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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  B.  R.  Ambedkar  withdrew  from  active politics   for   almost   a   decade   when   the Communal Award was revoked.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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The area of Nepal is approximately _________ square kilometres.

A) 115187 B) 128540
C) 135789 D) 147181
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 147181

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World Bank is giving financial assistance of how much amount for ‘SANKALP’ project launched by the Government of India?

A) Rs 2500 crore B) Rs 3300 crore
C) Rs 4000 crore D) Rs 4455 crore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs 3300 crore

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In September 2017, NABARD sanctioned a loan of about Rs 119 crore for development projects in ______.

A) Nagaland B) Haryana
C) Karnataka D) Kerala
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Haryana

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Who took over as the new chairman of the Tata Sons owned Vistara Airline in 2016? Prior to this, he was the Managing Director of Titan for a long time.

A) Ramadurai B) Bhaskar Bhatt
C) Cyrus Mistry D) N Chandrashekaran
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bhaskar Bhatt

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The instrument used to determine the rotation speed of a shaft is called

A) Speedometer B) Tachometer
C) Anemometer D) Chronometer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Tachometer

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In which year was Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPI-M) founded?

A) 1885 B) 1980
C) 1984 D) 1964
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1964

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What is the name of the asteroid that causes Geminid meteor shower display around 15 December of every year?

A) 3 Juno B) 3200 Phaethon
C) 511 Davida D) 5200 Europa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3200 Phaethon

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