Q.1 Consider the following statements:
1. Pellet guns are considered non lethal weapons to disperse crowd.
2. They can cause minor injuries but not sever injuries and deaths.
Ans: a) Pellet guns are considered non lethal and are used to disperse crowd. They can cause sever injuries and even death, this can be observed from their recent use in the ensuing Kashmir agitation where many civilians were blinded and killed due to pellet guns.
Q.2 Consider the following statements:
1. In India simultaneous elections are held for Lok Sabha and State Assemblies.
2. Simultaneous elections can lead to efficient governance.
Identify the correct statement:
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) None
Ans: b) PM modi has mooted and idea to hold simultaneous elections for state assemblies and Lok Sabha. Because they are not simultaneously held in India, almost every year some election is happening, politicians get busy in winning and ignore administration. Simultaneous elections can rectify this anomaly and bolster efficiency.
Q.3 Which of the following is true regarding GST?
a) It needs to be passed through a constitution amendment bill
b) It will subsume majority of direct taxes within its ambit
c) It will boost tax cascading
d) None of these
122nd Constitutional amendment bill is mooted to pass GST. It will subsume most of the indirect taxes and not direct taxes.
Q.4 Which of the following can be regarded as Indian efforts to combat climate change:
a) NAPCC
b) SAPCC
c) Coal cess
d) All of the above
Ans: d) NAPCC has 8 missions to control climatical degradation and is prepared by the centre. SAPCC is prepared by the states. Coal cess is levied on coal (Rs 400/tonne) as coal is a polluting agent.
Q.5 Which of the following falls under stressed sector:
a) Railways
b) Agriculture
c) Infrastructure
d) None of these
Ans: c) Stressed sectors in India include Infrastructure, Iron and Steel, Textile, Mining and Aviation.
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