2171: Consider the following statements
1. The Executive Power of the Union of India is vested in the Prime Minister.
2. The Prime Minister is the ex officio Chairman of the Civil Services Board.
Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
2172: Assertion (A):
Fiscal deficit is greater than budgetary deficit.
Reason (R):
Fiscal deficit is the borrowings from the Reserve Bank of India plus other liabilities of the Government to meet its expenditure.
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
2173: Which one of the following is the correct statements? Service tax is a/an
(a) Direct Tax levied by the Central Government
(b) Indirect Tax levied by the Central Government
(c) Direct Tax levied by the State Government
(d) Indirect Tax levied by the Statement Government
2174: Local supply of coal is not available to
(a) TISCO, Jamshedpur
(b) VSL, Bhadravati
(c) HSL, Durgapur
(d) HSL, Bhilai
2175: According to the Mimamsa system of philosophy, liberation is possible by means of
(a) Jnana
(b) Bhakti
(c) Yoga
(d) Karma