andhra Bank 3 Central Bank of India 4 Oriental Bank of Commerce
The only snake that builds a nest is 1 Krait 2 King cobra 3 Chain viper 4 Saw-scaled viper
The winter rains in north-western India are caused by the 1 Westerly depressions 2 Retreating monsoon 3 Trade winds 4 South-westerly monsoon
While all the major peninsular rivers flow to the east, Narmada and Tapti flow to the west, because of: (1) Iava flow (2) Folding (3) Fault line (4) Vindhya and Satpura ranges
An iron hammer, lying in the sun, appears much hotter than its wooden handle because (A) Iron is at a higher temperature (B) Iron is darker than wood (C) Iron absorbs more heat (D) Iron is a good conductor of heat
The term of office of the members of the Estimates Committee is (a) Two years (b) Three years (c) One year (d) Six months
Government of India is planning to raise the cap in foreign direct investment in telecom sector to which of the following levels? 1 60% 2 65% 3 70% 4 74%