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UPSC 2017: What is/are the most likely advantages of implementing ‘Goods and Services Tax (GSTY? 1. It will replace multiple taxes collected by multiple authorities and will thus create a single market in India. 2. It will drastically reduce the ‘Current Account Deficit’ of India and will enable it to increase its foreign exchange reserves. 3. It will enormously increase the growth and size of economy of India and will enable it to overtake China in the near future. Select the correct answer using the code given below :
(a)1 only
(b)2 and 3 only
(c)1 and 3 only
(d)1, 2 and 3
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) 2 and 3 only
The Indian Himalayan Region extends across 13 States/UTs, far more than five, so statement 1 is wrong. The Western Ghats traverse six States (Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu), not just five, so statement 2 is also wrong. Pulicat Lake straddles only two States—Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu—making statement 3 correct. Hence only statement 3 is right. ([niti.gov.in](https://www.niti.gov.in/index.php/sustainable-development-indian-himalayan-region?utm_source=openai))
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