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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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Right to education in our country is a _________right.

A) Political B) Fundamental
C) Social D) Legal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Fundamental

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What is the direction of torque?

A) Perpendicular to the direction of applied force B) Same as the direction of applied force
C) Opposite to the direction of applied force D) Parallel to the radius
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Perpendicular to the direction of applied force

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What is the value of acceleration due to gravity at the centre of earth?

A) -1 B) 0
C) 1 D) Infinity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 0

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What was the theme of 48th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) which was held in Davos city?

 

A) Discover, remember and share B) Creating shared future in a fractured world world
C) Shared values, common destiny D) Connecting ships, ports and people
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Creating shared future in a fractured world world

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If the ___________ firm has zero costs or only has fixed cost, the quantity supplied in equilibrium is given by the point where the marginal revenue is zero.

A) Perfect Competition B) Monopoly
C) Oligopoly D) Monopolistic Competition
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Monopoly

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"Betting and gambling" is listed in the __________ list given in the Seventh Schedule in the Constitution of India.

A) Union B) State
C) Global D) Concurrent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) State

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The _________ balance is equal to capital flows from the rest of the world, minus capital flows to the rest of the world.

A) Current Account B) Savings Account
C) Capital Account D) Asset Account
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Capital Account

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