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What is the maximum number of Members of the Rajya Sabha?

A) 150 B) 200
C) 250 D) 300
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 250

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All India Trinamool Congress was founded in the year ______.

A) 1925 B) 1955
C) 1984 D) 1998
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1998

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Which one of the following is n ot an objective of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)?

A) To achieve convergence ofinvestment in irrigation at the fieldlevel B) To expand cultivable area underirrigation
C) To improve on-farm water use efficiency to reduce wastage of water D) To protect farmers against crop failure due to natural calamities
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) To protect farmers against crop failure due to natural calamities

Explanation:

The major objective of the PMKSY is to achieve

•convergence of investments in irrigation at the field level,

•expand cultivable area under assured irrigation (Har Khet ko pani),

•improve on-farm water use efficiency to reduce wastage of water,

•enhance the adoption of precision-irrigation and other water saving technologies (More crop per drop),

•enhance recharge of aquifers and introduce sustainable water conservation practices by exploring the feasibility of reusing treated municipal based water for peri-urban agriculture and attract greater private investment in precision irrigation system.

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In India which of the following taxes is levied by the State governments?

A) Excise duty on liquor B) Capital gains tax
C) Customs tax D) Corporation tax
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Excise duty on liquor

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‘Garibi Hatao’ (removal of poverty) and ‘Growth with Justice’ were the main objectives of ___________.

A) Plan Holiday B) Fourth Five Year Plan
C) Rolling Plan D) Fifth Five Year Plan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Fourth Five Year Plan

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Which  of  the  following  statements  with regard to Panchyats in India are correct?

1.Seats ina Panchayat are filled by direct election from the territorial constituencies in the Panchayat area.

2.The Gram Sabha is the body of persons registered in the electoral rolls relating to   a   village   within   the   Panchayat area.

3.The  Panchayats  work  on  the  principle of constitutional autonomy.

4.The   State   Legislature may   be   law endow  the  Panchayats  with  the  power and   authority   to   enable   them   to function.

Select  the  correct  answer  using  the  code given below.

A) 1, 2 and 3 B) 2, 3 and 4
C) 1, 2 and 4 D) 1 and 4 only
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1, 2 and 4

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All are correct except 3, as Panchayats don’t have constitutional autonomy to work.
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The largest committee of Parliament of India is

A) Public Accounts Committee B) Estimates Committee
C) Committee on Public Undertakings D) Joint Parliamentary Committee
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Estimates Committee

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___________ is a welfare scheme started by the Prime Minister in order to provide LPG connections to domestic households that fall under the below the poverty line category.

A) Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan B) Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
C) Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Yojana D) Vidyanjali Yojana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

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