1611: Direct taxation was introduced by the ...... committee.
(a) Wanchoo
(b) Chetty
(c) Kaldor
(d) Raja Chelliah
1612: A small wooden block is floating in a tub of water. The water is gradually heated. The volume of the wooden block visible above the water level:
(a) Increases
(b) Decreases
(c) Fluctuates
(d) Remains the same
1613: What are the possible limitations of India in mitigating the global warming at present and in the immediate future ?
1. Appropriate alternate technologies are not sufficiently available.
2. India cannot invest huge funds in research and development.
3. Many developed countries have already set up their polluting industries in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1614: Which one of the following diseases is caused due to defective genes?
(a) Ulcer
(b) Haemophilia
(c) Diabetes
(d) Cancer
1615: The value of a vote of a member of the Parliament for the election of the President of India is determined by dividing the
(a) Nation's population as per the latest census by the number of Lok Sabha members.
(b) Population as per the latest census by the total strength of the two Houses of the Parliament.
(c) The total value of votes of the members of all the State Legislative Assemblies by the elected members of the two Houses of the Parliament
(d) Particular State's population as per the latest census by the number of members of Parliament elected from that State