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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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Which one of the following statements is correct in relation to the Indian Air Force?

A) It has bases in many friendly countries.	B) It does not carry out joint exercises with any country.
C) It has a separate Maintenance Command.	D) No officer has ever been elevated to the rank of Marshal of the Indian Air Force.

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) It has a separate Maintenance Command.

Explanation:

Maintenance Command is a command of the Indian Air Force. It was raised as Maintenance Group at Chakeri in Kanpur in 1950. In 1955, it was designated as Maintenance Command.

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Terminal velocity ________.

A) first increases before decreasing	B) is constant
C) first decreases before increasing	D) always keeps on increasing

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) is constant

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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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The suicidal bags of the cell are

A) Lysosomes	B) Ribosomes
C) Dictyosomes	D) Phagosomes

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lysosomes

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Kishori amonkar died recently. He was associated with which of the following fields?

A) Classical Vocalist	B) Classical Dancer
C) Sports	D) Politician

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Classical Vocalist

Explanation:

Kishori amonkar died recently. He was associated with Classical Vocalist.

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In Microsoft Excel, the _________() function is used to count the number of cells that contain numbers within the list of arguments.

A) COUNTIF	B) COUNT
C) SUMCOUNT	D) COUNTSUM

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) COUNT

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To curb black money in the economy, which of the followingcommittees has been formed in 2016?

A) Deepak Mohanty Committee	B) Suresh Prabhu Committee
C) Justice BM Shah committee	D) Nachiket Mor Committee

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