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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

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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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The Law of Demand is based on the concept that people _______.

A) buy more of a good as their income increases.	B) buy more of a good as the price of the good falls.
C) will spend all of their money on something.	D) want more of everything even if they have no money to buy anything.

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) buy more of a good as the price of the good falls.

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Goods for which demand move in the opposite direction of the income of the consumer are called?

A) Inferior goods	B) Normal goods
C) Complementary goods	D) Substitute goods

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Inferior goods

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The consumption schedule is such that

A) the MPC and the APC must be equal at all levels of income.	B) the APC is constant and the MPC declines as income rises.
C) both the APC and the MPC increase as income rises.	D) the MPC is constant and the APC declines as income rises.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) the MPC is constant and the APC declines as income rises.

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Which level does macroeconomics focus on?

A) Government	B) Business
C) Personal	D) None

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Government

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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase
and click the button corresponding to it.
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A) Subject	B) Object
C) Reject	D) Deject

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Reject

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Prawns belong to which family?

A) Crustaceans	B) Fish
C) Amphibians	D) Reptiles

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Crustaceans

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The difference between compound interest and simple interest on an amount of Rs. 15,000 for 2 years is Rs. 96. The rate of interest per annum is?

A) 6%	B) 7%
C) 8%	D) 9%

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