The empowered committee of the State Finance Ministers has
agreed to implement the new tax regime of Value Added
Tax(VAT) in sixteen states by June 1, 2003 instead of the
original deadline of
1 January 1, 2003
2 April 1, 22002
3 June 1, 2002
4 April 1, 2003
Which one of the following Directive Principles is a Liberal Principle? (a) The State shall endeavour to promote international peace and security, maintenance of just and honourbale relations between nations and foster respect for international law and treaty obligations (b) The State shall protect the educational and economic interests of the weaker sections of the people and in particular of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (c) The State shall make provisions for securing just and human conditions of work and for maternity relief (d) The State shall endeavour to secure to all workers a living wage, conditions of work ensuring a decent standard of life
Who among the following has taken over as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India? 1 C.Rangarajan 2 Arjun Sengupta 3 Bimal Jalan 4 None of these
?The Council of the Nine Gems? (Nava Ratna), is associated with the name of: (a) Harshvardhana (b) Devapala (c) Chandragupta II (d) Ballala Sena
In which year Indira Gandhi Peace Prize was instituted? (a) 1985 (b) 1984 (c) 1986 (d) 1987
Of the following, which is the most direct cause of the tides on earth? (a) The tilt of earth?s poles (b) The magnetic field of the earth (c) The slope of land near the shoreline (d) The revolution of the earth about (e) The effect of the moon?s gravitational pull on earth
Which one of the following Bills must be passed by each house of the Indian Parliament separately, by a special majority? (a) Ordinary Bill (b) Money Bill (c) Finance Bill (d) Constitution Amendment Bill
Who among the following appointed Ibn Batuta as the Chief Qazi of Delhi? 1 Ghiyas-ud-din-Balban 2 Ala-ud-din Khilji 3 Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq 4 Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
Where is the Sariska tiger Sanctuary? (a) Gujaraj (b) Rajasthan (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Haryana
The Car ?Tucson? has been launched by 1 Honda 2 Fore 3 Suzuki 4 None of these
During the first half of the current fiscal, the software exports registered a growth of 1 25% 2 30% 3 34% 4 37%
The inner-core of the earth is composed of: (a) silican-aluminium (b) silican-magnesium (c) iron-nickel
The president can proclaim a state of emergency in case of ? a) External aggression or internal disturbances threatening the security of the country b) Failure of constitutional machinery in a particular state c) Threat ot financial stability of the country d) All of the above