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Which of the following are constitutional provisions and laws for the protection of the rights of the Scheduled Castes in India?

1.Article 17 of the Constitution of India

2.The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955

3.The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

 

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

 

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

Explanation:

Protective arrangements: Such measures as are required to enforce equality, to provide punitive measures for transgressions, to eliminate established practices that perpetuate inequities, etc.A number of laws were enacted to implement the provisions in the Constitution. Examples of such laws include The Untouchability Practices Act, 1955, Scheduled Casteand Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, The Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993, etc. Despite legislation, social discrimination and atrocities against the backward castes continued topersist

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Who among the following is the first Indian to win Pulitzer Prize?

A) Arundhati Roy B) Gobind Behari Lal
C) Vijay Seshadri D) Jhumpa Lahiri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gobind Behari Lal

Explanation:

Gobind BehariLal: He came to study at the University of California in Berkeley in 1912 on the Guru Govind Singh Sahib Scholarship. He later became the science editor of the San Francisco Examiner. He won the Pulitzer Prize for journalism in 1937.

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Which of the following Chief Ministers of India had been presented the Transfonnative Chief Minister Award' by the US-India Business Council (USIBC) in May 2017?

A) K.Chandrashekhar Rao B) Nitish Kumar
C) N.Chandrababu Naidu D) Yogi Aditvanath
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) N.Chandrababu Naidu

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Compute : 1112 / 139 - 5

A) 557/67 B) -3
C) 556/67 D) 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 3

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A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

9 , 21, 45, 93, ? , 381

A) 189 B) 198
C) 188 D) 112
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 189

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
Riya _____ her matriculation examination in 2016.

A) completed B) passed
C) obtained D) gathered
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) passed

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Golden Hand Shake scheme is the name of

A) Retirement Scheme B) Voluntary Retirement Scheme
C) One Rank One Pension Scheme D) Private Sector Retirement Scheme
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Voluntary Retirement Scheme

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

________________ various signs of economic slowdown such as languishing industrial production and adverse __________________of the drought on rural livelihoods and demand, the government is apparently unable ____________________ unwilling to increase public spending to _________________ people’s material distress or to kick-start economic ____________________ to increase employment.


adverse __________________of the drought on rural livelihoods and demand

A) effects B) effect
C) affects D) affect
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) effects

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