556: Of the various sources of income to the Gram Panchayats, one source is
(a) Income tax
(b) Sales tax
(c) Professional tax
(d) Levy duties
557: In order to comply with TRIPS Agreement, India enacted the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration & Protection) Act, 1999. The difference/differences between a "Trade Mark" and a Geographical Indication is/are:
1. A Trade Mark is an individual or a company's right whereas a Geographical Indication is a community's right.
2. A Trade Mark can be licensed whereas a Geographical Indication cannot be licensed.
3. A Trade Mark is assigned to the manufactured goods whereas the Geographical Indication is assigned to the agricultural goods/products and handicrafts only.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
558: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List I----------List II
I. Surendranath Bannerjee-------(A) Hind Swaraj
II. M. K. Gandhi-----------------(B) The Indian Struggle
III. Subhash Chandra Bose-------(C) Autobiographical Writings
IV. Lajpat Rai-------------------(D) A Nation in Making
Codes :
(a) I - D, II - A, III - C, IV - B
(b) I - A, II - D, III - C, IV - B
(c) I - A, II - D, III - B, IV - C
(d) I - D, II - A, III - B, IV - C
559: Biologists have so far known, found and certified a large number of species in the plant and animal kingdom. In terms of members, the largest found and identified so far are from among the
(a) Fungi
(b) Plants
(c) Insects
(d) Bacteria
560: Transchart is the
(a) chartering wing of the Ministry of Surface Transport
(b) container service established by Indian Railways
(c) training institute of maritime studies and research
(d) passenger insurance scheme of Indian Railways