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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding RoDTEP scheme.
1. It is aimed at ensuring that no domestic taxes are added on to goods’ shipments meant for export.
2. The scheme replaced the Merchandise Export from India Scheme (MEIS).
3. No restricted item is entitled for the RoDTEP benefits.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?Correct
All of the above are correct.
Why in news?
The government is trying to work out a mechanism to bestow tax remission benefits on exports of sugar, which had been placed in the ‘restricted’ category in mid-2022, and is considering a demand from tea exporters to raise their tax remission rates.The Remission of Duties and Taxes on Export Products (RoDTEP) scheme, launched in January 2021, is aimed at ensuring that no domestic taxes are added on to goods’ shipments meant for export. Authorities had denied benefits under the scheme to sugar exporters after the sweetener was removed from the ‘free’ category in June 2022 as a pre-emptive measure to boost domestic availability and avoid a spurt in prices.
“Any item which is restricted is not entitled for the RoDTEP benefits. So once sugar was brought into the restricted list, it has been prevented from getting RoDTEP,”
The scheme was announced as a replacement for the Merchandise Export from India Scheme (MEIS), which was not compliant with the rules of the World Trade Organisation.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/centre-mulls-revival-of-rodtep-benefits-for-sugar-exports/article67672237.eceIncorrect
All of the above are correct.
Why in news?
The government is trying to work out a mechanism to bestow tax remission benefits on exports of sugar, which had been placed in the ‘restricted’ category in mid-2022, and is considering a demand from tea exporters to raise their tax remission rates.The Remission of Duties and Taxes on Export Products (RoDTEP) scheme, launched in January 2021, is aimed at ensuring that no domestic taxes are added on to goods’ shipments meant for export. Authorities had denied benefits under the scheme to sugar exporters after the sweetener was removed from the ‘free’ category in June 2022 as a pre-emptive measure to boost domestic availability and avoid a spurt in prices.
“Any item which is restricted is not entitled for the RoDTEP benefits. So once sugar was brought into the restricted list, it has been prevented from getting RoDTEP,”
The scheme was announced as a replacement for the Merchandise Export from India Scheme (MEIS), which was not compliant with the rules of the World Trade Organisation.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/centre-mulls-revival-of-rodtep-benefits-for-sugar-exports/article67672237.ece -
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements.
1. Article 22 of the Constitution provides that it is the fundamental right of any person who is in custody to be informed as to why he has been arrested.
2. As per the present rules, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) need to mandatorily furnish a person accused under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) with a copy of the grounds of detention at the time of his arrest.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?Correct
Only statement 1 is correct.
The Supreme Court has clarified in a judgment that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) need not furnish a person accused under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) with a copy of the grounds of detention at the time of his arrest.The judgment comes amid debate that non-communication of the grounds of arrest was a violation of Article 22(1) of the Constitution, which upholds the fundamental right of any person who is in custody to be informed as to why he has been arrested.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ed-need-not-furnish-person-accused-under-pmla-with-copy-of-grounds-of-detention-at-the-time-of-arrest-sc/article67651699.eceIncorrect
Only statement 1 is correct.
The Supreme Court has clarified in a judgment that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) need not furnish a person accused under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) with a copy of the grounds of detention at the time of his arrest.The judgment comes amid debate that non-communication of the grounds of arrest was a violation of Article 22(1) of the Constitution, which upholds the fundamental right of any person who is in custody to be informed as to why he has been arrested.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ed-need-not-furnish-person-accused-under-pmla-with-copy-of-grounds-of-detention-at-the-time-of-arrest-sc/article67651699.ece -
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following closely relates to the term ‘Hindu rate of growth’?
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‘Hindu’ rate of growth was coined to refer to the phenomenon of sluggishness in growth rate of Indian economy (3.5 per cent observed persistently during 1950s through 1980s).
The term, which owes to Professor Raj Krishna, Member, Planning Commission, captured popular imagination and was used synonymously to describe inadequacy of India’s growth performance.Incorrect
‘Hindu’ rate of growth was coined to refer to the phenomenon of sluggishness in growth rate of Indian economy (3.5 per cent observed persistently during 1950s through 1980s).
The term, which owes to Professor Raj Krishna, Member, Planning Commission, captured popular imagination and was used synonymously to describe inadequacy of India’s growth performance. -
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding cess and surcharges.
1. The Constitution does permit the Centre to levy cess and surcharges beyond the basic taxes and duties in extraordinary situations.
2. Cess and surcharges go to the divisible pool of taxes.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?Correct
Only statement 1 is correct.
The Constitution does permit the Centre to levy cess and surcharges beyond the basic taxes and duties in extraordinary situations. These additional taxes do not go to a divisible pool.
Divisible pool refers to the taxes of the central government that it should share with the sub national or state governments in accordance with the recommendations of the Finance Commission.Incorrect
Only statement 1 is correct.
The Constitution does permit the Centre to levy cess and surcharges beyond the basic taxes and duties in extraordinary situations. These additional taxes do not go to a divisible pool.
Divisible pool refers to the taxes of the central government that it should share with the sub national or state governments in accordance with the recommendations of the Finance Commission. -
Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsThe Strait of Bab el-Mandeb, connects which of the following given below?
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The Bab-el-Mandeb is a strait between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula and Djibouti and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa. It connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/us-strikes-kill-10-houthi-rebels-attacking-ship-in-red-sea/article67692239.eceIncorrect
The Bab-el-Mandeb is a strait between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula and Djibouti and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa. It connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/us-strikes-kill-10-houthi-rebels-attacking-ship-in-red-sea/article67692239.ece
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