3646: 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 Newspapers
3647: With reference to the mineral resources of India, consider the following pairs:
Mineral : 90% Natural sources in
1. Copper : Jharkhand
2. Nickel : Orissa
3. Tungsten : Kerala
Which of the pairs give above is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
3648: With reference to the Government of India's various programmes, what is Nirmal Gram Puraskar?
(a) It is an incentive scheme of scholarships for the single girl child in families in villages.
(b) It is an incentive scheme of scholarships for female sportspersons from villages who represent their states in any game.
(c) It is an incentive scheme for schools in the villages for computer education.
(d) It is an incentive scheme Panchayati Raj institutions.
3649: Why is there a great concern about the microbeads' that are released into environment?
(a) They are considered harmful to marine ecosystems.
(b) They are considered to cause skin cancer in children.
(c) They are small enough to be absorbed by crop plants in irrigated fields.
(d) They are often found to be used as food adulterants.
3650: Assertion (A)
The form of government in Rigvedic period was monarchy
Reason (R)
Priest enjoyed both social and political status and influenced administration
(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