[Solutions]
Q.1 Which of the following state falls outside the purview of red corridor?
a) Maharashtra
b) West Bengal
c) Telangana
d) Karnataka
Ans: d) At present there are 106 districts in 10 states – Bihar, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Telangana, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh – which are considered red corridor districts.
Q.2 Which of the following state falls under the Special Category State category?
a) Chattisgarh
b) Jharkhand
c) Goa
d) Jammu and Kashmir
Ans: d) 8 north-eastern states along with Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand fall under Special category states.
Q.3 Consider the following statements:
1. Service tax is imposed in all the states of India
2. It is a tax levied by centre but collected and appropriated by the centre and states
Which of the statements given above is/are true?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) None of these
Ans: b) Statement 1 is false as Service tax is not applicable to J&K. Statement 2 is correct.
Q.4 Consider the following statements:
1. Over the past years, more jobs have been created in the informal sector as compared to the formal sector
2. Organisations on which Industrial Disputes Act is applicable, prefer to employ contractual workers
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) None of these
Ans: c) More jobs have been created in informal sector in the past years. Stmt 1 is correct.
IDA, 1947 puts many disabilities on the organizations e.g organisations employing more than 100 workers have to seek approval from state govt. before lay offs and entrenchment. Thus, they employ contractual workers to avoid these strict laws.
Q.5 Consider the following statements regarding Inter-State Council
1. It is a constitutional body under Article 263
2. Its recommendations are binding on the government
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) None of these
Ans: a) The recommendations of ISC are not binding on the government , it is only an advisory body.
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