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Q:

In the year 2016, the Government of India announced a `6,000 crore special package for the textile and apparel sector to

1.create one crore jobs within three years

2.create jobs equally for men and women

3.provide tax and production incentives for the entrepreneurs

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Explanation:
In textile industry there is women majority, so it is impossible for government to create jobs equally for men and women.
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Q:

Which space telescope discovered a new dwarf galaxy ‘Bedin 1’ in cosmic neighbourhood?

A) James Webb B) Hubble
C) Spitzer D) Planck
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hubble

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1 1920
Q:

Who introduced the term 'Hindu rate of growth' ?

A) Amartya Sen B)
C) Raj Krishna D) V. K. R. V. Rao
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B)

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0 1919
Q:

Labor unions were largely responsible for

A) the passage of NAFTA B) establishing the Republican party
C) minimum wage laws and laws against child labor D) the basic structure of the federal income tax system.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) minimum wage laws and laws against child labor

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1 1919
Q:

Who was the exponent of Lokayata Darshana?

A) Kapil B) Badarayan
C) Charvak D) Ramanuja
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Charvak

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0 1918
Q:

Which team wins AFC Asian Cup 2019 (Football)?

A) Japan B) Argentina
C) Qatar D) China
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Qatar

Explanation:

Qatar team won their first-ever Asian Cup title in Football by defeating Japan.

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0 1917
Q:

Which is the longest national highway in India?

A) NH­4 B) NH­44
C) NH­10 D) NH­5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) NH­44

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1 1917
Q:

The Ministry of Communication has recently launched a Pan India scholarship programme for school children called TDeen Dayal SPARSH Yojana’. The objective of the scheme is to increase the reach of

A) sports B) philately
C) music D) web designing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) philately

Explanation:

Minister of Communications Shri Manoj Sinha today launched a Pan India scholarship program for school children called Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana to increase the reach of Philately. Under the scheme of SPARSH (Scholarship for Promotion of Aptitude & Research in Stamps as a Hobby), it is proposed to award annual scholarships to children of Standard VI to IX having good academic record and also pursuing Philately as a hobby through a competitive selection process in all postal circles.The Minister said that to avail this scholarship, a child must be a student of a recognized school within India and the concerned school should have a Philately Club and the candidate should be a member of the Club.

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0 1914