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Which one of the following statements is not correct with respect to protection of individuals being tried for offences?

A) A confession can never be used as evidence against the accused. B) The accused must have violated an existing law.
C) An accused cannot be tried and punished for the same offence again. D) The quantum of punishment must be provided in law as it existed on the date of commission of an offence.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A confession can never be used as evidence against the accused.

Explanation:

Article-20 of the Constitutiongrants protection against arbitrary and excessive punishment to an accused person. It contains three provisions in that direction No Ex-post-facto Law No person shall be convicted of any offence except for violation of a law in force at the time of the commission of the Act nor subjected to a penalty greater than that prescribed by the law in force at the time ofthe commission of the Act.No Double Jeopardy No person shall be prosecuted and punished for the same offence more than once.No Self-incrimination No person accused of any offence shall be compelled to be a witness against himself.As per the Constitution, a person/entity can be tried retrospectively in certain instances as provided by the law

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The powder keg in the balkans refers to the

A) efforts taken to ease tensions throughout the region B) invasion of the region
C) larger number of munitions factories built in the region D) political instability of the region
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) political instability of the region

Explanation:

In the early 20th century, the Balkans were called a "powder keg" because the political situation in the region was very unstable. For a long time, the Ottoman Turks occupied the balkans, and with the rise of nationalism, some balkan states declared independence.

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Who has become first Indian player in ODI history to score three consecutive 100s as captain?

A) Virat Kohli B) Rohit Sharma
C) MS Dhoni D) Shikar Dhawan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Virat Kohli

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

 

Although not all those who study

 

A-better thinkers and leaders

B-become philosophers, they become

C-logic or philosophy may

 

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options giv
en, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent
paragraph.
Although not all those who study
A-
better thinkers and leaders
B-
become philosophers, they become
C-
logic or philosophy may

A) CAB B) BCA
C) CBA D) BAC
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) CBA

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Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.


Ants have been living on the earth for more than 100 million years and can be found almost anywhere on the planet. It is estimated that there are about 20000 different species of ants. For this reason ants have been called Earth's most successful species. If you watch ants for any length of time you will see that they really do communicate with each other and very effectively too. Ants communicate by touching each other with their antennae. Ants also use chemicals called pheromones to leave scent trails for other ants to follow. Ants build many different types of homes. Many ants build simple little mounds out of dirt or sand. Other ants use small sticks mixed with dirt and sand to make a stronger mound that offers protection from rain. Western Harvester ants make a small mound on top, but then tunnels up to 15 feet straight down to hibernate during winter. Ant mounds consist of many chambers connected by tunnels. Different chambers are used for nurseries, food storage, and resting places for the worker ants. Some ants live in wood like termites. Army ants don't make a home at all but travel in a large groups searching for food. Ants are social insects which means they live in large colonies or groups. Some colonies consist of millions of ants. There are three types of ants in each species, the queen, the sterile female workers and males. The male ants only serve one purpose, to mate with future queen ants and do not live very long. The queen grows to adulthood, mates, and then spends rest of her life laying eggs. A colony may have only one queen, or there may be many queens depending on the species. Ants go through four stages of development: egg, larva, pupa and adult.

 

Antennae are used by ants to

A) leave a trail for other ants B) communicate
C) find direction D)  touch and feel each other
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) communicate

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

The boy who (1)/ sat close him (2)/ was his son. (3)/No Error (4)

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

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) thrashere B) fiefedoms
C) snifing D) squashed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) squashed

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.


The prince and princess(A)/made their way(B)/through the cheering crowd.(C)/No error(D)

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) D

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