Financial allocation to the States is made on the
recommendation of:
(a) Finance Commission
(b) Planning Commission
(c) Prime Minister
(d) President of India
. The shortest air-route from Perth to London is (a) Perth, Bombay, Rome, London (b) Perth, Ankara, Paris, London (c) Perth, Aden, Paris, London (d) Perth, Mombasa, Rome, London
1 Answers College School Exams Tests, NTSE, SSC,
. Which one of the following is INCORRECT in respect of Parliamentary control over the Budget? (a) Parliament has no say in the preparation of the budget (b) Parliament has the power to increase expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund (c) Parliament has no power to impose a tax without the President’s recommendation (d) Parliament has no power to increase a tax without the President’s recommendation
Plants take nitrogen in the form of 1 Nitrate 2 Nitrogen 3 Nitrite 4 None of these
The mammal which lays eggs is 1 Bat 2 Squirrel 3 Kangaroo 4 Duckbilled Platypus
Israel has common borders with (a) Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt (b) Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Jordan (c) Cyprus, Turkey, Jordan and Egypt (d) Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Yemen
Why was Kanha, the famous tiger reserve in India, recently in news? 1 An International workshop on ?Pure Forests? was organized there in December ?97 2 The only pair of the tigers in the reserve died accidentally resulting into the fear of extinction of the entire species of tigers 3 A ?sal borer epidemy? has put a serious threat to entire population of sal trees in the forest 4 None of these
Pick the odd person out. (A) Bachendri Pal (B) Junko Tabei (C) Santosh Yadav (D) N. Kanjurani Devi
Mangroves are (1) Hydrophytic plants (2) Halophytic trees (3) Fruit bearing trees (4) Fresh water algae
G-15 is a group of 1 Non-aligned countries 2 Developed countries 3 Developing countries 4 None of these
Mumbai is colder in summer and warmer in winter because of: (a) absence of any mountain range nearby (b) its nearness to the sea (c) rainfall during both the seasons (d) nearness to the Equator
. Who appoints the Governor of Jammu & Kashmir? (a) The Chief Minister of the State (b) The Chief Justice of the High Court of State (c) The President of India (d) The Prime Minister of India
2 Answers BOC, State Bank Of India SBI,
Which of the following States is the largest producer of groundnuts? (a) Bihar (b) Gujarat (c) Maharashtra (d) Uttar Pradesh