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8 Q: Which of the following is an indirect tax?
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64b5226e23047f4c71bfdc02- 1Capital gains taxfalse
- 2Goods and services taxtrue
- 3Wealth taxfalse
- 4Gift taxfalse
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Answer : 2. "Goods and services tax "
Explanation :
1. Of the following, Goods and Services Tax is an indirect tax.
2. There are many types of indirect taxes, which include service tax, excise duty, customs duty and VAT.
3. GST has simplified the indirect tax system.
Q: Which Article of the Constitution of India lays down that an Indian citizen has the right to use any restaurant, road or public place?
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64b521dd36fc1bf576511491- 1Article 17 (1)false
- 2Article 15 (2)true
- 3Article 14 (2)false
- 4Article 16 (1)false
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Answer : 2. "Article 15 (2)"
Explanation :
1. Article 15(2)(a) of the Constitution of India says that an Indian citizen has the right to use any restaurant, road or public place.
2. Subject to this article, no citizen shall, by reason of his religion, race, sex, place of birth, or any other similar ground, be prevented from visiting public places.
Q: Which Article of the Constitution of India empowers a high court to issue a writ?
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64b5216688d5e4f52dd2289d- 1Article 132false
- 2Article 226true
- 3Article 143false
- 4Article 32false
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Answer : 2. "Article 226"
Explanation :
1. Article 226 of the Constitution of India empowers the High Court to issue writs.
2. Article 226 empowers High Courts to issue all types of writs for the enforcement of fundamental rights of citizens or for ‘any other purpose’.
Q: In India, which of the following bills CANNOT be introduced in the Rajya Sabha?
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64b520e02d3130f57531604a- 1Both constitutional amendment and ordinary billsfalse
- 2The constitutional amendment billfalse
- 3The money billtrue
- 4The ordinary billfalse
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Answer : 3. "The money bill"
Explanation :
1. A Money Bill cannot be introduced in the Rajya Sabha in India.
2. A Money Bill is defined in Article 110 of the Constitution.
3. If a dispute arises regarding any bill whether it is a money bill or not, the decision of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha is final.
4. A Money Bill can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha.
Q: Which law was studied in the year 1787, in which it was said that the volume of a gas increases with its absolute temperature and if its absolute temperature decreases, then its volume will decrease?
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64b5204188d5e4f52dd2277b- 1Boyle’s lawfalse
- 2Dalton’s lawfalse
- 3Avogadro’s lawfalse
- 4Charles's lawtrue
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Answer : 4. "Charles's law"
Explanation :
1. Charles's law (also known as volume law) is an experimental gas law.
2. The volume of a gas increases with its absolute temperature and as its absolute temperature decreases its volume also decreases.
3. Charles's law was studied in the year 1787.
Q: Which of the following books was written by the Roman writer Pliny the Elder?
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64b51fbe2dc867f593f5f0d9- 1Indicafalse
- 2Natural Historytrue
- 3Geographicafalse
- 4Periplus of the Erythraean Seafalse
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Answer : 2. "Natural History"
Explanation :
1. Pliny the Elder was a Roman natural philosopher.
2. The book written by the Roman writer Pliny the Elder is Natural History.
3. It is an encyclopedia covering all aspects of the natural world, including geography, zoology, botany, astronomy, agriculture, mathematics, pharmacology, mining, mineralogy, sculpture, art precious stones, etc.
Q: Match List-I a List-II regarding the BCCI awards for the year 2022,
List-I List-II
(a) Rishabh Panth (i) Best Batsman in test matches for the year 2022
(b) Jasprit Bhumra (ii) Best Bowler in the test matches for the year 2022
(c) Surya Kumar Yadav (iii) Best batsman in the One Day International matches for the year 2022
(d) Shreyas Iyer (iv) Best Batsman in T20 matches for the year 2022
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64b51f3b23047f4c71bfd39dList-I List-II
(a) Rishabh Panth (i) Best Batsman in test matches for the year 2022
- 1a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iiifalse
- 2a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-ivfalse
- 3a-i, b-ii, c-iv, d-iiitrue
- 4a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-ivfalse
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Answer : 3. "a-i, b-ii, c-iv, d-iii"
Explanation :
List-I and List-II are the correct match regarding BCCI Awards for the year 2022.
(a) Rishabh Panth - Best Batsman in test matches for the year 2022
(b) Jasprit Bhumra -Best Bowler in the test matches for the year 2022
(c) Surya Kumar Yadav - Best batsman in the One Day International matches for the year 2022
(d) Shreyas Iyer -Best Batsman in T20 matches for the year 2022
Q: What was the distance (around in km) covered by the first-ever train between Bombay and Thane in 1853?
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Answer : 3. "34"
Explanation :
1. The distance covered by the first train between Bombay and Thane in 1853 was approximately 34 km.
2. This train was pulled by three steam engines named Sahib, Sultan and Sindh. The train had 14 coaches and was carrying about 400 people.

