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Who was the Chairman of the Union Power Committee of Constituent Assembly of India?

A) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel B) Dr. B.R.Ambedkar
C) Sir Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar D) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

Explanation:

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An idea for a Constituent Assembly of India was proposed in 1934 by M. N. Roy, a pioneer of the Communist movement in India and an advocate of radical democracy. It became an official demand of the Indian National Congress in 1935, C. Rajagopalachari voiced the demand for a constituent Assembly on 15 November 1939 based on adult franchise, and was accepted by the British in August 1940.

 

Under the Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946, elections were held for the first time for the Constituent Assembly. The Constitution of India was drafted by the Constituent Assembly, and it was implemented under the Cabinet Mission Plan on 16 May 1946.

 

The Constituent Assembly appointed a total of 22 committees to deal with different tasks of constitution-making. Out of these, eight were major committees and the others were minor committees.

 

The Major Committees and its Chairman's:: 

 


1. Drafting Committee – Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

 

2. Union Powers Committee – Jawaharlal Nehru

 

3. Union Constitution Committee – Jawaharlal Nehru

 

4. Provincial Constitution Committee – Sardar Patel

 

5. Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities and Tribal and Excluded Areas – Sardar Patel. This committee had the following subcommittees:
                   * Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee – J.B. Kripalani
                   * Minorities Sub-Committee – Harendra Coomar Mookerjee,
                   * North-East Frontier Tribal Areas and Assam Excluded & Partially Excluded Areas Sub-Committee – Gopinath Bardoloi
                   * Excluded and Partially Excluded Areas (Other than those in Assam) Sub-Committee – A V Thakkar

 

6. Rules of Procedure Committee – Dr. Rajendra Prasad

 

7. States Committee (Committee for Negotiating with States) – Jawaharlal Nehru

 

8. Steering Committee – Dr. Rajendra Prasad

 

 

 

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, chairman of the Drafting Committee of Constituent Assembly of India.

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Q:

How many times can you subtract 10 from 100?

A) 9 times B) 10 times
C) 1 time D) 0 times
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1 time

Explanation:

How many times can you subtract 10 from 100, for this if we go through logically, it is only 1 time. For the first time if we subtract 10 from 100, then there will no 100 to subtract from.

 

Hence, it is only 1 time we can subtract 10 from 100.

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Which of the following will be the outcome if an economy is under the inflationary pressure?

1.Domestic currency heads for depreciation.

2.Exports become less competitive with imports getting costlier.

3.Cost of borrowing decreases.4.Bondholders get benefitted.

 

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

 

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

Explanation:

Creditors and debtors:

During inflation creditors lose because they receive in effect less in goods and services than if they had received the repayments during a period of low prices. Debtors, on other hand, as a group gain during inflation, since they repay their debts in currency that has lost its value.The aggregate volume of internal trade tends to increase during inflation due to higher incomes, greater production and larger spending. But the export trade is likely to suffer on account of arise in the prices of domestic goods.

The same currency unit will now buy less goods and services.But the bondholders lose as they get a fixed interest the real value of which has already fallen.

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A F Z U G L T _ 

Find the next letter in the above given letter series?

A) K B) M
C) O D) Q
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) O

Explanation:

Given series is A F Z U G L T _

Starts with A

A + 5 letters = F

go to end of alphabet= Z

Z - 5 letters = U

from F go one more to G + 5 letters = L

from U go one back to U, T - 5 letters = O

 

Second Method ::

Change the letters to their corresponding number.

A=1

B=2

C=3

...

Z=26

A F Z U G L T _

1 6 26 21 7 12 20 ?

Look at the pattern: the 1st and 3rd numbers = 27, 1+26

the 2nd and 4th numbers = 27, 6+21

the 5th and 7th numbers = 27,

so the 6 and 8th would also equal 27.

27 - 12 = 15,

so the letter is O.

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Which of the following was only the authority of the state in the period of Maurya?

 

A) Land B) Mines
C) Pasture D) Commerce
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mines

Explanation:
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Which of the following statements about the National Water Academy (NWA) is/are correct?

1. The primary objective of the NWA is to function as Centre of Excellence in training for in-service engineers from Central and State organizations on various aspects of water resource planning.

2. The NWA is located in New Delhi.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1 only B) 2 only
C) Both 1 and 2 D) Neither 1 nor 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1 only

Explanation:

National Water Academy (formerly known as Central Training Unit) was set up in Central Water Commission Opens in a new window by the Ministry of Water Resources, RD and GR, opens in a new window Govt. of India in the year 1988, to impart training to the in-service engineers of various Central/State organizations involved in the Development & Management of Water Resources. It was established under USAID assistance and strengthened with the subsequent assistance received from the World Bank.

It is located at Pune

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Which of the following is not part of performance testing?

A) simulating many users B) measuring response times
C) generating many transactions D) recovery testing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) recovery testing

Explanation:

In software engineering, performance testing is in general, a testing practice performed to determine how a system performs in terms of responsiveness and stability under a particular workload.

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Which of the following is NOT a measure of Human Development Index?

 

A) Life expectancy B) Sex ratio
C) Literacy rate D) Gross enrolment
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sex ratio

Explanation:
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