1. Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below. All existing and upcoming hotels within the 5 km radius of national parks and sanctuaries in India will have to pay 30% of their annual turnover as tax to the Government.
Which of the following statement can be inferred from the facts/information given in the above statement? (5)
(1) The tax collected from the hotels will be used for upkeep of these national parks & sanctuaries
(2) Hotels which are sponsored by the Government will not have to pay any tax even if these are located within the 5 km radius of such wildlife hotspots
(3) Ecosystem of the national parks and sanctuaries is adversely affected even if the hotels are located
(4) Government allows the construction o f hotels within 5 km radius of national parks & sanctuaries
(5) Such a step is taken by the environment ministry to boost eco – tourism and perk up revenue collection of State Governments
2. Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below. Tenants’ are associations have demanded a ‘vacancy tax’ on all vacant & unsold flats in Mumbai.
Which of the following would support the demand made by the tenants’ association? (5)
(1) House owners to have demanded for laws that make it easier to evict tenants who default on tent payment
(2) Such a tax law would be difficult to implement as it would be difficult to record the number of vacant flats in the city
(3) People with surplus money buy many houses and rent these out while many consumers cannot afford even their first house
(4) The number of vacant flats in Mumbai is much lower than other metros such as Delhi and Chennai where vacancy tax already exists
(5) Such a tax would compel the house owners to sell/rent properties which in turn would control hoarding and sky rocketing of property prices
