Which of the following is NOT a tax/duty levied by the Government of India ?
1). Income Tax
2). Education Cess
3). Service Tax
4). Custom Duty
Which of the following is TRUE about the ??Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan?? launched by the Government of India ?
I. It is decided that about 5.5 lakh women teachers will be ?recruited for the scheme in the next 10 years.
II. It is felt that girl students like to go to school and continue if the teachers are women.
III. The economic survey for 2002-03 has noticed that the dropout rate at primary level has come to only 10-20% as more and more parents are sending their wards to primary schools now.
1). Only I
2). Only II
3). Only III
4). Only I and II
A new scheme named 'Van Bandhu Kalyan Yojna' for holistic development of
1). Tribals
2). Destitute women
3). Sandalwood farmers
4). Peasant communities of the Western Ghats
Which of the following schemes launched by the Govt. of India aims at enhancing the livelihood security of
the people in rural areas by guaranteeing hundred days of employment in a nancial year to a rural
household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work ?
1). TRYSEM
2). Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
3). Kutir Jyoti Scheme
4). ASHA
In the recent rail fare hike effected by the Union Government, what was the amount of hike in percentage terms?
1). 6.5 %
2). 9.4 %
3). 14.2 %
4). 18.6%