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Which   of   the   following   statements   are correct about ‘Saakshar Bharat’ scheme?

1.It   is   a   centrally   sponsored   scheme which    was    launched    during    the Eleventh Five-year Plan.

2.The   scheme   applies   to   women   in particular and disadvantaged groups in general.

3.The  scheme  applies  to  persons  above the age of 10 years.

4.The     scheme     is     anchored     with Panchayati  raj  Institutions  and  Local self-Government.Select  the  correct  answer  using  the  code given below.

A) 1, 2 and 3 B) 2, 3 and 4
C) 1,2 and 4 D) 1, 3 and 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1,2 and 4

Explanation:

Saakshar    Bharat    scheme    was launched  on  8th  September  2009 during  the  11th  Five  Year  Plan, with an aim to raise literacy rate to 80%, to bridge gender gap to 10% .The   scheme   is   anchored   with Panchayati   Raj   Institutions   and Local  Self-government  to  decrease regional  and  social  disparities  and to   focus   on   women,   SCs,   STs, minorities and other disadvantaged  groups.  It  focused mainly  on  adult  education,  with emphasis  on  non-literates  in  the age group of 15-36 years.

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The  rank  of  Captain  of  the  Indian  Navy  is equivalent to which one of the following?

A) Captain of the Indian Army B) Group Captain in the Indian Air Force
C) Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army D) Wing  Commander  of  the  Indian  Air Force
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Group Captain in the Indian Air Force

Explanation:

Rank  of  captain  of  Indian  Navy  is equivalent   to   Group   captain   of Indian Air Force.

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There are total _________ parliamentary seats (Lok Sabha constituency) in Uttarakhand.

A) 14 B) 5
C) 80 D) 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 5

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The Prime Minister is the ex-officio President of

A) CLRI B) CSIR
C) ISRO D) DRDO
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) CSIR

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The most important function of an interest group is to

A)  form the government B) alter government policies to its liking
C) build up public opinion D)  Contest elections
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) alter government policies to its liking

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

________________ various signs of economic slowdown such as languishing industrial production and adverse __________________of the drought on rural livelihoods and demand, the government is apparently unable ____________________ unwilling to increase public spending to _________________ people’s material distress or to kick-start economic ____________________ to increase employment.


adverse __________________of the drought on rural livelihoods and demand

A) effects B) effect
C) affects D) affect
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) effects

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.


The scene will now shift to obtaining __________________ instruments of ratification to bring the agreement into force _________________ 2020, the first year of its________________ implementation. The agreement will enter into force with the ratification of ______________ 55 countries, whose aggregate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions ________________ at least 55 per cent of global emissions.


The scene will now shift to obtaining __________________ instruments

A) enough B) full
C) lavish D) comfortable
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) enough

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

Photography is the _____________ we can get to stopping time. The camera is our pause button, the cork we use to stop time from running out. And the photo album is the most potent time machine ever ____________, one that transports you to a curated past where everything exists ________ you choose to remember it,one that lets you revisit ________ just people and places and ages, but the hidden crannies of ________ own memory and the strange landscape of emotions that lies beyond.

 

but the hidden crannies of ________ own memory and

A) your B) you
C) yourself D) yourselves
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) yourself

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