6. Which of the following was the purpose of the Akhilesh Ranjan Committee which recently submitted its report?
To monitor government advertisements in accordance with SC directions
To review excise duty imposed on different jewellery articles
To check violations of the Supreme Court guidelines with regard to content in government advertising
Taxation of e-commerce
7. Regarding the No Confidence Motion, which of the following statements are true? 1. It needs to state the reasons for its adoption 2. If passed, the Council of Ministers must resign from the office 3. It has to be passed by both the Houses of Parliament
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 only
2 only
1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
8. Read the following statements regarding remote sensing: 1. Remote sensing is a technique of collecting information about the Earth's natural resources using aircraft or satellites 2. The basic tool used in remote sensing photography is infrared and false colour photography in particular 3. Remote sensing does not effect finding underground water and mineral reserves
Select the correct statements using the codes given below:
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
9. 'Gomasthas' in pre-Independent India referred to:
An Indian agent of the British East India Company employed to sign agreements with local labour
The local zamindars responsible for collection of revenue for the British treasury
Earliest Indian entrepreneurs that lobbied for 'Discriminating Protection' from the British
A union of merchants that financed the earliest Indian cotton industries
10. Akhlaq-I Nasiri is a:
Part of the overall code of conduct of Akbar's Sulh-i-Kul religion
Persian book on philosophical ethics written by Al-Tusi
A sufi practice of extreme asceticism followed by penance
A group of scholars in Akbar's Ibadat Khana who wrote religious codes