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Which one of the following canons of taxation was not advocated by Adam Smith?

 

A) Canon of equity B) Canon of certainty
C) Canon of convenience D) Canon of fiscal adequacy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Canon of fiscal adequacy

Explanation:

Adam Smith propounded the following first four canons of taxation -(1)Canon of Equity. (2) Canon of Certainty: (3) Canon of Convenience or Ease (4) Canon of Economy.

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Improve the given sentence if necessary.

He wanted my permission to taking part in sports.

A) to take part in  B) for to take part in
C) for to taking part in D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to take part in 

Explanation:

‘To’ is always followed by the first form of the verb. So, the phrase ‘to taking part in’ needs to be replaced with ‘to take part in’. Thus, the correct formation would be, ‘He wanted my permission to take part in sports’.

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

 

Election was an ‘opinion minus democracy’ in which the innocent and helpless (people were pitted among) government’s muscle power State machinery.

 

A) people were pitted against B) people are pitted against
C) people would pitted against D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) people were pitted against

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

The famous Dr. Gupta (is only) physician in our village.

A) is a only B) is an only
C) is the only D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) is the only

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

 

(Like instance), you can reduce or increase your total deposit amount some time or even change the sum fixed.

A) As instance B) For instance
C) In instance D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) For instance

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

 

It also indicates the caveats and failure modes in the model need to be improved before (been used independently).

 

A) been using independently B) being used independently
C) been independently D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) being used independently

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Which of the following statements about the Deccan Riots of 1875 is/are true?

1.TheDeccan Riots resulted in protection for peasants through the Deccan Agriculturalists Relief Act of 1879.

2.The riots did not spread to the whole of Maharashtra because of prompt suppression by the British.

3.The British were unable to contain the riots and they spread throughout Maharashtra.

4.The cotton boom in the Deccan that had been caused by the artificial demand generated by the American Civil War caused the impoerishment of the peasants.

 

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

 

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

Explanation:

In 1861, civil war broke out in the USA. USA was the largest supplier of cotton to Britain. Once the civil war broke out, the demand for cotton from India became high and this led to a surge in cotton cultivation in India and there was a period of ‘boom’ then.In May and June 1875, peasants of Maharashtra in some parts of Pune, Satara and Ahmednagar districts revolted against increasing agrarian distress. The Deccan Riots of 1875 targeted conditions of debt peonage (kamiuti) to moneylenders.In 1879, the Agriculturists Relief Act was passed which ensured that the farmers could not be arrested and imprisoned if they were unable to pay their debts.

 

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In the following question, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

 

Elegance

A) vehemence B) fragrance
C) graceless D) ostentatious
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) graceless

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