2526: Consider the following statements:

1. Tax revenue as a percent of GDP of India has steadily increased in the last decade.
2. Fiscal deficit as a percent of GDP of India has steadily increased in the last decade.

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
2527: Which party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose in the year 1939 after he broke away from the Congress?

(a) Revolutionary Front
(b) Azad Hind Fauj
(c) Forward Block
(d) Indian Freedom Party
2528: Which of the following pairs of states and their important crops are correctly matched ?

I. Kerala : Tapioca
II. Maharashtra : Cotton
III. W. Bengal : Jute
IV. Gujarat : Groundnut

Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

Codes :

(a) I, II and III
(b) I, II and IV
(c) I, III and IV
(d) II, III and IV
2529: The colour of an opaque object is due to the colour it

(a) absorbs

(b) refracts

(c) reflects

(d) scatters
2530: The 42nd Amendment to the Indian Constitution is notable because it gives:

(a) Primacy to Fundamental Rights over Directive Principles

(b) Primacy to Directive Principles over Fundamental Rights

(c) Special treatment to Jammu & Kashmir

(d) Special treatment to Sikkim