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Which country's constitution is the world's longest?

A) United States of America	B) China
C) India	D) Great Britain

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) India

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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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Which one of the following takes place during a nuclear fusion?

A) a heavy nucleus bombarded by neutrons breaks up	B) a heavy nucleus breaks up spontaneously
C) two light nuclei combine to form a heavy nucleus	D) a light nucleus breaks up spontaneously

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) two light nuclei combine to form a heavy nucleus

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Statement I :The passing of the Coercive Acts made reconciliation between Britain and her American colonies virtually impossible.

Statement II :The British Parliament, having issued the Stamp Act in 1765, repealed it later.

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: B) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

Explanation:

The Coercive Acts included a series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774, including Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering Act of 1774, which were meant to punish American colonies for throwing a large tea shipment into Boston Harbour, so,the passing of the Coercive Acts made reconciliation between Britain and her American colonies virtually impossible. The Stamp Act of 1765 was passed by Parliament of Great Britain to impose a direct tax on the colonies of British America. It was later repealed on March 18, 1766 after protest.

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Courier service comes under which sector?

A) Primary	B) Secondary
C) Tertiary	D) Both Secondary and Tertiary

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Tertiary

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The system of Budget was introduced in India during the Viceroyalty of

A) Canning	B) Dalhousie
C) Ripon	D) Elgin

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Canning

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Select the answer figure in which the question figure is hidden/embedded from the given options?

A) 1	B) 2
C) 3	D) 4

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

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Which one of the following statements is not correct in respect of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)?

A) Its Headquarters is located in Kathmandu.	B) China is the only country with an Observer status in SAARC.
C) The first SAARC Summit was held in Dhaka.	D) The Eighteenth SAARC Summit was held in Nepal.

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The first SAARC Summit was held in Dhaka.

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