401: A common currency for the members of the Common Market in Europe is known as
(a) Dollar
(b) Eurodollar
(c) Franc
(d) Pound
402: Which tax is not levied by the Central Government?
(a) Wealth tax
(b) Profession tax
(c) Income tax
(d) Excise duty
403: Who among the following invented Lasers?
(a) Theodore Maiman
(b) William Morton
(c) Francis Crick
(d) Denis Papin
Explanation:
Theodore Maiman, an American Physicist was the first to successfully produce a pulse of coherent light from a laser. He accomplished this in May 1960, using ruby as the laser medium.
404: Guinea pigs used in medical research are:
(a) Rodents
(b) Black swine
(c) Stocky and brown in colour
(d) Found in Asia only
405: 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