561: With reference to Union Budget, which of the following is/are covered under Non-Plan Expenditure?
1. Defence expenditure
2. Interest payments
3. Salaries and pensions
4. Subsidies
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(d) None
562: Lord Wellesley greatly extended the British dominion in India through:
(a) Doctrine of Lapse
(b) Subsidiary Alliance
(c) Partitioning of Indian States
(d) Annexing the princely States
563: The practice of military governorship was first introduced in India by the
(a) Greeks
(b) Shakas
(c) Parthians
(d) Mughals
564: Water hyacinth is related to:
(a) Lemna
(b) Pistia
(c) Eichhornia
(d) None of these
565: Which one of the following determines that the Indian Constitution is Federal?
(a) A written and rigid Constitution
(b) An independent Judiciary
(c) Vesting of residuary powers with the Centre
(d) Distribution of powers between the Centre and the States