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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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On 12 April 2017, Parliament passed the HIV/AIDS (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2017. This Bill provides essential support to National AIDS control programme. It aims to achieve the target of ending this Epidemic by year ______.

A) 2025	B) 2022
C) 2030	D) 2020

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2030

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There are total _________ parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha constituency) in Odisha.

A) 11	B) 19
C) 10	D) 1

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 10

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Who launched Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY) in July 2017?

A) Rajnath Singh	B) Arun Jaitley
C) Suresh Prabhu	D) Nirmala Sitharaman

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Arun Jaitley

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Where did Muhammad Bin Tughlaq shift his capital to from Delhi?

A) Daulatabad	B) Aurangabad
C) Allahabad	D) Shaharanpur

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Daulatabad

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In India, The President’s Rule continues for six months, but it can be extended for a maximum period of ______ with the approval of the Parliament, every six months.

A) one year	B) two years
C) three years	D) four years

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) three years

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Sunspots appear dark because they are

A) hotter than the rest of the Sun's surface.	B) more magnetic than the rest of the Sun's surface.
C) cooler than the rest of the Sun's surface.	D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) cooler than the rest of the Sun's surface.

Explanation:

Sunspots are a magnetic phenomenon on the Sun.

The reason a sunspot appears dark is that they are cooler than the rest of the Sun's surface and also the gas inside the spot where the magnetic field is strongest is only emitting about 1/4 as much light as from the rest of the solar surface.

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How many union territories does India have as of June 2017?

A) 7	B) 6
C) 5	D) 4

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