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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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Who is known as the father of computing?

A) Charles Faraday	B) Michael Jonathan
C) Charles Babbage	D) Douglas Well

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Charles Babbage

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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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Anju Bobby George is associated with which game?

A) Shooting	B) Athletics
C) Chess	D) Cricket

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Athletics

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The simplification value of $\frac{\sqrt[3]{7}}{\sqrt{5} + \sqrt{2}} - \frac{\sqrt[5]{5}}{\sqrt{2} + \sqrt{7}} + \frac{\sqrt[2]{2}}{\sqrt{7} + \sqrt{5}}$ is

A) 0	B) 1
C) 5	D) 6

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 0

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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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Which among the following is false about natural rubber?

A) It is an elastomer	B) It is a monomer of cisisoprene
C) Natural rubber is a polymer of chloroprene	D) It is heated with sulphur compounds to improve its properties

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) It is a monomer of cisisoprene

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

A) Defraud	B) Illicit
C) Secret	D) Stare

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