91: Which of the following are the objectives of National Nutrition Mission?
1. To create awareness relating to malnutrition among pregnant women and lactating mothers.
2. To reduce the incidence of anemia among young children, adolescent girls and women.
3. To promote the consumption of millets, coarse cereals and unpolished rice.
4. To promote the consumption of poultry eggs.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only
(d) 3 and 4 only
92: Corporation tax
(a) is levied and appropriated by the States
(b) is levied by the Union and collected and appropriated by the States
(c) is levied by the Union and shared by the Union and the States
(d) is levied by the Union and belongs to it exclusively
Explanation:
Corporation tax is levied, collected and appropriated by the Union. It is a direct tax levied on the profits of companies.
93: The major source of revenue for executing Five-Year Plans is:
(a) Direct taxes
(b) Indirect taxes
(c) Foreign loans
(d) Interest on investments
94: In India, the interest rate on savings accounts in all the nationalized commercial banks is fixed by
(a) Union Ministry of Finance
(b) Union Finance Commission
(c) Indian Bank's Association
(d) None of the above
Explanation:
A Saving Bank account is meant to promote the habit of saving among the people. It also facilitates safekeeping of money. The interest rate of saving bank account in India varies between 2.5% and 4%. In Saving Bank account, bank follows the simple interest method. The rate of interest may change from time to time according to the rules of Reserve Bank of India. A few months ago RBI mandated that all banks pay an interest rate of 3.5% on daily balance of savings accounts.
95: Consider the following statements:
1. A geostationary satellite is at an approximate height of 10,000 km.
2. FM transmission of music is of very good quality because the atmospheric or man-made noises which are generally frequency variations can do little harm.
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 or 2
Explanation:
A geo-stationary satelite is at an approximate height of 36,000 km from the surface of the earthy. Frequency Modulated (FM) transmission has little or no harms from noise compared to Amplitude Modulated (AM) transmission. Various electrical disturbances, such as those caused by thunderstorms and automobile ignition systems create amplitude modulated radio signals that are received as noise by AM receivers.