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In    the    elections    to    the    provincial legislatures in 1937 in British India

1.only  about  10  to  12  percent  of  the population had the right to vote

2.the untouchables had no right to vote

3.the Congress won an absolute majority in five out of eleven provinces

4.the  Muslim  League  won  more  than  80 percent   of   the   seats   reserved   for Muslims

Select  the  correct  answer  using  the  code given below.

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

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Provincial  elections  in  British  India (1937)  under  the  Government  of India Act 1935 were held in eleven provinces, including Madras, Bihar, Orissa.  Indian  National  Congress won   in   eight   of   the   provinces except  three  i.e.  Bengal,  Punjab, and  Sindh  and  won  an  absolute majority   in   five   out   of   eleven provinces.   The   All-India   Muslim League  won  106  seats  about  80% of total Muslim seats. Untouchables were allowed to  vote.  Around 30.1 million    people,    including    4.25 million  women,  had  the  right  to vote  which  was  12%of  the  total population

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Six Machine (I Don’t Like Cricket ... . I Love It)' is an autobiography of which famous batsman?

A) Virat Kohli B) AB De Velliers
C) Chris Gayle D) Tillakaratne Dilshan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Chris Gayle

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

That summer, elections were(A)/held at many a place(B)/without any untoward incident.(C)/No error

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) B

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Human beings' hearing range is _______.

A) 50 to 50,000 Hz B) 40 to 40,000 Hz
C) 30 to 30,000 Hz D) 20 to 20,000 Hz
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 20 to 20,000 Hz

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Harvesting season of Kharif crop in India is _________

A) January-­March B) February-­Apri
C) September-October D) November-January
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) September-October

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If a body moves with a uniform speed in a circular motion, then______.

A) its acceleration is increasing B) its acceleration is zero
C) its velocity is changing D) its velocity is uniform
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) its velocity is changing

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The attribute ___________ specifies (in pixels) the distance between two adjacent cells.

A) Width B) Height
C) Cellpadding D) Cellspacing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cellspacing

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The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

The life of a mosquito is _____ , but very active.

A) long B) passive
C) brief D) important
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) brief

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