2666: Assertion (A)
Finance Commission aims to safeguard the fiscal autonomy of the States.
Reason (R)
Finance Commission is constituted every fifth year.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
2667: With reference to land reforms in independent India, which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) The ceiling laws were aimed at family holdings and not individual holdings.
(b) The major aim of land reforms was providing agricultural land to all the landless.
(c) It resulted in cultivation of cash crops as a predominant form of cultivation.
(d) Land reforms permitted no exemptions to the ceiling limits.
2668: Which of the following is correct ?
1. Shore temple of - Pallavas Mahabalipuram
2. Kailasa temple of - Rashtrakutas Ellora
3. Khajuraho temples - Chandellas
(a) None is correct
(b) Only I is correct
(c) Only II, III are correct
(d) All are correct
2669: The chess player Alexi Shirov represents
(a) Albania
(b) Kazhakstan
(c) Russia
(d) Spain
2670: What is the approximate mean velocity with which the Earth moves round the Sun in its orbit ?
(a) 20 km/s
(b) 30 km/s
(c) 40 km/s
(d) 50 km/s