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On 10 April 2017, Lok Sabha passed the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2016. The Bill seeks to amend ______

A) Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 B) Motor Vehicles Act, 1998
C) Motor Vehicles Act, 2005 D) Motor Vehicles Act, 2010
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

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  B.  R.  Ambedkar  withdrew  from  active politics   for   almost   a   decade   when   the Communal Award was revoked.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

Explanation:

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 country launched its first military satellite ANASIS-II ?

A) North Korea B) Albania
C) South Korea D) Argentina
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) South Korea

Explanation:

South Korea has launched its first military satellite named ANASIS-II. This military communication satellite was launched by SpaceX and is expected to reach its orbit in next two weeks. The satellite has been launched with an aim to enhance Korea's ability to defend itself against the North Korea.

 

The Military of South Korea is likely to take over the satellite system in October 2020.

 

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Which Indian Bank co-launched a Contactless debit card along with Japan's JCB International?

A) Punjab National Bank B) State Bank of India
C) HDFC Bank D) Axis Bank
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) State Bank of India

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______ is a thyroid hormone which controls the balance of calcium in the body.

A) Calcitonin B) Thyroxine
C) Calmodulin D) all of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Calcitonin

Explanation:

Calcitonin is 32-amino acid linear polypeptide hormone that is produced in humans primarily by the parafollicular cells of the thyroid, and in many other animals in the ultimopharyngeal body. It acts to reduce blood calcium, opposing the effects of parathyroid hormone.

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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 and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

Modern India has a secular constitution and ______ itself on being a secular country.

A) prides B) humiliates
C) shy D) disgraces
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) prides

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Which of the following states has the maximum area of Mangrove forest?

A) Rajasthan B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Sikkim D) West Bengal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) West Bengal

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CuO + H2 ---> Cu + H2O. This equation is an example of

A) Oxidation B) Decomposition
C) Reduction D) Redox
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Redox

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