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Excise duty is a tax levied on the

A) Export of goods B) Import of goods
C) sale of goods D) Production of goods
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Production of goods

Explanation:

An excise or excise tax or excise duty is a type of tax charged on goods produced within the country (as opposed to customs duties, charged on goods from outside the country). It is a tax on the production of a good. This tax is now known as the Central Value Added Tax (CENVAT).

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In general, which is the cause of a sea breeze?

A) Pressure B) Specific heat
C) Heat D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Specific heat

Explanation:

The usual cause of sea breeze is the difference in specific heat capacity between land and water Land heats and cools more quickly than water.

 

What is the cause of a sea breeze?

The air over the land is warmed and rises, to a greater temperature than that over the sea. This produces a convection current, with cooler air flowing in from over the sea to replace that rising from the land. At night the land cools more than the sea, so the action reverses to produce a land-breeze, blowing off the land.

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During a Financial Emergency, all Money Bills passed by State Legislatures require the consent of the 

A) Prime Minister B) President
C) Lok Sabha D) Union Finance Minister
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) President

Explanation:

No Financial Emergency has been imposed on the country so far. Article 360 deals with Financial Emergency. (This article, however,shall not apply to the state of Jammu and Kashmir)

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Cloud computing is not suited for situations

A) where complex legacy systems have to be ported B) characterized by limited-time tasks
C) involving offloading of expensive computing tasks D) with no existing regulatory compliance issues
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) where complex legacy systems have to be ported

Explanation:

Cloud computing is not suited for situations where complex legacy systems have to be ported.

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India was elected as a President of General Assembly of the United Nations in 1953. Who occupied this office on behalf of India?

A) S. Radha Krishnan B) Gopalswamy Iyyengar
C) V.K. Krishna Menon D) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Vijayalakshmi Pandit

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Which of the following is NOT a constitutional body?

A) National Advisory Council B) Law Commission
C) Election Commission D) Finance Commission
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) National Advisory Council

Explanation:

National Advisory Council is NOT a constitutional body.

 

The National Advisory Council (NAC) of India was an advisory body set up by the first United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government to advise the Prime Minister of India.

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Point out which from the following is NOT a right enumerated in the Constitution of India but has been articulated by the Supreme Court to be a Fundamental Right

A) Right to privacy B) Certiorari
C) Abolition of untouchability D) Right to form association or Union
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Right to privacy

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Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with the creation of All India Services?

A) 315 B) 313
C) 312 D) 311
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 312

Explanation:

312-Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the creation of All India Services.

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