Which among the states given below is most urbanized?
(1) Bihar
(2) Tamil Nadu
(3) Kerala
(4) Karnataka
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently in a meeting expressed his desire that an early and smooth Value Added Tax (VAT) is very much needed in the country. How the introduction of VAT will be helpful for a country like India?A) VAT will avoid cascading of taxes.B) VAT is expected to enhance revenues in the medium term.C) Some State Governments may have to lose a substantial amount of Sales Tax as the Centre will have a greater share in taxes, but the same will be compensated later on by providing subsidies on certain items.Which of these statements is/are true? (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Only A & B (4) Only C (5) A, B and C
Which of the following places of northern India was in the news as a severe earthquake struck there in March 1999? 1 Bareilly 2 Dehradun 3 Haridwar 4 Chamoli
The new Solicitor Genral of India is: (A) Kanchen Gupta (B) Santosh Hegde (C) Soli Sorabjee (D) Kirit Rawal
Annual Economic Survey and Mid-year Reviews are brought out by 1 Commerce Ministry 2 Finance Ministry 3 RBI and CII 4 Economic Times
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order ? (a) First Round Table Conference ? Poona Pact ? Simon Commission ? Gandhi-Irwin Pact (b) Simon Commission?First Round Table Conference?Gandhi-Irwin Pact?Poona Pact (c) Gandhi-Irwin Pact?Simon Commission?First Round Table Conference?Poona Pact (d) Poona Pact?Simon Commission?First Round Table Conference?Gandhi-Irwin Pact
Tulsi Das lived during the reign of: (a) Babar (b) Shahjahan (c) Aurangzeb (d) Akbar
Who among the following tennis player is the winner of the US Open Women?s Singles Final 2003? (a) Justine Henin Hardenne (b) Lindsay Devenport (c) Venus Williams (d) Monica Seles
The Bombay dabbawala have achieved international reputation because of 1 Timely dabba delivery 2 Organised team work 3 Six sigma-based operation 4 Excellence service for the last 50 years and beyond.
. Why is it necessary to earth the wires in electric fittings? (a) Current will pass to the earth in the case of short circuiting without doing any harm (b) Electricity flows smoothly (c) Electricity will not leak (d) None of these
The flag ship of the Indian Navy is: (a) INS Vikrant (b) INS Nilgiri (c) INS Udaigiri (d) INS Dunagiri
The Kyoto Protocol on global warming came into effect from February 2005. all the nations except two have accepted and implemented the protocol in their countries. Which are these two countries? 1 India & Pakistan 2 Pakistan & Bangladesh 3 USA & Australia 4 Australia & France
Which of the following directive principles of state policy has NOT been implemented so far ? a) Separation of judiciary from the Executive b) Promotion of international peace and security c) Uniform civil code for the citizens d) Organization of village panchayats