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Statement I :The    Poona    Pact    provided    for    151 reserved  seats  for  the  scheduled  castes  to be   elected   by   a   joint,   not   separate, electorate.

Statement II :Dr.  B.  R.  Ambedkar  withdrew  from  active politics   for   almost   a   decade   when   the Communal Award was revoked.

A) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I B) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false

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The  Poona  Pact  was  an  agreement between  Dr.  Babasaheb  Ambedkar and  Mahatma  Gandhi  which  was signed  on  24  September  1932  at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune, India, which asserted that there will be a single    Hindu    electorate,    with scheduled    castes    having    seats reserved     within     it,So     the representation of these classes was based  on  the  standards  of  joint electorates   and   reserved   seats. The  Communal  Award  was  made by    the    British    Prime    Minister Ramsay  MacDonald  on  16  August 1932    which    allowed    separate electorates  in  India,  and  it  was supported by Ambedkar.

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Which five year plan aimed at following regional approach, instead of a sectoral approach so as to bring down regional inequalities?

 

A) Ninth Five year plan B) Eighth Five year plan
C) Tenth Five year plan D) Eleventh Five year plan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Tenth Five year plan

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On 10 April 2017, Lok Sabha Passed the Motor Vehicles Act (Amendment) Bill, 2016. Under the new provisions, the compensation for death increased from Rs 25,000 to ______

A) Rs 2 lakh or more B) Rs 5 lakh or more
C) Rs 10 lakh or more D) Rs 15 lakh or more
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs 2 lakh or more

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In August 2017, who launched ‘S&P BSE Bharat 22 Index’?

A) Asia Index B) Europe Index
C) Australia Index D) Africa Index
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Asia Index

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During the free fall of the object, the decrease in potential energy, at any point in its path, appears as an equal amount of increase in _________________.

 

A) kinetic energy B) work done
C) heat energy D) gravitational force
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) kinetic energy

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Which sport has the highest rank of Yokozuna?

A) Sumo wrestling B) Judo
C) Jujitsu D) Kendo
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sumo wrestling

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Charles Wilkinson's English version of Bhagavad Gita was first published in the year

A) 1685 B) 1725
C) 1785 D) 1885
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1785

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four andindicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

The employee did not _____ to the argument of the manager.

A) precede B) exceed
C) concede D) recede
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) concede

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