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Which one of the following statements relating to cultural and educational rights in India is not correct?

A) Every section of the citizens has the right to conserve its language, script or culture.	B) No citizen shall be denied admission into any educational institution maintained by the State or receiving aid out of State funds on grounds of religion, race or language
C) The state shall, in granting aid to educational institutions, discriminate against any educational institution on the ground that it is under the management of a majority community.	D) all minorities whether based on religion or language, shall have the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice.

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The state shall, in granting aid to educational institutions, discriminate against any educational institution on the ground that it is under the management of a majority community.

Explanation:

The Indianconstitution guarantees Cultural and Educational Rights under articles 29 and 30.Under article 29, this article seeks to protect the interests of the minority communities. This article confers the freedom to all citizens, residing in different parts of the land, to conserve their distinct languages, scripts or cultures state shall not impose upon it any culture other than the community’s own culture. This article further assures that no citizen shall be denied admission into any state-run or state-aided educational institution on grounds only of religion, race, caste, language or any of them. And Under article 30, It provides that all minority communities—religion or linguistic, have the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice. In granting aid to educational institutions, the state shall not discriminate on the grounds of religion or language.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Discretion is the greater part of valour

A) To be brave in any situation	B) Caution is preferable to rash bravery
C) A genuinely brave person is always humble	D) If you are over-cautious then you cannot achieve great things

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Caution is preferable to rash bravery

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

to make from scratch

A) The universe was created out of nothing	B) To do something from the beginning
C) To build something out of nothing	D) One scratch if neglected will destroy the structure eventually

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To do something from the beginning

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.

Transcend

A) Eclipse	B) Fizzle
C) Abort	D) Blunder

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Eclipse

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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 big stone monument was the only __________ the lost traveller remembered.

A) specimen	B) souvenir
C) piece	D) landmark

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) landmark

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In the following question, four words are given, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.

A) Supernumarary	B) Supernumerary
C) Supernumarery	D) Supernumarey

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Supernumerary

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Whistle in the dark

A) Pretend to be unafraid	B) A ray of hope in the worst of times
C) See a ghost while dreaming	D) Be blind and fall into a trap

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Pretend to be unafraid

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

Since when (have to start) a business been so easy?

A) has started	B) have starting
C) has starting	D) no improvement

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