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3. With reference to tax scenario in India consider the following statements In India both central and State governments have concurrent powers to levy incometax. The authority to levy a tax is derived from the Constitution ofIndia 1only 2only none all of theabove

4. Ansb In India, income tax is levied only shared with theStates In the United States andCanada, y the Central governmentthough b b oth Federal and Stategovernments have concurrent powers to levy incometax. The authority to levy a tax is derived from the Constitution of India which allocates the power to levy v rious taxes between the Central and the State. An important restrict on on this power is Article 265 of the Constitution which states that "No tax shall be levied or collected except by the authority oflaw" i

6. Which of the followingfinancec mmission has recommended for increasing share of states in central taxes to42% o Fifteenth FinanceCommission Fourteenth financecommission Thirteenth financecommission Eleventh financecommission

7. Ans b • fourteenth financecommissionh s recommended for increasing share of states in central taxes to42% • This is 10 percentagepointshig er than the recommendation of 13th FinanceCommission. • It is the single largest increase everrecommended a h

8. consider thefollowingstatem nts regarding The BorderArea Development Pr gramme(BADP) The BorderAreaDevelopment rogramme (BADP) has been implemented through 17 States except WestBengal It aimstomeet developmental eeds of the people living in remote and inaccessible areas situated near theinternational. choose the correctone 1only 2only none all of theabove e o P n

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10. The Border Area Development Programme (BADP) has been implemented through 17 States (viz. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal) which constitute the International LandBorders. • The main objective of the ADP is of the people living in to meet the special B developmental needs and wellbeing • remote and inaccessible area situated near the international border and to saturate the bor er areas with the entire essential infrastructure • The funds under BADP are pro ided to the States as a 100% non- lapsable Special Central ssistance. The programme is supplemental in nature and the b dget allocation for the financial year 2015-16 is Rs.990crore. s d v A u

11. Consider the following statements in context ofMuon It is produced when cosmic rays bombard air particles surrounding theearth It formswhena region around a charged particle within which a force would be exerted on other chargedparticles. Itforms When High-energyradi tion often generated by processes in and around explodingstars. None

12. Ansa The muon is an elementary particle similar to the electron, with an electric charge of −1 e and a spin of 1/2, but with a much greater mass. It is classified as a lepton Muons and other particles areproduced hen cosmic rays bombard air particles surrounding the earth. The muons produced can have positive or negative charge. When apositively charged muon falls through a cloud, it loses energy.

13. muon is a type of unstable subatomicparticle. • Most on Earth formed when cosmic rays interact with atoms in the atmosphere. • As leptons, muons belong to the same class of particles as the electron. • Their mass, however, is roughly 200 times bigger. Muons tend to be short-lived. • It tends to survive only2.2micro econds before it decaying (transforming) into an electrona d two types ofneutrinos. n

14. GRAPES-3 was recently in news related to what? Itisa muon telescope facility to measure the electrical potential, size and height of athundercloud It is designed to study cosmic rays with an array of air shower detectors and alarge ar a muondetector 1only 2only none all of theabove

16. Ans d • The GRAPES-3experiment(or amma Ray Astronomy PeV EnergieS phase-3) located at Oo y in India started as a collaboration of the Indian Tata Institute of Fundamental Research and the Japanese Osaka City University, and now also includes the Japanese Nagoya Women’sUniversity. • GRAPES-3 is designedto stud cosmic rays with an array of air shower detectors and a large area muondetector G t y

17. Arrange the below givenstatesin orrect chronological sequence based on their creation after the reorganization of the states in 1956: Haryana Nagaland Gujarat Sikkim a) 4 - 1 - 2 -3 b) 3 - 2 - 1 -4 c) 4 - 2 - 1 -3 d) 3 - 1 - 2 -4 c

18. Ansb • Gujarat – In 1960, the bilingual tate of Bombay was divided into two separate states—Maharasht a for Marathi-speaking people and Gujarat forGujarati-speakingpe ple. • Nagaland – In 1963, the State of Nagaland was formed by taking the Naga Hills and Tuensang area out of the state ofAssam. s r o • Haryana – In 1966, the Stateof unjab was bifurcated to create fChandigarh. Haryana and the unionterritory o e • Sikkim – In 1947, after the lapse of British paramountcy, Sikkim became a ‘protectorate’ of India, whereby the Indian Government assumed responsibility forthe d fence, external affairs and communications of Sikkim. In 1974, Sikkim expressed its desire for greater association withIndia.