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Which one of the following is not an International Human Rights Treaty?

A) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	B) Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
C) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities	D) Declaration on the Right to Development

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Explanation:

The International Bill of Human Rights has been further supplemented by various other international treaties, conventions and declarations. They are usually regarded as “human rights instruments”. The important among them are as follows....

•Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (1979)

•Declaration on the Right to Development (1986)

•Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006).

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Which of the following fundamental rights as enshrined in the Constitution of India belong only to the citizens?

1.Article 19 (Protection of right to freedom of speech)

2.Article 21 (Protection of life and personal liberty)

3.Article 15 (Prohibition of discrimination)4.Article 16 (Equality of opportunity)

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1, 2 and 3	B) 2, 3 and 4
C) 1, 3 and 4	D) 1 and 4 only

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1, 3 and 4

Explanation:

Fundamental Rights available to only citizens and not foreigners

●Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth (Article 15).

●Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment (Article 16).

●Six basic freedoms subject to reasonable restrictions (Article 19).

●Protection of language, script and culture of minorities (Article 29).

●Right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions (Article 30).

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The process when the computer is switched on and the operating system gets loaded from hard disk to main memory is called

A) Booting	B) Fetching
C) Processing	D) Multi-Processing

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Booting

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The primary function of RNA is

A) Photosynthesis	B) Protein Synthesis
C) Replication	D) Translation

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Protein Synthesis

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Which vaccine is primarily used against tuberculosis?

A) BCG	B) DPT
C) HiB	D) Varicella

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) BCG

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What will you call a system of taxation under which the poorer sections are taxed at higher rates than the richer sections?

A) Progressive tax	B) Proportional tax
C) Regressive tax	D) Degressive tax

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Regressive tax

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The closest example of a centrally planned economy is the __________ for the major part of the 20th Century.

A) USA	B) India
C) Soviet Union	D) Japan

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Soviet Union

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Gaseous exchange takes place in leaves through tiny pores for the purpose of photosynthesis. What are these pores?

A) Chloroplast	B) Stomata
C) Chlorophyl	D) Vacuole

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