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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  B.  R.  Ambedkar  withdrew  from  active politics   for   almost   a   decade   when   the Communal Award was revoked.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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Which Indian won the 2014 Nobel Prize for Peace?

A) Kailash Satyarthi B) Malala Yousufzai
C) Sanjiv Chaturvedi D) Anshu Gupta
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kailash Satyarthi

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‘Garibi Hatao’ (removal of poverty) and ‘Growth with Justice’ were the main objectives of ___________.

A) Plan Holiday B) Fourth Five Year Plan
C) Rolling Plan D) Fifth Five Year Plan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Fourth Five Year Plan

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Hopman cup is related to _______.

A) Badminton B) Lawn tennis
C) Cricket D) Hockey
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Lawn tennis

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Who won the Women's Singles Wimbledon Championship 2016 ?

A) Angilique Kuber B) Serena Williams
C) Venus Williams D) Steffi Graff
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Serena Williams

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Who is the author of the book titled 'Numbers Do Lie'?

A) Anil Menon B) Akash Chopra
C) Ian Chapell D) Kunal Basu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Akash Chopra

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Who was responsible for the integration of princely states into the Indian Union after Independence

A) Sri Rajagopalachari B) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

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When did civil rights become part of the constitution?

A) 1964 B) 1965
C) 1966 D) 1967
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1964

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According to the civil rights act 1964, the civil rights became part of the US constitution.

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