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 regarding the GST Council:

1. The Council is headed by the Union Finance Minister.
2. The decisions of the GST Council are made by a 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 statements regarding the TAPI (Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India) pipeline project is/are correct:

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

Consider the following general observations regarding the birth and death of stars:

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

Which of the above observations is/are correct?