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Statement I :The Poona Pact provided for 151 reserved seats for the scheduled castes to be elected by a joint, not separate, electorate.

Statement II :Dr. B. R. Ambedkar withdrew from active politics for almost a decade when the Communal Award was revoked.

A) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I	B) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false	D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Explanation:

The Poona Pact was an agreement between Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi which was signed on 24 September 1932 at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune, India, which asserted that there will be a single Hindu electorate, with scheduled castes having seats reserved within it,So the representation of these classes was based on the standards of joint electorates and reserved seats. The Communal Award was made by the British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald on 16 August 1932 which allowed separate electorates in India, and it was supported by Ambedkar.

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In October 2017, how many companies were shortlisted for adoption of 14 monuments under ‘Adopt a Heritage Scheme’?

A) 6	B) 10
C) 7	D) 14

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 7

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Which of the following is the most abundant metal on Earth's crust?

A) Magnesium	B) Iron
C) Copper	D) Aluminium

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Aluminium

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_____________ is the number of deaths in the population during a given period.

A) Natality	B) Mortality
C) Immigration	D) Emigration

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mortality

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The phenomenon of change in direction of light when it passes from one medium to another is called

A) Propagation	B) Reflection
C) Refraction	D) Dispersion

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Refraction

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The suicidal bags of the cell are

A) Lysosomes	B) Ribosomes
C) Dictyosomes	D) Phagosomes

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lysosomes

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Which country built the Bird's Nest Stadium for 2008 Summer Olympics?

A) China	B) Brazil
C) Australia	D) Germany

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) China

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Which committee was set up to review the concept of the poverty line?

A) S Tendulkar Committee	B) Lakdawala Committee
C) Wanchoo Committee	D) Dutt Committee

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