2491: Which one of the following statements regarding the levying, collecting and distribution of Income Tax is correct ?
(a) The Union levies, collects and distributes the proceeds of income tax between itself and the States
(b) The Union levies, collects and keeps all the proceeds of income tax to itself
(c) The Union levies and collects the tax but all the proceeds are distributed among the States
(d) Only the surcharge levied on income tax is shared between the Union and the States
2492: 'Belt and Road Initiative' is sometimes mentioned in the news in the context of the affairs of
(a) African Union
(b) Brazil
(c) European Union
(d) China
2493: Participatory Notes (PNs) are associated with which one of the following ?
(a) Kyoto Protocol
(b) Foreign Institutional Investors
(c) Consolidated Fund of India
(d) United Nations Development Programme
2494: In India, if a religious sect/community is given the status of a national minority, what special advantages it is entitled to ?
1. It can establish and administer exclusive educational institutions.
2. The President of India automatically nominates a representative of the community to Lok Sabha.
3. It can derive benefits from the Prime Minister's 15-Point Programme.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
2495: In which of the following cities one can never see the sun shine overhead at noon?
(a) Delhi
(b) Visakhapatnam
(c) Trivandrum
(d) Bangalore