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Q.1447) Consider the following statements. 1. The institution of gotra appeared during the later Vedic times. 2. Ashrams or the 4 stages of life were well defined in the later Vedic texts.

Q.1446) Consider the following. 1. Navigation 2. Electricity generation 3. Fishing Which of the above is/are the advantages of the high tides ?

Q.1445) Consider the following: 1. Sea arches 2. Sea caves 3. Sea Cliff 4. Sea stacks Arrange the following coastal landforms in the order of their formation.

Q.1444) Consider the following statements regarding Nathapnthis, Siddhacharas and Yogis. 1. To them, the path to salvation lay in meditation and realisation of oneness with it. 2. Their criticism of conventional religion created the ground for devotional religion to become a popular force in Northern India. 3. They became popular among every caste of Indian Society.

Q.1443) Consider the following statements regarding the Gonds. 1. The Gonds lived in a vast forested region called "Gondwana - or "country inhabited by Gonds". 2. The Gonds did not practice Shifting Cultivation. 3. The Akbar Nama mentions the Gond kingdom of Garha Karanga.

Q.1442) Consider the following statements regarding the Banjaras in Medieval Period. 1. The Banjaras were the most important trade nomads and their caravan was called "Tanda". 2. They transported food grain for the Mughal Army during military campaigns. 3. Sultan Alauddin Khilji used the Banjaras to transport grain to the city markets.

Q.1441) Consider the following statements regarding the Tribal Community during the Medieval period. 1. Members of each tribe were united by kinship bonds. 2. Many tribes obtained their livelihood from agriculture. 3. A tribal group controlled land and pastures jointly , and divided these amongst households according to its own rules.

📚Topic : Polity 🔰Borrowing Powers of the Union and the states :- 👉 The Union shall have unlimited power of borrowing, upon the security of the revenues of India either within India or outside. The Union Executive shall exercise the power subject only to such limits as may be fixed by Parliament from time to time. (Article 292). 👉 The borrowing power of a state is , however , subject to a number of constitutional limitations :- a) It cannot borrow outside India. Under the Govt of India Act, 1935, the states had the power to borrow outside India with the consent of the Centre. But this power is totally denied to the states by the Constitution ; the Union shall have the sole right to enter into International monetary market in the matter of borrowing. b) The State Executive shall have the power to borrow, within the territory of India upon the security of the revenues of the state ; subject to the following conditions. ✅ Limitations as may be imposed by the state Legislature ✅ If the Union has guaranteed an outstanding loan of the state , no fresh loan can be raised by the state without consent of the Union Government. ✅ The Govt of India may itself offer a loan to a state, under a law made by Parliament. So long as such a loan or any part thereof remains outstanding, no fresh loan can be raised by the state without the consent of the Govt of India. The Govt of India may impose terms in giving it's consent as above. (Article 293)

Q.1440) Consider the following statements. 1. The Parliament has no authority to set limits on the borrowing power of the Union Executive. 2. A State may not without the consent of the GoI raise any loan if there is still outstanding any part of a loan which has been made to the State by the GoI.

Q.1439) Consider the following statements with reference to the Constitutional provisions of Finance Commission. 1. The qualifications required to be a member of the Finance Commission are mentioned in the Constitution. 2. The recommendations of the Finance Commission to the President is mandatory.