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Which of the following statements with regard to the speech of Mahatma Gandhi at the opening of the Banaras Hindu University are correct?

1.he charged the Indian elite with a lack of concern for the laboring poor.

2.He asserted that our salvation can come only through the farmers.

3.He highlighted the plight of the untouchables.

4.He promised to take up the cause of the mill owners of Ahmedabad.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1, 2, 3 and 4 B) 1 and 2 only
C) 1, 2 and 3 only D) 3 and 4 only
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1 and 2 only

Explanation:

Only   1   and   2   are   correct,   as Mahatma  Gandhi’s  speech  in  BHU on 4 February,1916 did not include plight  of  untouchables  and  there was no issue of the mill owners on Ahmedabad in 1916.

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The first BRICS Summit, after the inclusion of South Africa, was held at 

A) Brasilia B) Sanya
C) Yekaterinburg D) Durban
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sanya

Explanation:

The Summit at Sanya will mark the admission of South Africa to the group, which will extend the geographic representation of the mechanism in a moment when the financial system reform is sought worldwide, as well as agreater democratization of global governance in general.On 14 April 2011, 3rd BRICS (Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa) Summit is to be held in the Chinese city of Sanya, alongside the President of China, Hu Jintao, the President of Russia, Dmitri Medvedev, the Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, and the President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma. The previous Summits were held in Yekaterinburg (June 2009) and Brasília (April 2010)

 

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Why does water tank appear shallower when viewed from the top?

A) Due to reflection B) Due to refraction
C) Due to diffraction D) Due to total internal reflection
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Due to refraction

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Find arc elasticity of demand, if quantity demanded falls from 1000 to 950 when price of the item is increased from Rs. 240 to Rs. 280?

A) 0.33 B) 0.3
C) -0.3 D) -0.33
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) -0.33

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Q:

A compact disc is a data storage of the type

A) Optical B) Mechanical
C) Eclectric D) Magnetic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Optical

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.

To avert

A) To aid B) To deter
C) To forestall D) To preclude
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) To aid

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best
expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
The agent will take you to the property.

A) Taking you to the property will be done by the agent. B) The agent would be taking you to the property.
C) You were taken to the property by the agent. D) You will be taken to the property by the agent.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) You will be taken to the property by the agent.

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Who among the following repealed the Vernacular Press Act?

A) Lord Dufferin B) Lord Lytton
C) Lord Lansdowne D) Lord Ripon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Lord Lytton

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