TISSNET 2016

Which of the following country is NOT a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council?

In May 2015, Indian Parliament passed the Constitution ($$119^{th}$$ Amendment) Bill, 2013. It would allow India to solve its territorial disputes with:-

Several days are observed and events are specially organized especially to highlight environmental problems to create general awareness. Likewise "Earth Day" is celebrated on which date and month in a year?

Famously known as 'Jhaveri Sisters' they have been making ceaseless efforts to preserve, perpetuate and propagate the art of this Indian classical dance style of which they themselves are the talented exponents. Which Indian classical dance style are they exponents of?

Pertaining to the Goods and Service Tax (GST) which is expected to be implemented in India in the near future, consider these statements:-
1. It is a comprehensive tax on goods and services
2. It is a value added tax where tax is imposed only on value added at each stage in the supply chain
3. It is tax on supply of all goods or services for human consumption in India
4. More than 140 countries have so far implemented GST in the world

Recently the Supreme Court has deemed this section of the Information Technology Act unconstitutional as it gave sweeping powers to arrest and jail people for comments posted on social networks or other Internet platforms. Which is this section of IT Act?

This country is the first to legally allow the creation of "Three-Parent Babies" paving the way to the possibility of future 'designer babies'. Which is the country?

With reference to the term "The Soft State" introduced by Gunnar Myrdal in his book "Asian Drama" which of the following statement is/are correct. Select correct answer using the code below.
1. It describes a general societal "indiscipline” prevalent in South Asia.
2. It ascribes to the tensions being played out in Asia between modern ideals and the traditional.
3. It manifests itself by deficiencies in legislation, law observance and enforcement.

This Schedule of the Indian Constitution deals with the administration and control of scheduled areas and scheduled tribes. Which is this schedule?

Poet Kabir was well known for being critical of both Hinduism and Islam, he was strongly influenced by his teacher, the Hindu bhakti leader, what is his name?