946: Consider the following statements:

In India, stamp duties on financial transactions are

1. levied and collected by the State Government.

2. appropriated by the Union Government.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
947: The first Civil Disobedience Movement was started by Gandhiji after the:

(a) Rowlatt Act of 1919

(b) Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919

(c) Chauri Chaura incident in 1922

(d) Arrival of Cripps Mission in 1942
948: Which one of the following is an artificial lake ?

(a) Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu)
(b) Kolleru (Andhra Pradesh)
(c) N ainital (Uttarakhand)
(d) Renuka (Himachal Pradesh)
949: Consider the following statements :

1. The Taxus tree naturally found in the Himalayas.

2. The Taxus tree is listed in the Red Data Book.

3. A drug called "taxol" is obtained from Taxus tree is effective against Parkinson's disease.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
950: A rectangular sheet of aluminium foil measuring 5 cm by 10 cm is rolled into a cylinder of height 10 cm. If the cost of painting the cylinder is Rs. 2/- per sq cm, then the cost of painting the surface of the cylinder will be

(a) Rs. 400/-

(b) Rs. 200/-

(c) Rs. 150/-

(d) Rs. 100/-