2606: With reference to Indian Parliament, which one of the following is not correct?
(a) The Appropriation Bill must be passed by both Houses of Parliament before it can be enacted into law.
(b) No money shall be withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund of India except under the appropriation made by the Appropriation Act.
(c) Finance Bill is required for proposing new taxes but no another Bill/ Act is required for making changes in the rates of taxes which are already under operation.
(d) No Money Bill can be introduced except on the recommendation of the President.
2607: Which of the following crops are most suitable for cultivation under scanty rainfall conditions?
1. Horse gram
2. Rice
3. Mustard
4. Wheat
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 3
2608: In which one of the following areas does the State Government NOT have control over its local bodies ?
(a) Citizen's grievances
(b) Financial matters
(c) Legislation
(d) Personnel matters
2609: The given figure shows a portion of Southern India. The proposed site (Koodankulam) for the construction of two 1000 MW nuclear power plants has been labelled in the map as
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
2610: Toramana belonged to the ethnic horde of the
(a) Scythians
(b) Hunas
(c) Yue-chis
(d) Sakas