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When was the wealth tax first introduced in India ?

A) 1948 B) 1957
C) 1976 D) 1991
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1957

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Ashok Mehta committee recommended for the establishment of

A) Gram Panchayat B) Nagar Panchayat
C) Panchayat Samiti D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Gram Panchayat

Explanation:

Under the chairmanship of Ashoka Mehta, the Janata Government appointed a committee on Panchayat Raj system in December 1977. They have made 132 recommendations to revive and strengthen the declining Panchayati Raj system in the country. As a result of this report, the Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and West Bengal passed new legislation.

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The Trans-Siberian Railway(8960 km) connects ____ in the west to ____ in the East.

A) Moscow, Tashkent B) St. Petersburg, Omsk
C) Moscow, Irkutsk D) St. Petersburg, Vladivostok
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) St. Petersburg, Vladivostok

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Which reforms act had created the office of the secretary of State for India?

A) Montague-Chelmsford Reforms B) The Government of India Act, 1858
C) The Indian Councils Act,1861 D) Minto-Morley Reforms,1908
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The Government of India Act, 1858

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_________ has successfully created the country’s first smart grid project, which will generate power from renewable sources of energy.

A) Indian Institutes of Technology B) Indian Institutes of Engineering Science Technology
C) Indian Institutes of Space Science and Technology D) Indian Institutes of Management
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Indian Institutes of Engineering Science Technology

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The Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST) has successfully created the country’s first smart grid project, which will generate power from renewable sources of energy.  The project will soon be inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee, IIEST Director Prof Ajoy Kumar Roy. The smart grid will be synchronised to generate power from solar, wind and vegetable waste resources, depending on the weather conditions and availability of waste products. It is the first of its kind in the country.

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Monocarpic plants are those that produce fruits ...............during the life of the plant

A) once B) thrice
C) many times D) twice
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) once

Explanation:

Plants are of different types. Some grow well and then produce fruits before they die. In other words they fruit only once in their life. Such plants are said to be monocarpic. Other plants produce fruits every season. These are called polycarpic plants.

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One third of a Number is 96. What will 67% of that Number be?

A) 192.96 B) 181.44
C) 169.92 D) 204.48
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 192.96

Explanation:

Let the Number be x. 

Given that one third of a Number is 96. 

i.e x = 3 x 96 = 288.

 67% of  x = x×67100=288×67100=192.96

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The master plan of National Capital Region was approved in

A) 1959 B) 1962
C) 1981 D) 1996
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1962

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