2491: 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
2492: Atmospheric pressure exerted on earth is due to the:
(a) Rotation of earth
(b) Revolution of earth
(c) Gravitational pull
(d) Uneven heating of earth
2493: Consider the following statements:
1. Lord Mountbatten was the Viceroy when Simla Conference took place.
2. Indian Navy Revolt, 1946 took palce when the Indian sailors in the Royal Indian Navy at Bombay and Karachi rose against the Government.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 or 2
2494: A free-floating astronaut A pushes another free-floating astronaut B in space. The mass of A is greater than that of B. The force exerted by the astronaut A on the astronaut B will be:
(a) Equal to zero.
(b) Equal to the force exerted by B on A.
(c) Greater than the force exerted by B on A.
(d) Less than the force exerted by B on A
2495: With reference to the United Nations, consider the following statements:
1. The Economic and social council (ECOSOC) of UN consists of 24 member States.
2. It is elected by a 2/3rd majority of the General Assembly for a 3-year term.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2