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Which   of   the   following   statements   are correct about ‘Saakshar Bharat’ scheme?

1.It   is   a   centrally   sponsored   scheme which    was    launched    during    the Eleventh Five-year Plan.

2.The   scheme   applies   to   women   in particular and disadvantaged groups in general.

3.The  scheme  applies  to  persons  above the age of 10 years.

4.The     scheme     is     anchored     with Panchayati  raj  Institutions  and  Local self-Government.Select  the  correct  answer  using  the  code given below.

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

Explanation:

Saakshar    Bharat    scheme    was launched  on  8th  September  2009 during  the  11th  Five  Year  Plan, with an aim to raise literacy rate to 80%, to bridge gender gap to 10% .The   scheme   is   anchored   with Panchayati   Raj   Institutions   and Local  Self-government  to  decrease regional  and  social  disparities  and to   focus   on   women,   SCs,   STs, minorities and other disadvantaged  groups.  It  focused mainly  on  adult  education,  with emphasis  on  non-literates  in  the age group of 15-36 years.

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Q:

Who led the Bardoli Satyagraha movement?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Rabindra Nath Tagore
C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel D) Chittaranjan Das
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

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On 24 October 2017, the Government of India announced a massive of ______ package to boost economy

A) Rs 7 lakh crore B) Rs 9 lakh crore
C) Rs 15 lakh crore D) Rs 5 lakh crore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs 9 lakh crore

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In 2004, NASA launched the Messenger Spacecraft to study ___.

A) Saturn B) Jupiter
C) Pluto D) Mercury
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mercury

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An increase in the price level will cause a _ the aggregate demand curve.

A) shift up B) shift left
C) shift right D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) shift up

Explanation:

An increase in the price level will cause a movement up the aggregate demand curve.

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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.

 

The worst form of violence is terrorism ______ due to religious insecurities.

 

 

A) repressed B) quelled
C) evoked D) halted
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) evoked

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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.

 

The reason is a fear that we will not ______________ find ourselves in that higher echelon of posts and achievements that get so many likes and reposts, a sign of success and ____________ in our binary outlook. A darker worry also exists at the back _______ our mind. What if we end __________ in the other group, an object of ridicule, derided as another in a long list of failures _________ embarrassments that go viral for all the wrong reasons?

 

we will not ______________ find ourselves in that

 

A) automatically B) automatic
C) automatical D) automation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) automatically

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Communist Party of India was founded in _____.

A) 1835 B) 1885
C) 1925 D) 1964
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1925

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