The minimum number of members that must be present to hold the meeting of the Lok Sabha is
One-fourth of the total membership
One-tenth of the total membership
Fifty percent strength of the Lok Sabha
Fifty percent strength of the Lok Sabha
B.
One-tenth of the total membership
What will you call a system of taxation under which the poorer sections are taxed at higher rates than the richer sections?
Progressive tax
Proportional tax
Regressive tax
Regressive tax
The largest source of pollution in the world is
Herbicides and insecticides
Automobile exhausts
Sewage and garbage
Sewage and garbage
India's population growth is characterized by
An increase in rate of death
An increase in the ratio of females
An increase in the birth rate and declining death rate
An increase in the birth rate and declining death rate
The most extensive use of molasses after fermentation is for producing
Methanol
Sugar
Ethanol
Ethanol
Which among the following is not correctly paired?
Shivaji - Afzal Khan
Nurajahn - Mahabat Khan
Akbar - Rana Pratap
Akbar - Rana Pratap
The most important function of an interest group is to
form the government
alter government policies to its liking
build up public opinion
build up public opinion
Among the following states, the literacy rate is highest in
Orissa
Punjab
Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Which of the following desserts is rich in gold reserves?
Arabian
Thar
Mongolian
Mongolian
