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Which of the following are constitutional provisions and laws for the protection of the rights of the Scheduled Castes in India?

1.Article 17 of the Constitution of India

2.The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955

3.The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1 and 3 only	B) 1 and 2 only
C) 1, 2 and 3	D) 2 and 3 only

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1, 2 and 3

Explanation:

Protective arrangements: Such measures as are required to enforce equality, to provide punitive measures for transgressions, to eliminate established practices that perpetuate inequities, etc.A number of laws were enacted to implement the provisions in the Constitution. Examples of such laws include The Untouchability Practices Act, 1955, Scheduled Casteand Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, The Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993, etc. Despite legislation, social discrimination and atrocities against the backward castes continued topersist

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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'.

Proteins are providers of energy in an emergency, (1)/ and are primarily used as building blocking (2)/ for growth and repair of many body tissues. (3)/ No error (4)

A) 1	B) 2
C) 3	D) 4

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

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Who is the winner of 2017 Indian Premier League (Cricket)?

A) Mumbai Indians	B) Rising Pune Supergiant
C) Delhi Daredevils	D) Sunrisers Hyderabad

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mumbai Indians

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Who discovered bacteria?

A) Antonie Ven Leeuwenhoek	B) Robert Brown
C) Robert Hook	D) Robert Koch

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Antonie Ven Leeuwenhoek

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Which queen of the Kakatiya dynasty ruled over Warangal, part of modern Andhra Pradesh?

A) Rudramadevi	B) Ahilyadevi
C) Bhagwati	D) Bhanumati

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rudramadevi

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Milbecycin is used in the eradication of _____.

A) Agricultural Fungus	B) Agricultural Pests
C) Agricultural Herbs	D) Agricultural Weeds

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Agricultural Pests

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The disconnected lines drawn on a map for showing slope

A) Bench marks	B) Contours
C) Form lines	D) Hachure

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Hachure

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Which year has been set as goal for completing the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project operated with the help of Japan?

A) 2022	B) 2023
C) 2024	D) 2025

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