In which of the following year was the budget system introduced for the first time in India?
James Wilson, the British economist, presented the first-ever budget in India in 1860. He is credited with introducing a financial budget in India framed by the English model.
Who proposed the steady-state theory?
- Hermann Bondi
- Thomas Gold
- Sir James Jeans
- Fred Hoyle
The steady-state theory was first proposed by Sir James Jeans in the 1920s, but it was reformulated by Fred Hoyle, Thomas Gold, and Hermann Bondi in 1948.
Which act completely ended the commercial trade monopoly of the East India Company?
- Charter Act of 1853
- Charter Act of 1833
- Charter Act of 1813
- Government of India Act, 1858
The charter Act of 1853 abolished East India Company's Monopoly of Indian trade. Under the government of India Act 1858, the British parliament took the responsibility for ruling India directly.
The nature of the Indian Constitution-
- Unitary
- Federal
- Quasi Federal System
- Parliamentary
Indian constitution is federal in form and unitary in spirit. The meaning of the quasi-federal system is both federal and unitary. In Unitary Constitution the supreme governing authority of a state is concentrated in a single place(Central Government). In this constitution, the supreme power is divided between the central and state government, and both governments are independent in their domain.
Which theory explains the origin of the universe?
- Geocentric Model
- Heliocentricity
- Big Bang Theory
- Pulsating Theory
The Big Bang was 13.8 billion years ago when the universe began as a tiny, dense, fireball that exploded.