UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 642

Which one of the following items/Subjects belongs to the Concurrent list of the VIIth Schedule of the Indian Constitution?

Consider the following statements about GST Council:

1. The Council is headed by Union Finance Minister 
2. The decisions of the GST Council are made by three-fourth majority of the votes cast
3. It finalises tax rates for goods and services in the country

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Which of the following is / are correct statements with respect to the TAPI Project?

1. It aims to transport Aral Sea natural gas from Turkmenistan to India.
2. It is financed by World Bank.

Select the correct option from the codes given below:

Which among the following can be used for production of ethanol for the purpose of biofuels?

1. Sugarcane
2. Rice Husk
3. Wheat stalks
4. Wooden chips

Select the correct statement from the codes given below:

With reference to the birth and death of stars, consider the following general observations:

1. The fate of a star after its nuclear fuel burns out, depends on the mass it was born with
2. When the star exhausts its nuclear fuel, gravity causes it to collapse & shrink
3. White dwarfs are one of the densest forms of matter in the universe, next only to black holes

Which among the above observations is / are correct?