2676: The Parliament can make any law for the whole or any part of India for implementing International treaties

(a) with the consent of all the States
(b) with the consent of the majority of States
(c) with the consent of the States concerned
(d) without the consent of any State
2677: Which one of the following countries does NOT border the Caspian Sea?

(a) Armenia
(b) Azerbaijan
(c) Kazakhstan
(d) Turkmenistan
2678: Why did Buddhism start declining in India in the early medieval times ?

1. Buddha was by that time considered as one of the incarnations of Vishnu and thus became a part of Vaishnavism.

2. The invading tribes from Central Asia till the time of last Gupta king adopted Hinduism and persecuted Buddhists.

3. The Kings of Gupta dynasty were strongly opposed to Buddhism.

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
2679: The sales tax you pay while purchasing a toothpaste is a

(a) tax imposed by the Central Government
(b) tax imposed by the Central Government but collected by the State Government
(c) tax imposed by the State Government but collected by the Central Government
(d) tax imposed and collected by the State Government
2680: Vidhushaka, a common character in Sanskrit drama, is invariably a

(a) Brahmana

(b) Kshatriya

(c) Vaisya

(d) Shudra