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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  B.  R.  Ambedkar  withdrew  from  active politics   for   almost   a   decade   when   the Communal Award was revoked.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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Who among the following dedicated the Chennai - Nashri Tunnel - the longest road tunnel in India - to the nation in April 2017?

A) Chandrababu Naidu B) Pranab Mukherjee
C) Narendra Modi D) Omar Abdullah
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Narendra Modi

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There are total _________ parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha constituency) in Odisha.

A) 11 B) 19
C) 10 D) 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 10

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Lok Sabha is the ___________ House of the Parliament of India.

A) Lower B) Upper
C) Left D) Right
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lower

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Azadirachta indica is the botanical name of which of the following?

A) Rose plant B) Apple tree
C) Neem D) Mango
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Neem

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The name of first mammal clone sheep is

A) Noori B) Dolly
C) Louise D) Durga
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Dolly

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Who is appointed as 1st woman Chief Justice of Telangana High Court

A) Hima Kohli B) Fathima Beevi
C) Indu Malhotra D) R. Banumathi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Hima Kohli

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The senior-most judge of Delhi High Court, Justice Hima Kohli has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of Telangana High Court. She is the first woman to be sworn in as CJ of Telangana HC.

 

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The Group of Monuments at Hampi is an important ______________ centre?

A) Islam B) Hindu
C) Sikh D) Christian
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hindu

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