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The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by

A) Elected members of the Legislative Assembly	B) Elected members of Legislative Council
C) The people	D) Lok Sabha

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Elected members of the Legislative Assembly

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Which one of the following statements is correct in relation to the GST Bill passed by the Rajya Sabha in August 2016?

A) It will replace all central taxes, duties, etc, only by a single tax.	B) It will subsume central as well as State taxes, duties, etc.
C) GST will be levied on alcoholic liquor for human consumption at a uniform rate of 25 percent.	D) Petroleum and petroleum products shall not be subject to the levy of GST.

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) It will subsume central as well as State taxes, duties, etc.

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Goods and Services Tax (GST) will replace all central as well as state taxes by a single tax. GST will subsume various Central indirect taxes, including the Central excise duty,Countervailing duty, Service tax, etc. It also subsumes State Value Added Tax(VAT), Octroi and entry tax, Luxury tax, etc. Petroleum products like kerosene, naphtha and LPG will be under GST, while five items, including crude oil, natural gas, aviation fuel, diesel and petrol have been excluded. Alcohol for human consumption will be out of GS

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Veteran journalist Shujaat Bukhari who was shot dead was the editor of which of the following newspaper?

A) Jehlum Post	B) Kashmir Observer
C) Kashmir Life	D) Rising Kashmir

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rising Kashmir

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Veteran journalist and editor of Srinagar based ‘Rising Kashmir’ newspaper was shot dead by unidentified gunmen outside his office in the Press Enclave area of Srinagar in
Jammu & Kashmir. Bukhari was instrumental in organising several conferences for peace in the Kashmir Valley.

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The Desert Festival is held in _____.

A) Barmer	B) Jaisalmer
C) Sahara	D) Thar

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Jaisalmer

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

One is caught in the box with what one knows and hence no new ideas ______.

A) emerge	B) destroy
C) rooted	D) innovate

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) emerge

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Tongue in cheek

A) In an ironic or insincere way.	B) Being practical.
C) Stop yourself from saying something hurtful.	D) Be gutsy and speak the unpleasant truth.

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) In an ironic or insincere way.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

Critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially of scripture.

A) Oblivion	B) Nascence
C) Exegesis	D) Naivete

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Exegesis

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

Assiduous

A) Active	B) Neglectful
C) Diligent	D) Zealous

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