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If a firm produces goods with Rs. 10,000 and the cost of raw materials is Rs. 10,000 and the firm will pay tax on Rs. 4000. It is paying tax according to:

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  1. VAT

  2. CENVAT

  3. MODVAT

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The firm is paying tax according to the VAT system. VAT stands for Value Added Tax, which is a type of tax that is assessed incrementally, based on the increase in value of a product or service at each stage of production or distribution. 

For computing income from self occupied house properly (constructed after $1\cdot 4\cdot 1999$), maximum amount of deduction on account of interest on borrowings cannot exceed _______________.

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  1. Rs. $1,00,000$

  2. Rs. $1,50,000$

  3. Rs. $2,50,000$

  4. Rs. $3,00,000$

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Correct Option: B

In case of annuity, the average after tax profits are ___________.

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  1. equal to any year's profits

  2. more than any year's profits

  3. less than any year's profits

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A

The rate of literacy in Kerala in 2011 was recorded as _____.

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  1. 93.91%

  2. 91.02%

  3. 90.05%

  4. 91.29%

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

India's literacy rate is at 74.04%. Kerala is the most literate state in India with 93.91% literacy. Bihar is the least literate state in India, with a literacy of 63.82%.

The sex ratio favours females in ______.

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  1. Orissa

  2. Maharastra

  3. Kerala

  4. Andhra pradesh

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sex ratio is used to describe the number of females per 1000 of males. In the Population Census of 2011 it was revealed that the population ratio in India 2011 is 943 females per 1000 of males. The Sex Ratio 2011 shows an upward trend from the census 2001 data. As per the Census 2011, Kerala has 1084 females per thousand males.

Kasturba Gandhi Education Scheme is related to _____.

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  1. girl education

  2. adult education

  3. child labour

  4. woman empowerment

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya scheme was introduced by the Government of India in August 2004, then integrated in the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan program, to provide educational facilities for girls belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, minority communities and families below the poverty line in Educationally Backward Blocks.

Literacy rate of Punjab in 2001 was _____.

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  1. 80%

  2. 70%

  3. 60%

  4. 50%

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

During the past decade i.e. from 2001 to 2011, the literacy rate of Punjab has improved by 6.1 percent. It was 69.7 percent in 2001 and it is 75.8 percent in 2011.

Which state in India has the lowest literacy rate?

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  1. Bihar

  2. Uttar Pradesh

  3. Orissa

  4. Rajasthan

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

India's literacy rate is at 74.04%. Kerala is the most literate state in India, with 93.91% literacy. Bihar is the least literate state in India with a literacy rate of 63.82%.

National Commission for Women was formed in _____.

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  1. 1990

  2. 1992

  3. 1994

  4. 1996

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The National Commission for Women (NCW) was established in January 1992.

Which state in India occupies the first place in literacy?

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  1. Uttar Pradesh

  2. Tamil Nadu

  3. Kerala

  4. Karnataka

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Literacy rate is number of people above the age of seven who can read and write upon the total population.